Springfield, Illinois
city in and county seat of Sangamon County, Illinois, United States and Illinois federated state capital city / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Springfield is the capital city of the U.S. state of Illinois. It is the county seat and largest city of Sangamon County, Illinois. It is close to the center of the state. In the 2020 census, Springfield had more than 110,000 people living in it.
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Springfield | |
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Motto: Home of President Abraham Lincoln[1] | |
Coordinates: 39°47′54″N 89°40′33″W[2] | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Sangamon |
Townships | Capital, Springfield, Woodside[3] |
Founded | April 10, 1821; 203 years ago (1821-04-10)[4] |
Incorporated Town | April 2, 1832; 192 years ago (1832-04-02)[4] |
City Charter | February 3, 1840; 184 years ago (1840-02-03)[5] |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor-Council |
• Mayor | Misty Buscher (R) |
Area | |
• Total | 67.49 sq mi (174.79 km2) |
• Land | 61.16 sq mi (158.41 km2) |
• Water | 6.33 sq mi (16.38 km2) |
Elevation | 600 ft (183 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 114,394 |
• Density | 1,870.37/sq mi (722.16/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | |
Area code | 217/447 |
FIPS code | 17-167-11046 |
GNIS feature ID | 2395940[2] |
Website | www |
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