Springfield, Illinois

Springfield
Capital city
Downtown Springfield and the Illinois State Capitol Lincoln Home Site Vachel Lindsay House Abraham Lincoln's Tomb Old State Capitol
Flag Seal
Motto:  Home of President Abraham Lincoln[1]
Interactive map of Springfield
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Coordinates: 39°47′54″N 89°40′33″W / 39.79833°N 89.67583°W / 39.79833; -89.67583[3]
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Sangamon
Townships	Capital, Springfield, Woodside[2]
Founded	April 10, 1821 (1821-04-10)[4]
Incorporated Town	April 2, 1832 (1832-04-02)[4]
City Charter	February 3, 1840 (1840-02-03)[5]
Government
• Type	Mayor-Council
• Mayor	Misty Buscher (R)
Area [6]
• 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 [7]	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	ZIP codes[8][9] 62701–62708, 62711, 62712, 62715, 62716, 62719, 62722, 62723, 62726, 62736, 62739, 62756, 62757, 62761–62767, 62769, 62776, 62777, 62781, 62786, 62791, 62794, 62796
Area code	217/447
FIPS code	17-167-11046
GNIS feature ID	2395940[3]
Website	www.springfield.il.us

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. Approximately 208,000 residents live in the Springfield metropolitan area, which consists of all of Sangamon and Menard counties.^[11] Springfield lies in a plain near the Sangamon River north of Lake Springfield.

Springfield was settled by European-Americans in the late 1810s, around the time Illinois became a state. The most famous historic resident was Abraham Lincoln, who lived in Springfield from 1837 until 1861, upon becoming President of the United States. Major tourist attractions include multiple sites connected with Lincoln including the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Lincoln Home, Old State Capitol, Lincoln-Herndon Law Offices, and the Lincoln Tomb. Largely on the efforts of Lincoln and other area lawmakers, as well as its central location, Springfield was made the state capital in 1839.

As the state capital, the government of Illinois is based in Springfield. Springfield's economy is dominated by government agencies and adjacent firms that work with state and county governance, in addition to healthcare and medicine. State government institutions include the Illinois General Assembly, the Illinois Supreme Court, and the office of the Governor of Illinois. The University of Illinois Springfield has its campus near Lake Springfield. Weather is fairly typical for middle-latitude locations, with four distinct seasons. The city has a mayor–council form of government and governs the Capital Township. Public schools in Springfield are operated by District No. 186.