1. S Springfield Ave
S Springfield Ave Evergreen Park, Illinois Lat: 41.720457 Lng: -87.718915 |
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About 'Springfield, IL, USA'
Springfield is the third and current capital of the US state of Illinois and the county seat of Sangamon County with a population of 117,400 , making it the sixth most populated city in the state and the second most populated Illinois city outside of the Chicago Metropolitan Area. Major tourist attractions include a multitude of historic sites connected with Lincoln. Present day Springfield was first settled in the late 1810s, around the time Illinois became a state. The most famous past resident is Abraham Lincoln, who lived in Springfield itself from 1837 until he went to the White House in 1861. In 1908 a large race riot erupted in the city which culminated in the lynching of two African American residents and led to the founding of the NAACP.. Just over 208,000 residents live in the Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Sangamon County and adjacent Menard County. | |
State: Illinois (IL) Population Rank # 222 Population: 116250 Land Area: 59.5 sq. miles Population Density: 1953.8 per sq. mile Lat: 39.7817213 Lng: -89.6501481 |
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