Illinois
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Nickname(s):
Land of Lincoln, Prairie State, The Inland Empire State
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Motto(s):
State Sovereignty, National Union
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Anthem: "Illinois" |
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Country | United States |
Before statehood | Illinois Territory |
Admitted to the Union | December 3, 1818 (21st) |
Capital | Springfield |
Largest city | Chicago |
Largest county or equivalent | Cook |
Largest metro and urban areas | Chicagoland |
Government | |
• Governor | J. B. Pritzker (D) |
• Lieutenant Governor | Juliana Stratton (D) |
Legislature | General Assembly |
• Upper house | Illinois Senate |
• Lower house | Illinois House of Representatives |
Judiciary | Supreme Court of Illinois |
U.S. senators | Dick Durbin (D) Tammy Duckworth (D) |
U.S. House delegation | 14 Democrats 3 Republicans (list) |
Area | |
• Total | 57,915 sq mi (149,997 km2) |
• Land | 55,593 sq mi (143,969 km2) |
• Water | 2,320 sq mi (5,981 km2) 3.99% |
• Rank | 25th |
Dimensions | |
• Length | 390 mi (628 km) |
• Width | 210 mi (338 km) |
Elevation | 600 ft (180 m) |
Highest elevation | 1,235 ft (376.4 m) |
Lowest elevation | 280 ft (85 m) |
Population
(2020)
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• Total | 12,812,508[3] |
• Rank | 6th |
• Density | 232/sq mi (89.4/km2) |
• Rank | 12th |
• Median household income | $65,030[4] |
• Income rank | 17th |
Demonyms | Illinoisan |
Language | |
• Official language | English[5] |
• Spoken language | English (80.8%) Spanish (14.9%) Other (5.1%) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
USPS abbreviation |
IL
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ISO 3166 code | US-IL |
Traditional abbreviation | Ill. |
Latitude | 36° 58′ N to 42° 30′ N |
Longitude | 87° 30′ W to 91° 31′ W |
Website | illinois |
Illinois
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Nickname(s):
Land of Lincoln, Prairie State, The Inland Empire State
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Motto(s):
State Sovereignty, National Union
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|
Anthem: "Illinois" |
|
Country | United States |
Before statehood | Illinois Territory |
Admitted to the Union | December 3, 1818 (21st) |
Capital | Springfield |
Largest city | Chicago |
Largest county or equivalent | Cook |
Largest metro and urban areas | Chicagoland |
Government | |
• Governor | J. B. Pritzker (D) |
• Lieutenant Governor | Juliana Stratton (D) |
Legislature | General Assembly |
• Upper house | Illinois Senate |
• Lower house | Illinois House of Representatives |
Judiciary | Supreme Court of Illinois |
U.S. senators | Dick Durbin (D) Tammy Duckworth (D) |
U.S. House delegation | 14 Democrats 3 Republicans (list) |
Area | |
• Total | 57,915 sq mi (149,997 km2) |
• Land | 55,593 sq mi (143,969 km2) |
• Water | 2,320 sq mi (5,981 km2) 3.99% |
• Rank | 25th |
Dimensions | |
• Length | 390 mi (628 km) |
• Width | 210 mi (338 km) |
Elevation | 600 ft (180 m) |
Highest elevation | 1,235 ft (376.4 m) |
Lowest elevation | 280 ft (85 m) |
Population
(2020)
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• Total | 12,812,508[3] |
• Rank | 6th |
• Density | 232/sq mi (89.4/km2) |
• Rank | 12th |
• Median household income | $65,030[4] |
• Income rank | 17th |
Demonyms | Illinoisan |
Language | |
• Official language | English[5] |
• Spoken language | English (80.8%) Spanish (14.9%) Other (5.1%) |
Time zone | UTC−06:00 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−05:00 (CDT) |
USPS abbreviation |
IL
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ISO 3166 code | US-IL |
Traditional abbreviation | Ill. |
Latitude | 36° 58′ N to 42° 30′ N |
Longitude | 87° 30′ W to 91° 31′ W |
Website | illinois |