Town guide

Loami, Illinois

Loami is a village in Sangamon County, Illinois, home to about 782 people across 1.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 62661.

Population782774 per sq mi
Median home value$131,900Census, as estimated by owners

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Around Loami

Distances

Nearest major airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)69 miles away
Closer regional airportAbraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI)15 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+St. Louis, MO74 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL188 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Loami; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Loami

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Loami had 812 residents in the 2020 census, up 1% since 2000.

It’s the 771st largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.

Sangamon County grew from 71,593 residents in 1900 to 196,343 in 2020.

Loami population by census2000: 804, 2010: 745, 2020: 812804200074520108122020

Sangamon County, 1900–2020

Sangamon County population, 1900 to 20201900: 71,593, 1910: 91,024, 1920: 100,262, 1930: 111,733, 1940: 117,912, 1950: 131,484, 1960: 146,539, 1970: 161,335, 1980: 176,089, 1990: 178,386, 2000: 188,951, 2010: 197,465, 2020: 196,34372K’00’10100K’20’30118K’40’50147K’60’70176K’80’90189K’00’10196K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 40.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near LoamiJan: high 36°F, low 19°F, 2.2 in; Feb: high 41°F, low 22°F, 2.2 in; Mar: high 52°F, low 31°F, 3 in; Apr: high 65°F, low 41°F, 4.1 in; May: high 74°F, low 53°F, 5.1 in; Jun: high 83°F, low 63°F, 5 in; Jul: high 86°F, low 66°F, 4.4 in; Aug: high 84°F, low 64°F, 2.9 in; Sep: high 78°F, low 56°F, 3.1 in; Oct: high 66°F, low 44°F, 3.1 in; Nov: high 53°F, low 33°F, 3.1 in; Dec: high 41°F, low 24°F, 2.3 in36°19°Jan2.241°22°Feb2.252°31°Mar3.065°41°Apr4.174°53°May5.183°63°Jun5.086°66°Jul4.484°64°Aug2.978°56°Sep3.166°44°Oct3.153°33°Nov3.141°24°Dec2.3Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Springfield #2, IL weather station (13 miles away).

Jobs in Sangamon County

80,005 jobs at 4,925 businesses in Sangamon County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Sangamon CountyHealth care and social assistance: 20,265 jobs; Retail trade: 10,760 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 9,187 jobs; Finance and insurance: 5,494 jobs; Other services: 5,333 jobs; Professional services: 4,947 jobs; Administrative and support: 3,940 jobs; Construction: 3,350 jobsHealth care and social assistance 25% Retail trade 13% Hotels and restaurants 12% Finance and insurance 7% Other services 7% Professional services 6% Administrative and support 5% Construction 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

Nearest hospitals

  • Memorial Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Springfield14.4 miles
  • St. Johns HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Springfield14.8 miles
  • Jacksonville Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Jacksonville21.8 miles

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.

Places in and around Loami

Parks (1 nearby)

  • Colburn Park · 18 acres0.2 mi

Libraries

  • West Sangamon Public Library4.7 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

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