Illinois "A Million Miles From Monday"

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Springfield Real Estate

Admitted to Union: December 3, 1818
Capital: Springfield
Nickname: Prairie State, Land of Lincoln, Corn State
Motto: State Sovereignty, National Union
Total Area: 57,918 square miles
Total Land Area: 55,593 square miles
Total Water Area: 2,325 square miles
Length: 390 miles
Width: 210 miles
Highest Point: 1,235 feet (Charles Mound)
Lowest Point: 279 feet (Mississippi River)
Mean Elevation: 600 feet
Highest Temp: 117 degrees on July 14, 1954 at East St. Louis
Lowest Temp: -36 degrees on January 5, 1999 at Congerville
Highest Monthly Avg Temp: 87.1 degrees
Lowest Monthly Avg Temp: 9.8 degrees
Population: (U.S. Census, April, 2000) 12,419,293