had a median income of $28,125 versus $29,296 for females. The per capita income for the city was $27,101. About 10.9% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.1% of those under age 18 and 30.7% of those age 65 or over. Notable people Herman J. C. Beckemeyer, Illinois state legislator, lawyer, and mayor of Carlyle Sidney Breese, circuit court judge, US senator, Illinois Supreme Court justice, Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives William F. Dean, major general, Medal of Honor recipient Elias Smith Dennis, Union Army general in the Civil War James Donnewald, state treasurer Pat Jarvis, pitcher for the Atlanta Braves and Montreal Expos Patsy McGaffigan, infielder for the Philadelphia Phillies Edwin P. Ramsey, United States Army officer Mel Simons, outfielder for the Chicago White Sox Charles Slade, US marshal, congressman Jack Slade, American frontier figure, gunslinger William A. J. Sparks, US congressman Notes References External links U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: Carlyle Lake 1818 establishments in Illinois Territory Cities in Clinton County, Illinois Cities in Illinois County seats in Illinois Populated places established in 1818