Lincoln

Also known as Lincoln, Illinois, Lincoln, IL

city in Illinois, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Illinois
County: Logan
Township: East Lincoln , West Lincoln
Total: 6.25 sq mi (16.19 km )
Land: 6.25 sq mi (16.18 km )
Water: 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km )
Elevation: 589 ft (180 m)
Density: 2,127.1/sq mi (821.28/km )
Time zone: UTC−6 ( CST )
Summer dst: UTC−5 ( CDT )
Fips code: 17-43536
Website: http://www.lincolnil.gov/

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Lincoln
Population: 13288
Area: 16.578796
Elevation: 180
Official website: cityoflincoln-il.gov
Image: Lincoln Illinois Courthouse.jpg
Households: 5954
Dialing code: 217

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Commons category: Lincoln, Illinois
postal code: 62656
inception: 1853-01-01
water as percent of area: 0
native label: Lincoln
per capita income: 29046

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Lincoln is a city in and the county seat of Logan County, Illinois, United States. First settled in the 1830s, it is the only town in the U.S. that was named for Abraham Lincoln before he became president; as a lawyer, he pled cases in courtrooms there from 1847 to 1859. Lincoln is home to two prisons. It is also the home of the world's largest covered wagon and numerous other historical sites along the Route 66 corridor. There is also a National Weather Service Forecast Office in Lincoln.

The population was 13,288 at the 2020 census.