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Lake Petersburg, IL Demographics

A map of Lake Petersburg's Population by Race

Race
PopulationPercent
White
71496.5%
Multiracial
131.8%
Hispanic
50.7%
Asian
30.4%
Native American/Other
30.4%
Black
20.3%

Lake Petersburg, Illinois had a population of 740 in 2020. It was 96.5% White, 0.3% Black, 0.4% Asian, 0.7% Hispanic, 0.4% Native American/Other, and 1.8% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Lake Petersburg, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Of the 1,466 places in Illinois, Lake Petersburg is the 786th most populous. This ranking is based on the Census definition of a place, which includes incorporated places like cities, towns, and villages, as well as unincorporated census-designated places (CDPs).

Lake Petersburg's White Population

714 residents of Lake Petersburg identify as White, or 96.5%. This makes the White share of the population of Lake Petersburg considerably larger than the White share of the population of Illinois (58.3% White). Of the 1,466 places in Illinois, Lake Petersburg is ranked #74 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Lake Petersburg is more White than neighboring Petersburg (90.9% White), Tallula (92.4% White), Pleasant Plains (93.6% White), and Athens (91% White). Lake Petersburg is less White than neighboring Oakford (97% White).

Lake Petersburg's Black Population

2 residents of Lake Petersburg identify as Black, or 0.3%. This makes the Black share of the population of Lake Petersburg less than the Black share of the population of Illinois (13.9% Black). Of the 1,466 places in Illinois, Lake Petersburg is ranked #946 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Lake Petersburg is more Black than neighboring Oakford (0% Black). Lake Petersburg is less Black than neighboring Petersburg (1% Black), Tallula (0.7% Black), Pleasant Plains (0.6% Black), and Athens (1.3% Black).

Lake Petersburg's Asian Population

3 residents of Lake Petersburg identify as Asian, or 0.4%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Lake Petersburg slightly less than the Asian share of the population of Illinois (5.8% Asian). Of the 1,466 places in Illinois, Lake Petersburg is ranked #679 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Lake Petersburg is more Asian than neighboring Tallula (0% Asian), Pleasant Plains (0% Asian), Athens (0.2% Asian), and Oakford (0% Asian). Lake Petersburg is less Asian than neighboring Petersburg (0.9% Asian).

Lake Petersburg's Hispanic Population

5 residents of Lake Petersburg identify as Hispanic, or 0.7%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Lake Petersburg less than the Hispanic share of the population of Illinois (18.2% Hispanic). Of the 1,466 places in Illinois, Lake Petersburg is ranked #1307 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Lake Petersburg is more Hispanic than neighboring Tallula (0.5% Hispanic). Lake Petersburg is less Hispanic than neighboring Petersburg (2.2% Hispanic), Pleasant Plains (2.4% Hispanic), Athens (1.5% Hispanic), and Oakford (0.9% Hispanic).

Lake Petersburg's Native American/Other Population

3 residents of Lake Petersburg identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.4%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Lake Petersburg roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of Illinois (0.5% Native American/Other). Of the 1,466 places in Illinois, Lake Petersburg is ranked #616 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Lake Petersburg is more Native American/Other than neighboring Athens (0.2% Native American/Other), and Oakford (0% Native American/Other). Lake Petersburg is less Native American/Other than neighboring Petersburg (0.6% Native American/Other), Tallula (0.9% Native American/Other), and Pleasant Plains (0.9% Native American/Other).

Lake Petersburg's Multiracial Population

13 residents of Lake Petersburg identify as Multiracial, or 1.8%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Lake Petersburg roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of Illinois (3.2% Multiracial). Of the 1,466 places in Illinois, Lake Petersburg is ranked #1285 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Lake Petersburg is less Multiracial than neighboring Petersburg (4.3% Multiracial), Tallula (5.5% Multiracial), Pleasant Plains (2.6% Multiracial), Athens (5.9% Multiracial), and Oakford (2.1% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.