Carlyle, Illinois | |
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 Clinton County Courthouse, Carlyle | |
 Location of Carlyle in Clinton County, Illinois. | |
.svg) Location of Illinois in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 38°37′18″N 89°22′25″W / 38.62167°N 89.37361°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Clinton |
| Settled | 1811 |
| Incorporated (town) | February 10, 1837[2] |
| Incorporated (city) | April 17, 1884[2] |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Judy Smith |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.43 sq mi (8.87 km2) |
| • Land | 3.42 sq mi (8.87 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 469 ft (143 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 3,253 |
| • Density | 949.78/sq mi (366.76/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62231 |
| Area code | 618 |
| FIPS code | 17-11228 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2393749[1] |
| Public Transit | South Central Transit |
| Website | carlylelake |
Carlyle is a city in and the county seat of Clinton County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,253 at the 2020 census. [4]
Carlyle is located approximately 50 miles (80 km) east of St. Louis, Missouri, and is home to Illinois' largest man-made lake, Carlyle Lake, and to the General Dean Suspension Bridge, a suspension bridge that is the only one of its kind in Illinois and crosses the Kaskaskia River.
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- ^ a b "Name Index to Illinois Local Governments". Illinois State Archives. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.