Springfield, Illinois

**Springfield** is the capital city of the U.S. state of Illinois. It is the county seat and largest city of Sangamon County, Illinois. It is close to the center of the state. In the 2020 census, Springfield had more than 110,000 people living in it.

## Capitol

The state Capitol, in the middle of Springfield, is where the General Assembly (the state's legislature) meets and where the governor's office is. The Capitol is a big building with a dome that can be seen from many miles away. Springfield also has an old capitol, which is now a historic site.

## People

Springfield was the home of Abraham Lincoln before he was elected president in 1860. Lincoln was a lawyer and practiced law many places in Illinois. His office is near the old capitol. When he died, his body was brought back to Springfield. His home, his law office, his tomb are all open to the public. Springfield also has a new building with a museum and library dedicated to him and his presidency.

## Roads

Springfield has two Interstate highways: I-55 and I-72. I-55 runs from Chicago to Springfield and then through St. Louis, Missouri. Springfield also has many smaller roads to other cities.

## Further reading

- Angle, Paul M. _"Here I have lived": A history of Lincoln's Springfield, 1821–1865_ (1935, 1971)
- Crouthamel, James L. "The Springfield Race Riot of 1908." _Journal of Negro History_ 1960 45(3): 164–181.  in Jstor
- Harrison, Shelby Millard, ed. _The Springfield Survey: Study of Social Conditions in an American City_ (1920), famous sociological study of the city vol 3 online
- Laine, Christian K.  _Landmark Springfield: Architecture and Urbanism in the Capital City of Illinois._ Chicago: Metropolitan, 1985. 111 pp.
- Lindsay, Vachel. _The Golden Book of Springfield_ (1920), a novel excerpt and text search
- Senechal, Roberta.  _The Sociogenesis of a Race Riot: Springfield, Illinois, in 1908._ 1990. 231 pp.
- VanMeter, Andy.  "Always My Friend: A History of the State Journal-Register and Springfield." Springfield, Ill.: Copley, 1981. 360 pp. history of the daily newspapers
- Wallace, Christopher Elliott.  "The Opportunity to Grow: Springfield, Illinois during the 1850s."  PhD dissertation Purdue U. 1983. 247 pp. DAI 1984 44(9): 2864-A. DA8400427 Fulltext: ProQuest Dissertations & Theses
- Winkle, Kenneth J. "The Second Party System in Lincoln's Springfield."  _Civil War History_ 1998 44(4): 267–284.

## Other websites

- You Know You're From Springfield When... (Springfield History)

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Springfield
- **native name lang**: English
- **settlement type**: List of capitals in the United States, Capital city
- **image flag**: Flag of Springfield, Illinois.svg
- **flag alt**: Flag of Springfield, Illinois, Flag
- **motto**: Home of President Abraham Lincoln
- **map caption**: Interactive map of Springfield
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: State
- **subdivision name1**: Illinois
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Illinois, County
- **subdivision name2**: Sangamon County, Illinois, Sangamon
- **subdivision type3**: Townships
- **subdivision name3**: Capital Township, Sangamon County, Illinois, Capital, Springfield Township, Sangamon County, Illinois, Springfield, Woodside Township, Sangamon County, Illinois, Woodside
- **established title**: Founded
- **established title1**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated Town
- **established title2**: Municipal charter, City Charter
- **government type**: Mayor council government, Mayor-Council
- **leader party**: Republican Party (United States), R
- **leader title**: List of mayors of Springfield, Illinois, Mayor
- **leader name**: Misty Buscher
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **area total km2**: 174.79
- **area total sq mi**: 67.49
- **area land km2**: 158.41
- **area land sq mi**: 61.16
- **area water km2**: 16.38
- **area water sq mi**: 6.33
- **elevation ft**: 600
- **population as of**: 2020 United States Census, 2020
- **population total**: 114394
- **population density km2**: 722.16
- **population density sq mi**: 1870.37
- **timezone1**: Central Time Zone, CST
- **utc offset1**: −6
- **timezone1 dst**: Central Daylight Time, CDT
- **utc offset1 dst**: −5
- **postal code type**: ZIP codes
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 217, 217/447
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standards, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 17-167-11046
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS feature ID
- **blank1 info**: 2395940
- **elevation m**: 183