unsettling to the residents of Lena, and a fire of 1874 nearly destroyed the old railway depot and freight houses. A local opera house, constructed in 1879, was featured on the History Channel show American Pickers in February 2010. The Opera House, now reconstructed, was closed in 1938. Radio station WQLF (102.1 FM) is licensed to the city of Lena. Geography Lena is located at (42.378595, -89.826308). According to the 2010 census, Lena has a total area of , all land. The town of Lena is located in parts of Sections 32 and 33, on the Illinois Central Railroad, west of Freeport, and is, next to that city, the largest town in the county. Climate Demographics 2020 census As of the census of 2020, the population was 2,772. The population density was . There were 1,270 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 94.4% White, 0.3% Black or African American, 0.1% Asian, 0.1% Native American, 1.3% from other races, and 3.6% from two or more races. Ethnically, the population was 2.8% Hispanic or Latino of any race. 2000 census At the 2000 census, there were 2,887 people, 1,164 households and 807 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 1,257 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.58% White, 0.21% African American, 0.03% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.31% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.14% of the population. There were 1,164 households, of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.95. 24.5% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 22.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.5 males. The median household income was $39,94, and the