State Fast Facts

 
Admitted to Union December 3, 1818
Capital Springfield
Nickname Prairie State, Land of Lincoln, Corn State
Motto State Sovereignty, National Union,  
Total Area 57,918 square miles Rank 25th
Total Land Area 55,593 square miles Rank 24th
Total Water Area 2,325 square miles Rank 20th
Length 390 miles
Width 210 miles
Highest Point 1,235 feet (Charles Mound) Rank 45th
Lowest Point 279 feet (Mississippi River) Rank 33rd
Mean Elevation 600 feet Rank 38th
Highest Temp 117 degrees on July 14, 1954 at East St. Louis
Lowest Temp -36 degrees on January 5, 1999 at Congerville
Highest Monthly Avg Temp 87.1 degrees Rank 26th
Lowest Monthly Avg Temp 9.8 degrees Rank 11th
Population
(U.S. Census, April, 2000)
12,419,293 Rank 5th
Population per square mile
(Population/Total Land Area)
223.40 Rank 11th
Ten Largest Cities by Population
State Capital in Red
(U.S. Census, April, 2000)

1. Chicago 2,896,016   6. Springfield 111,454
2. Rockford 150,115 7. Joliet 106,221
3. Aurora 142,990 8. Elgin 94,487
4. Naperville 128,358 9. Waukegan 87,901
5. Peoria 112,936 10. Cicero 85,616
Median Age 32.8
Average Lifetime (1979-1981) 73.37 Rank 36th
Crimes Reported per 100,000 (1992-1993) 5,617.9 Rank 16th
Violent Crimes 959.7 Rank 8th
Property 4,658.2 Rank 21st
Per capita income (2000)
Source:Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce
$31,856 Rank 10th
Disposable personal income per capita (2000)
Source:Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce
$26,860 Rank 8th
Median income of households(1993) $32,875 Rank 18th
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