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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 25 January 2025. "Cities in Illinois" redirects here. For unincorporated communities, see List of unincorporated communities in Illinois. For CDPs, see List of census-designated places in Illinois. Map of the United States with Illinois highlighted Illinois is a state located in the Midwestern United ...
English: Map of central 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.
Central Illinois is culturally and demographically similar to much of the Rust Belt and Midwestern United States. The southern part of the region shares much in common with Southern Illinois and northern areas of the Upland South, while the northern part has a more distinctly Midwestern character. West-Central Illinois is also known as Forgottonia.
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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 counties—St. Clair and Knox—were created at that time.
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Cities in Illinois. It includes cities that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. This is a container category .
Other Illinois cities to make the Top-25 include Rockford, which is ranked eighth overall, and Springfield, which came in at No. 14. Rockford is making waves as one of the best short-term rental ...
Rockford is a city in Winnebago and Ogle counties, Illinois, United States. Located in far northern Illinois on the banks of the Rock River, Rockford is the seat of Winnebago County. The population was 148,655 at the 2020 census, making Rockford the fifth-most populous city in Illinois as well as the most populous outside the Chicago ...