Springfield, Illinois

	Springfield, Illinois
	Ceety
	The Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois.
Flag	File:Seal of Springfield, IL.PNG Seal
	Offeecial name: City of Springfield
	Motto: Hame o Preses Abraham Lincoln
	Nickname: Flower City
Kintra	Unitit States
State	Illinois
Coonty	Sangamon
River	Sangamon
Elevation	558 ft (170 m)
Coordinates	39°41′54″N 89°37′11″W / 39.69833°N 89.61972°WCoordinates: 39°41′54″N 89°37′11″W / 39.69833°N 89.61972°W
Area	65.76 sq mi (170 km2)
- land	59.48 sq mi (154 km2)
- water	6.28 sq mi (16 km2), 9.55%
Population	117,006 (2013)
- metro	211,752
Density	1,954.4/sq mi (755/km2)
Foondit	10 Apryle 1821
- Incorporatit Toun	2 Apryle 1832
- Ceety Chairter	6 Apryle 1840
Mayor	Jim Langfelder (D)
Timezone	CST (UTC−6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC−5)
Postal code	62701
Area code	217
	Location in Sangamon Coonty an the state o Illinois
	Location o Illinois in the Unitit States
	Website: www.springfield.il.us

Springfield is the caipital o the U.S. state o Illinois an the coonty seat o Sangamon Coonty. The ceety haes a population o 116,250, as of the 2010 U.S. Census, makkin it the saxt maist populatit ceety in the state.^[6]

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↑ Barry Popik, Smoky City, barrypopik.com website, March 27, 2005
↑ Offeecial wabsteid
↑ "Springfield (city), Illinois". State & County QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. 8 Julie 2014. Archived frae the original on 29 Julie 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
↑ ^a ^b ^c Springfield Online Archived 2007-05-01 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on April 13, 2007
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geografic Names Information Seestem: City of Springfield
↑ "2010 Census Data – 2010 Census". 2010.census.gov. Archived frae the original on 24 Mairch 2011. Retrieved 12 Mairch 2012.