Why visit Ladd
Townapedia lists 1 place to eat in and around town.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 84°F; January lows average 14°F, and about 28 inches of snow fall in a normal year.
Weather in Ladd
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About Ladd
Ladd is a village in Bureau County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,236 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Ottawa Micropolitan Statistical Area. Ladd is perhaps most known for a Vietnam War tank located in the center of its park.
From the Wikipedia article Ladd, Illinois (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Restaurants and cafes1
Churches and places of worship2
Schools, colleges and libraries14
2 more on the map.
History
The settlement was originally named Osgood after the manager of the Whitebreast Fuel Company. The Whitebreast Fuel Company, based in Ottumwa, Iowa was the major coal supplier for the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad. They set up the town in 1888. Ladd was incorporated on June 7, 1890, and was founded by George D. Ladd, a resident of Peru, Illinois. Ladd was originally named Laddville. The Ladd mine went bankrupt in 1901 and was purchased by the Illinois Third Vein Coal Company, owned by Samuel Dalzell of Spring Valley. At its height, the mine employed over 700 men and took an average of 1200 tons of coal a day from the ground. As a coal mining town, it is ethnically diverse with immigrants from Italy, Ireland, and Poland taking jobs at the mine. The mine closed in 1924.
In 2015 the village celebrated its 125th anniversary. The local grade school was replaced in the summer of 2003; prior to that the grade school occupied the building that originally housed Hall High School until the new school was constructed in 1911 in Spring Valley, at which time the old high school became the new Ladd C.C. School which had previously been a little three-room building behind the high school.
From the History section of Ladd, Illinois on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Ladd
17 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30°F | 14°F | 1.8 in | 8.6 in |
| Feb | 34°F | 18°F | 1.8 in | 5.5 in |
| Mar | 48°F | 27°F | 2.3 in | 4.0 in |
| Apr | 61°F | 38°F | 3.8 in | 0.6 in |
| May | 72°F | 49°F | 4.5 in | 0.0 in |
| Jun | 81°F | 59°F | 4.6 in | 0.0 in |
| Jul | 84°F | 63°F | 3.9 in | 0.0 in |
| Aug | 82°F | 61°F | 3.7 in | 0.0 in |
| Sep | 77°F | 53°F | 3.4 in | 0.0 in |
| Oct | 64°F | 41°F | 3.5 in | 0.2 in |
| Nov | 48°F | 30°F | 2.7 in | 0.9 in |
| Dec | 36°F | 20°F | 2.1 in | 8.7 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Peru (6 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Bureau County has had 9 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for snowstorms.
- 2020-03-26: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
- 2019-09-19: Severe Storms And Flooding (Flood)
- 2013-05-10: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding (Flood)
- 2011-03-17: Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm (Snowstorm)
- 2008-10-03: Severe Storms And Flooding (Severe Storm)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Illinois Valley Regional Airport (VYS) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 4 miles away.
- Granville 8 mi south, about 13 min by car
- Ottawa 20 mi east, about 33 min by car
- Earlville 21 mi northeast, about 33 min by car
- Amboy 24 mi north, about 39 min by car
- Streator 27 mi southeast, about 43 min by car
- Lacon 27 mi south, about 43 min by car
- Dixon 35 mi northwest, about 56 min by car
- Chillicothe 35 mi southwest, about 57 min by car
- Sterling 38 mi northwest, about 1 h by car
- Kewanee 38 mi west, about 1 h by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Rip's Tavern, Deters3, CC BY-SA 3.0
- ISS030-E-69646 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS065-E-13787 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS030-E-56654 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- STS122-E-11969 - View of Earth, NASA, Public domain
- ISS054-E-56342 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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