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Springfield is the capital city of the U.S. state of Illinois and the seat of Sangamon County.The city's population was 114,394 at the 2020 census, which makes it the state's seventh-most populous city, [10] the second-most populous outside of the Chicago metropolitan area (after Rockford), and the most populous in Central Illinois.
Sangamon County is a county located near the center of the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census , it had a population of 196,343. [ 1 ] Its county seat and largest city is Springfield , [ 2 ] the state capital .
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.
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.
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Springfield Township is located in Sangamon County, Illinois. It is made up of unincorporated areas bordering on the city of Springfield , which should not be confused with the township. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,245 and it contained 3,099 housing units.
The Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in Central Illinois, anchored by the city of Springfield. As of the 2000 census , the MSA had a population of 201,437 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 208,182).
(The Center Square) – Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi got a prominent seat in former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's private box for the swearing in of the 101st General Assembly in 2019.