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Springfield

Also known as Springfield, Illinois, Springfield, IL, Calhoun

capital city of Illinois and county seat of Sangamon County

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Springfield is the capital city of Illinois, serving as the center of state government. As the county seat of Sangamon County, it is the primary administrative hub for the surrounding region.

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Official name: Springfield
Population: 113000
Area: 170.3259
Elevation: 182
Official website: springfield.il.us
Image: Illinois State Capitol, Springfield, IL.jpg
Households: 51064
Dialing code: 217

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postal code: 62739
Commons category: Springfield, Illinois
Commons gallery: Springfield, Illinois
inception: 1840-02-03
native label: Springfield
P8168: Elizabeth Bishop
water as percent of area: 9.5549
per capita income: 33978
hashtag: Springfield
P12749: Horst Seemann

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Springfield is the capital city of the U.S. state of Illinois. Its population was 114,394 at the 2020 United States census, making it the state's seventh-most populous city, the second-most populous outside of the Chicago metropolitan area (after Rockford) and the most populous in Central Illinois. Approximately 208,000 residents live in the Springfield metropolitan area which consists of all of Sangamon and Menard counties.

The city lies in a plain near the Sangamon River north of Lake Springfield. Springfield is the county seat of Sangamon County and is located along historic Route 66.