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Springfield is the capital of Illinois and the seat of Sangamon County, which is included in the Springfield metropolitan area. The city is the commercial, health care, financial, and cultural center for a wide agricultural region. Springfield bills itself as "The City Lincoln Loved," since it served as the home, workplace, and political base of Abraham Lincoln for nearly twenty-four years prior to his election as President of the United States. Springfield is also a popular tourist destination.
The City in Brief
| 1820 (incorporated, 1832) | |
| Mayor Timothy J. Davlin (since 2003) | |
| 99,637 | |
| 105,227 | |
| 111,454 | |
| 113,586 | |
| 3.9% | |
| 171st | |
| 183rd (State rank: 4th) | |
| 225th (State rank: 6th) | |
| 187,770 | |
| 189,550 | |
| 188,951 | |
| 5.9% | |
| Not reported | |
| 165th | |
| 54 square miles (2000) | |
| 588 feet above sea level | |
| 53° F | |
| 35 inches | |
| Government, services, wholesale and retail trade | |
| 5.1% (March 2005) | |
| $23,324 (1999) | |
| Not reported | |
| University of Illinois at Springfield; Southern Illinois University School of Medicine; Lincoln Land Community College; Springfield College in Illinois | |
| State Journal-Register |
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