was $35,065, and the median income for a family was $41,765. Males had a median income of $30,709 versus $21,125 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,172. About 6.1% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.0% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over. Notable people Frank Biscan, pitcher for the St Louis Browns Jess Dobernic, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox and Cincinnati Reds Elmer Droste, Illinois state senator and lawyer Adolph Germer (1881-1966), National Executive Secretary of the Socialist Party of America from 1916 to 1919 and national union organizer Mary Harris Jones, aka "Mother Jones", famed labor organizer; buried in Mount Olive Mike Kreevich, player for the Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Athletics, St. Louis Browns and Washington Senators Points of interest In Mount Olive is located the Union Miners Cemetery where miners killed in the Battle of Virden and community and labor organizer Mary Harris "Mother" Jones are buried. The cemetery sits just south of former U.S. Route 66. Soulsby Service Station is the oldest operating station on the historic route in Illinois. It is most easily reached by taking Exit 44 on Interstate 55 and going east off the exit ramp, then following the signs to the cemetery. References Cities in Macoupin County, Illinois Cities in Illinois