Carlyle, Illinois
Carlyle, Illinois | |
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Clinton County Courthouse, Carlyle | |
Location of Carlyle in Clinton County, Illinois. | |
Location of Illinois in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 38°37′18″N 89°22′25″W / 38.62167°N 89.37361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Clinton |
| Settled | 1811 |
| Incorporated (town) | February 10, 1837 |
| Incorporated (city) | April 17, 1884 |
| 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 |
| Public Transit | South Central Transit |
| Website | carlylelake |
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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.