StateMaster - Illinoisan Geography statistics

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 > Injuries	3,599	[7th of 55]
Tornadoes > Total cost of damage	$823,819,264.00	[8th of 55]
Tornadoes > Total number	1,137	[9th 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]

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SOURCES: 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

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: IL

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