Carlyle

Also known as Carlyle, Illinois, Carlyle, IL, Carlyle, Il, Carlyle illinois

city in Clinton County, Illinois, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Illinois
County: Clinton
Settled: 1811 ( 1811 )
Incorporated town: February 10, 1837
Incorporated city: April 17, 1884
Total: 3.42 sq mi (8.87 km )
Land: 3.42 sq mi (8.87 km )
Water: 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
Elevation: 469 ft (143 m)
Density: 949.9/sq mi (366.76/km )
Time zone: UTC-6 ( CST )
Summer dst: UTC-5 ( CDT )
Fips code: 17-11228

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Carlyle
Population: 3253
Area: 8.723881
Elevation: 143
Official website: carlylelake.com
Image: General Dean Suspension Bridge.jpg
Households: 1442
Dialing code: 618

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postal code: 62231
P8168: EEP
inception: 1818-01-01
Commons category: Carlyle, Illinois
water as percent of area: 0.0216
per capita income: 27101

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Carlyle is a city in and the county seat of Clinton County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,253 at the 2020 census.

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.