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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.
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.
The remainder of the state switched to ten-digit dialing in October 2021, as a result of the implementation of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Two years later, area code 861 went into effect on February 24, 2023, as an overlay with 309. [1] [2] Area code 730 went into effect on July 7, 2023, as an overlay complex with 618. As of that date ...
Vermilion County in Illinois and Vermillion County in Indiana are two of twenty-two counties or parishes in the United States with the same name to border each other across state lines. [11] According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of 901.28 square miles (2,334.3 km 2 ), of which 898.37 square miles (2,326.8 km 2 ) (or 99.68% ...
Central Stickney is an unincorporated community in Stickney Township, Cook County, Illinois, a half mile north of Midway International Airport.It consists of the areas around Central Avenue, between I-55 to the north and 51st Street, its southern boundary; east of Central, the northern boundary is roughly drawn between 47th and 48th Streets.
As of the 2000 United States Census, [6] there were 381 people, 145 households, and 102 families residing in the village. The population density was 819.4 inhabitants per square mile (316.4/km 2).
The state of Illinois has the second highest rate of real estate tax: 2.31%, which is second only to New Jersey at 2.44%. [189] Toll roads are a de facto user tax on the citizens and visitors to the state of Illinois. Illinois ranks seventh out of the 11 states with the most miles of toll roads, at 282.1 miles.
The city of Marion is the county seat of Williamson County, Illinois, United States. [3] The population in Marion, IL was 16,855 according to the 2020 census. It is part of a dispersed urban area that developed out of early 20th-century coal fields.