Springfield
A city in Sangamon County, Illinois — population 113,671 as of 2020.
Tonight
68°F
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Saturday Night
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Showers And Thunderstorms Likely64% precip
Sunday
80°F
Slight Chance Rain Showers21% precip
News in Springfield
Rome Sentinel
July 23
Springfield Celebrates Route 66 Centennial Year With New Attractions and Experiences
In the 1930s, more than 200,000 people traveled Route 66 to escape drought, debt and hardship. A century later, travelers follow the same highway for strikingly different reasons: nostalgia, history and the chance to experience one of America's most iconic…
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Springfield by the numbers
Population
113,671Population figure, 2020
Households & income
- Area
- 61.16 sq mi (158.41 km²), 6.33 sq mi water
- Median age
- 41
- Households
- 51,040
- Persons per household
- 2.2
- Median household income
- $66,064
- Median house value
- $162,100
Municipal office
- Office
- DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF BUDGET AND MGMT.
- Address
- 300 S 7TH ST, SPRINGFIELD, IL 62701