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Unincorporated communities in Pope County, Illinois (11 P) Unincorporated communities in Pulaski County, Illinois ...
According to the 2020 United States census, Illinois is the 6th most populous state with 12,812,508 inhabitants but the 24th largest by land area spanning 55,499.0 square miles (143,742 km 2) of land. [1] Illinois is divided into 102 counties and, as of 2020, contained 1,300 municipalities consisting of cities, towns, and villages.
List of census-designated places in Illinois; List of cities in Illinois; List of Illinois townships; List of towns and villages in Illinois; List of counties in Illinois; List of precincts in Illinois
Illinois has a maximum north–south distance of 390 miles (630 km) and 210 miles (340 km) east-west. Total area is 57,918 square miles (150,010 km 2), ranked 25th in size of the 50 states. Water area is 2,325 square miles (6,020 km 2); Lake Michigan accounts for most of this.
The largest by land area is McLean County, while the smallest is Putnam County. Illinois's FIPS state code is 17 and its postal abbreviation is IL. What is now Illinois was claimed as part of Illinois County, Virginia, between 1778 and 1782. Modern-day county formation dates to 1790 when the area was part of the Northwest Territory; two ...
English: Map of northern Illinois with major cities, county boundaries, township boundaries, municipality boundaries, and major highways. Data is from US Census TIGER website and Illinois Natural Resources Geospatial Data Clearinghouse website.
The sections of the northern beach, between Beach Road and the Wisconsin state border, were acquired by the state between 1971 and 1982. [8] The Illinois Beach Resort and Conference Center is located at the south beach. The North Point Marina, one of the largest in the Great Lakes region, is at the north beach. It is Illinois' largest marina.
0.75 miles (1.21 km) south of County Road 795N at the Illinois River 39°56′27″N 90°32′02″W / 39.940833°N 90.533889°W / 39.940833; -90.533889 ( La Grange Lock and Dam Historic