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The Midwest > Illinois > Geography

ILLINOISAN GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Land area > Km² 145,934 [24th of 55]
Area > Percentage water 4.02 [25th of 52]
Area > Total area > Km² 149,998 [25th of 56]
Area > Total area > Miles² 57,914 [25th of 56]
Area > Water area > Km² 6,037 [20th of 52]
Capitals > Capital since 1,839
Capitals > Date of statehood 1,818
Capitals > Metropolitan population 188,951 [36th of 41]
Capitals > Most populous city No
Capitals > Municipal population 111,454 [31st of 50]
Geographic centers > Location
28 miles northeast of Springfield
Geographic regions
The Midwest
Land area 55,584 sq mi [24th of 56]
Land borders
Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri
Largest cities (with populations) Chicago - 2,862,244
May 2004 tornado outbreak sequence tornadoes > Number 28 [5th of 26]
Mean County Area 1,470.55 sq.km. [38th of 49]
Percentage of area water 4.02% [23rd of 50]
State capitals (with populations) Springfield - 114,738
Tornadoes > Fatalities 182 [9th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Fatalities (per capita) 14.26 per 1 million people [20th of 55]
Tornadoes > Injuries 3,599 [7th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Injuries (per capita) 281.979 per 1 million people [20th of 55]
Tornadoes > Total cost of damage $823,819,264.00 [8th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total cost of damage (per $ GDP) $15,575.97 per $10 million of GDP [22nd of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total cost of damage (per capita) $6,454.56 per 100 people [22nd of 55]
Tornadoes > Total number 1,137 [9th of 55]
    Tornadoes > Total number (per capita) 8.908 per 100,000 people [24th of 55]
Total area 57,914 sq mi [25th of 50]
US National Historic Landmarks > Number 84 [6th of 51]
US National Historic Landmarks > Number, non-duplicated 83 [6th of 51]
Water area 2,331 sq mi [20th of 50]

SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by area; Wikipedia: List of capitals in the United States; Wikipedia: Geographic centers of the United States; US Census Bureau.; US Census Bureau, 2006.; Wikipedia: List of May 2004 tornado outbreak sequence tornadoes; Wikipedia: County statistics of the United States; Storm Prediction Center (SPC); Wikipedia: List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state

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