a median income of $33,596 versus $22,500 for females. The per-capita income for the town is $17,207. About 8.5% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.9% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over. Economy The United States Postal Service operates the Lincoln Post Office. The Illinois Department of Corrections Logan Correctional Center is located in unincorporated Logan County, near Lincoln. Cresco Labs opened their cultivation site there and has since replaced over 250 jobs lost when the bottle factory closed down. The farm has shown to be an integral factor in Lincoln’s economy. Education Lincoln Christian University Lincoln Community High School Notable people Scott Altman, NASA astronaut and space shuttle Columbia commander Brian Cook, forward for five NBA teams Henry Darger, writer and artist William D. Gayle, Illinois State Representative and Mayor of Lincoln Langston Hughes, poet, novelist, playwright Terry Kinney, actor, cofounder of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company David T. Littler, Illinois state legislator and lawyer Edward R. Madigan, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture (1991–1993), congressman (1973–1991) Robert Madigan, Illinois State Senator William Keepers Maxwell, Jr., author; his 1979 novel So Long, See You Tomorrow is set in Lincoln Kelly McEvers, journalist and correspondent for NPR Alberta Nichols, composer for Broadway, radio and films of the 1920s, 30s and 40s H. Richard Niebuhr, prominent American theologian, brother of Reinhold Niebuhr Reinhold Niebuhr, prominent American theologian and author of Serenity Prayer, brother of H. Richard Niebuhr Stella Pevsner, children's book author Clifford Quisenberry, Illinois State Representative Rip Ragan, MLB pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds Dick Reichle, MLB outfielder for the Boston Red Sox Bill Sampen, former Major League baseball pitcher Kevin Seitzer, former Major League Baseball player Tony Semple, former National Football League player Willis R. Shaw, Illinois state senator John Schlitt, lead singer of Christian rock band Petra Larry Tagg, rock musician, songwriter, teacher, and historian John Turner Illinois State Representative and judge Emil Verban, MLB second baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs and Boston Braves Dennis Werth, MLB first baseman for the New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals References External links https://web.archive.org/web/20091027001639/http://geocities.com/findinglincolnillinois/ http://www.lincolnil.gov http://www.lincolnparkdistrict.com/ http://www.lincolnpubliclibrary.org/ http://lchs.k12.il.us/ Cities in Logan County, Illinois Micropolitan areas of Illinois Cities in Illinois County seats in Illinois Populated places established in 1853 1853 establishments in Illinois Abraham Lincoln