Springfield, Illinois

USA / Illinois / Springfield /
 city, capital city of state/province/region, county seat
Springfield is the capital of the U.S. state of Illinois and the county seat of Sangamon County. As reported in the 2000 U.S. Census, the city was home to 111,454 people. The land on which Springfield is today was first settled in the late 1810s, around the time Illinois became a state. The city was originally called "Calhoun" after Vice President John C. Calhoun; as public sentiment turned against Calhoun the city was renamed Springfield. The settlement was incorporated as a town in 1832 and as a city in 1832. The state capital was moved here in 1839 and has remained here since. Abraham Lincoln is one of the city's most important and prominent past residents, he moved to the area in 1831 and lived in Springfield itself from 1837 until 1861. Former U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant also lived briefly in Springfield in 1861. In 1908 a large race riot erupted in the city which culminated with the lynching of two African American residents. The city is coterminous with the Capital Township, established in 1877 and made co-extensive with the city in 1892.

Website: www.springfield.il.us/
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springfield,_Illinois
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Coordinates:   39°46'32"N   89°40'4"W

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