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Loda is a village in Loda Township, Iroquois County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census its population was 356. == History == A post office called Loda has been in operation since 1880. The village derives its name from "Cath-Loda", a poem by Ossian. == Geography == Loda is located in southwestern Iroquois County at 40°30′59″N 88°4′26″W (40.516400, -88.073975). U.S. Route 45 passes through the center of the village, leading north 6 miles (10 km) to Buckley and south 4 miles (6 km) to Paxton. Interstate 57 passes through the west side of Loda, but with no direct access. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Loda has a total area of 1.48 square miles (3.83 km2), of which 1.47 square miles (3.81 km2) (or 99.46%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.03 km2) (or 0.54%) is water. Bayles Lake is a freshwater reservoir located just west of Loda. The lake is an impoundment of Spring Creek, a north-flowing tributary of the Iroquois River, part of the Kankakee River watershed.