Springfield, Illinois

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The city of Springfield is located in Sangamon County and is the county seat.

Springfield is 180 feet [54.86 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Springfield lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Springfield can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Springfield had a population of 111,454 people^<3> (or 58.94% of the total population of Sangamon County). The population of Springfield represented 0.9% of the total of Illinois, making it the state's 6th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Springfield had a population of 117,352 people. This is an increase of 5.29% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Springfield.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<4>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Athens	N	13 mi [20.92 km]	1,780	3.13% increase
	Auburn	S	14 mi [22.53 km]	4,362	1.04% increase
	Chatham	S	7 mi [11.27 km]	10,676	24.39% increase
	Kincaid	SE	18 mi [28.97 km]	1,450	0.62% increase
	Pawnee	S	12 mi [19.31 km]	2,544	3.89% decrease
	Petersburg	NW	19 mi [30.58 km]	2,190	4.74% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Springfield.

Websites for Springfield

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Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Springfield. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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