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This is a list of Illinois companies which includes notable companies that are headquartered in Illinois, or were previously headquartered in Illinois. In general, this list does not include companies headquartered in one of the municipalities of the Chicago metropolitan area .
According to the 2020 United States census, Illinois is the 6th most populous state with 12,812,508 inhabitants but the 24th largest by land area spanning 55,499.0 square miles (143,742 km 2) of land. [1] Illinois is divided into 102 counties and, as of 2020, contained 1,300 municipalities consisting of cities, towns, and villages.
The largest by land area is McLean County, while the smallest is Putnam County. Illinois's FIPS state code is 17 and its postal abbreviation is IL. What is now Illinois was claimed as part of Illinois County, Virginia, between 1778 and 1782. Modern-day county formation dates to 1790 when the area was part of the Northwest Territory; two ...
Leclaire, Illinois, founded by N. O. Nelson (the owner of the Nelson Manufacturing Company) and named in honor of Edme-Jean Leclaire. Pullman, Chicago, once an independent city within Illinois, owned by the Pullman Sleeping Car Co. Naplate, built and formerly owned by the National Plate Glass Co.
12600 S Torrance Ave. Chicago, Illinois 60633 Ford Explorer, Lincoln Aviator: Dearborn Truck: 3001 Miller Rd. Dearborn, Michigan 48120 Ford F-150: Kansas City Assembly: 8121 NE 69th Hwy. Claycomo, Missouri 64068 Ford F-150, Ford Transit: Kentucky Truck Plant: 3001 Chamberlain Ln. Louisville, Kentucky 40241
Twin Cities Assembly Plant. St. Paul, Minnesota: Ford Ranger: 1925 2011 Being demolished and expected to be redeveloped to be part of the surrounding residential and commercial neighborhood. Ford. Dallas Assembly Plant Dallas, Texas: Model T: 1913 1924 Located at 2700 Canton Street. Replaced by East Grand Avenue plant in 1925, became Adam Hats Co.
The climate of central Illinois is humid continental and the area experiences all four seasons. Snow is common in the winter months and while the counties vary in snowfall rate, most receive about twenty inches of snow annually. [9] With all precipitation combined, most counties receive about 38 inches of rain and snow annually. [9]
The Chicago metropolitan area – also known as "Chicagoland" – is the metropolitan area associated with the city of Chicago, Illinois, and its suburbs. [2] With an estimated population of 9.4 million people, [ 3 ] it is the third largest metropolitan area in the United States [ 4 ] and the region most connected to the city through geographic ...