Lincoln (Illinois)
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Location in Illinois
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| Foundation : | 1853 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | Logan County | ||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 9 ′ N , 89 ° 22 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 14,319 (as of 2012) | ||
| Population density : | 842.3 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 17 km 2 (approx. 7 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 180 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 62656 | ||
| Area code : | +1 217 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-43536 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 2395710 | ||
| Mayor : | Keith Snyder | ||
Lincoln is a city and county seat of Logan County in the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois .
geography
Lincoln is located between the cities of Bloomington and Springfield , which are 30 kilometers to the northeast and 50 kilometers to the southwest, respectively. The closest major cities are Chicago (220 kilometers northeast) and St. Louis , Missouri (180 kilometers southwest). The Interstate 55 is tangent to the town in the west and north, where replaced parts of historic Route 66 .
history
The name of the city got its name in honor of Abraham Lincoln , who temporarily worked as a lawyer in the city. However, it is the only city in the United States that took that name before Abraham Lincoln became president. The new Logan County Courthouse was built in 1905 on the site of the old, dilapidated Justice Building. This courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 .
Today, Lincoln is of touristic importance for its connection to President Abraham Lincoln and as a nostalgic stopover on the trail of historic Route 66.
There are also three colleges in town .
- Lincoln College (Illinois)
- Lincoln Christian University
- Heartland Community College
Demographic data
In 2012 a population of 14,319 people was determined, which means a decrease of 6.8% compared to the year 2000. The median age in 2012 was 38.0 years, less than the state of Illinois, which was 42.2 years.
The largest groups of ancestors of today's residents of the city from Europe go back to 28.6% from immigrants from Germany, 11.6% came from Ireland and 10.0% from England .
sons and daughters of the town
- William Keepers Maxwell, Jr. (1908-2000), writer
- Edward Rell Madigan (1936–1994), politician
- Terry Kinney (born 1954), actor
- Scott Douglas Altman (born 1959), astronaut
- Ken Norton, Jr. (born 1966), American football player
- Vic Wunderle (* 1976), archer
Individual evidence
- ↑ US Postal Service - ZIP Codes https://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupAction!input.action
- ^ Route 66 http://findinglincolnillinois.com/introtorrandrte66.html
- ↑ History Archived copy ( Memento of the original from September 21, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Courthouse http://findinglincolnillinois.com/logancocourthousehistoricarea.html
- ^ National Register of Historic Places http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/IL/Logan/state.html
- ↑ City Data http://www.city-data.com/city/Lincoln-Illinois.html
