Lincoln, Illinois

Lincoln, Illinois
City
Logan County Courthouse
Location of Lincoln in Logan County, Illinois.
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Coordinates: 40°09′02″N 89°23′28″W / 40.15056°N 89.39111°W / 40.15056; -89.39111[1]
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Logan
Township	East Lincoln, West Lincoln
Government
• Acting Mayor	Tracy L. Welch
Area [2]
• Total	6.25 sq mi (16.19 km2)
• Land	6.25 sq mi (16.18 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation [1]	589 ft (180 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	13,288
• Density	2,127.10/sq mi (821.28/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)	62656
Area code	217
FIPS code	17-43536
GNIS feature ID	2395710[1]
Wikimedia Commons	Lincoln, Illinois
Website	http://www.lincolnil.gov/

Lincoln is a city in 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; he practiced law 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.

The population was 13,288 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Logan County.^[3]