Lake Ka-ho, Illinois

Lake Ka-ho, Illinois
Village
Location in Macoupin County, Illinois
Coordinates: 39°05′55″N89°44′54″W / 39.09861°N 89.74833°W / 39.09861; -89.74833 [1]
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Macoupin
Township	Cahokia
Area [2]
• Total	0.32 sq mi (0.84 km2)
• Land	0.28 sq mi (0.73 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2)
Elevation [1]	656 ft (200 m)
Population  (2020) [3]
• Total	194
• Density	683.10/sq mi (264.20/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code	62069 (Mount Olive)
Area code	217
FIPS code	17-41214
GNIS feature ID	2398380 [1]

Lake Ka-ho is a village in Cahokia Township, Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. It was incorporated in 2000. The population was 194 at the 2020 census, ^[3] down from 237 in 2010. ^[4]

The village is part of the St. Louis, MO –IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

The village is in southeastern Macoupin County, surrounding Lake Ka-Ho, a reservoir built on a tributary of Panther Creek. It is just south of Mount Olive Lake, a reservoir built on Panther Creek. The reservoirs are in the watershed of Cahokia Creek, which flows west-southwest to the Mississippi River near St. Louis.

Lake Ka-Ho is 2 miles (3 km) northwest of Mount Olive and 6 miles (10 km) southeast of Gillespie. Interstate 55 passes just southeast of the village limits, with access from Exit 44 west of Mount Olive.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.32 square miles (0.83 km²), of which 0.28 square miles (0.73 km²) are land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km²), or 12.35%, are water. ^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	237		—
2020	194		−18.1%
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Ka-ho, Illinois
2. "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Illinois". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
3. "P1. Race – Lake Ka-Ho village, Illinois: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
4. "Illinois: 2010 — Summary Population and Housing Characteristics" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 62. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Archived from the original on May 7, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.