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| 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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