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Place Name
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La Salle County
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Pronunciation
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luh SAL
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Ottawa
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Population
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106,913 (1990)
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Location
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Illinois, United States, North America
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Latitude
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41°20'N
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Longitude
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88°52'W
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La Salle
(luh SAL), county (
1,148 sq mi/2,973 sq km; 1990
pop. 106,913), N Ill.;  Ottawa; 41°20'N 88°52'W. Drained by
Illinois, Fox, Vermilion, and Little Vermilion rivers. Includes part of
Illinois and Michigan Canal Parkway. Agr. (corn, soybeans, wheat,
cattle, hogs; dairy prods.); clay. Diversified mfg., chiefly at La
Salle, Peru, Ottawa, and Streator. Includes Starved Rock,
Buffalo Rock, Illini, and Mathieson state parks. Nuclear
power plants: La Salle 1 (initial criticality June 21, 1982) and La
Salle 2 (initial criticality March 10, 1984) are
11 mi/18 km SE of Ottawa. Use cooling water
from a reservoir, and each has a max. dependable capacity of 1,036 MWe.
Morseilles Natl. Guard Training Area near E side. Formed 1831.
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