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Springfield is the capital city of the U.S. state of Illinois.Its population was 114,394 at the 2020 United States census, which makes it the state's seventh-most populous city, [10] the second-most populous outside of the Chicago metropolitan area (after Rockford), and the most populous in Central Illinois.
This is a list of Springfield city departments. The departments are part of the larger municipal government of the capital of the U.S. state of Illinois , Springfield . Boards and commissions
The Illinois State Fair mile currently hosts the Allen Crowe Memorial 100 ARCA stock car race, USAC Silver Crown dirt cars, UMP Late Models and Modifieds and the A.M.A. Grand National Championship. The only driver who has won races in three disciplines of racing in Ken Schrader who won in ARCA cars (1998), UMP Modifieds (1998), and midgets.
The newspaper was founded in 1831 as the Sangamo Journal by William Bailhache and Edward Baker, and describes itself as "the oldest newspaper in Illinois". As such, it and its editor, Edward L. Baker, supported the political career of the Springfield-based Abraham Lincoln in the years before the American Civil War; in fact, it was in the Journal ' s office that Lincoln and his friends waited ...
In 1908, Springfield was a transportation hub, connected by railroad to other major cities such as Indianapolis, Louisville, and Kansas City, etc. [9] Illinois is often considered a microcosm of the U.S. and Springfield, with about 45,000 people at the time, most of whom were working class, was described as an "average American community".
Hampton is a village in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,779 at the time of the 2020 census. down from 1,863 at the 2010 census . History
Springfield Township is located in Sangamon County, Illinois. It is made up of unincorporated areas bordering on the city of Springfield , which should not be confused with the township. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,245 and it contained 3,099 housing units.
Skirting Springfield, Illinois, it extends from Centennial Park, on Springfield's southwest side (), to Irwin Bridge Road near Sangamon County's northern border It was constructed by a Sangamon County team in two stages; the 5.5-mile-long first or southern stage was completed in 2010–2011 at a cost of $3.8 million, and opened to the public on ...