Springfield, Illinois

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Springfield, Illinois is the capital city of the U.S. state of Illinois, best known as the longtime home and final resting place of Abraham Lincoln.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf city
state capital
areaCode 217
capitalOf Illinois
climateClassification humid continental climate
coordinateLocation 39.7817°N 89.6501°W
country United States of America
countySeatOf Sangamon County, Illinois
elevationAboveSeaLevel 182 meters
finalRestingPlaceOf Abraham Lincoln
foundedIn 1821
hasAirport Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport
hasCollege Lincoln Land Community College
hasLandmark Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Dana–Thomas House
Henson Robinson Zoo
Illinois Governor’s Mansion
Illinois State Capitol
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Lincoln Tomb
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Old State Capitol State Historic Site
Washington Park Botanical Garden
hasMuseum Illinois State Museum
hasNickName Flower City
The Capital City
hasPublicTransitSystem Sangamon Mass Transit District
hasRailwayStation Springfield Amtrak station
hasSportsTeam Springfield Lucky Horseshoes
hasUniversity University of Illinois Springfield
headOfGovernment Mayor of Springfield, Illinois
historicallyAssociatedWith Abraham Lincoln
incorporatedAsCity 1840
isPartOfMetropolitanArea Springfield, Illinois metropolitan area
legislativeBody Springfield City Council
locatedIn Illinois
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Sangamon County, Illinois
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
locatedOn Sangamon River
majorIndustry education
healthcare
state government
namedAfter Springfield, Massachusetts
officialWebsite https://www.springfield.il.us/
partOf Central Illinois
population approximately 113,000 (2020)
postalCode 62701
servedAsHomeOf Abraham Lincoln

Referenced by (102)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
Henson Robinson Zoo
Illinois General Assembly
Illinois Governor’s Mansion
Illinois Korean War Memorial
Illinois State Museum
Illinois Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Lincoln Tomb
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Old State Capitol State Historic Site
Sangamon Mass Transit District
Springfield Amtrak station
Washington Park Botanical Garden
World War II Illinois Veterans Memorial
locatedIn
Abraham Lincoln
Daniel Pope Cook
Edward Baker Lincoln
Mary Todd Lincoln ("Springfield, Illinois, United States")
Richard Yates
Thomas "Tad" Lincoln
William Herndon
William Wallace Lincoln ("Springfield, Illinois, United States")
residence
Henson Robinson Zoo
Illinois State Capitol
Illinois State Museum
Illinois Supreme Court
Lincoln Land Community College
Springfield Downtown Historic District ("Springfield")
University of Illinois Springfield
city
Edward Baker Lincoln
Marjorie Merriweather Post ("Springfield, Illinois, United States")
Robin Roberts ("Springfield, Illinois, United States")
Thomas "Tad" Lincoln
Vachel Lindsay ("Springfield, Illinois, United States")
William Wallace Lincoln ("Springfield, Illinois, United States")
placeOfBirth
Governor of Illinois
Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
Sangamon County, Illinois
United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
seat
Central Illinois
Sangamon County, Illinois
Springfield metropolitan area
contains
Illinois House of Representatives
Illinois Senate
Springfield City Council
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity
Henson Robinson Zoo ("City of Springfield, Illinois")
Oak Ridge Cemetery ("City of Springfield, Illinois")
Washington Park Botanical Garden ("City of Springfield, Illinois")
ownedBy
Edward Baker Lincoln
Mary Todd Lincoln ("Springfield, Illinois, United States")
Vachel Lindsay ("Springfield, Illinois, United States")
placeOfDeath
Dennis Hastert
John Peter Altgeld ("Springfield, Illinois, United States")
Richard Yates
workLocation
Flower City
The Capital City
appliesTo
Governor of Illinois
Illinois
capital
Illinois National Guard
Sangamon Mass Transit District
headquartersLocation
Dana–Thomas House
Illinois Supreme Court
location
Flower City
The Capital City
refersTo
Springfield metropolitan area
administrativeCenter
Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign
announcementLocation
Springfield City Council
appliesToJurisdiction
Springfield Lucky Horseshoes
basedIn
Robert Todd Lincoln ("Springfield, Illinois, United States")
birthPlace
Abraham Lincoln
burialPlace
Interstate 55
connectsCity
William Herndon
deathPlace
Illinois National Guard
garrisonLocation
Springfield metropolitan area
governedFrom
Springfield metropolitan area
hasCentralCity
Sangamon County, Illinois
hasCountySeatWhichIsStateCapital
Sangamon Mass Transit District
hasPrimaryCityServed
Illinois state court system
hasSeatOfHighestCourt
Springfield Lucky Horseshoes
homeCity
Springfield Lucky Horseshoes
homeFieldCity
Henson Robinson Zoo
isMunicipalAttractionOf
Flower City ("Springfield, the capital of Illinois")
isNicknameOf
Springfield, Illinois ("Springfield, Illinois metropolitan area")
isPartOfMetropolitanArea
Springfield City Council ("City of Springfield, Illinois")
jurisdiction
Sangamon County, Illinois
largestCity
Springfield City Council ("Springfield, Illinois municipal government")
legislativeBodyFor
Lincoln Tomb ("Downtown Springfield, Illinois")
locatedNear
Springfield City Council
meetingLocation
Springfield metropolitan area
namedAfter
Illinois State Capitol ("Downtown Springfield, Illinois")
near
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
nearestCity
Henson Robinson Zoo ("City of Springfield, Illinois")
operatedBy
Illinois: A Descriptive and Historical Guide
placeDescribed
Vachel Lindsay ("Springfield, Illinois, United States")
placeOfResidence
Illinois executive branch
seatOfGovernment
Springfield Amtrak station
serves
Interstate 72
servesCity
Sangamon Mass Transit District
serviceArea
Illinois House of Representatives
sessionLocation
Springfield metropolitan area
stateCapitalLocatedIn
Flower City ("Springfield, the capital city of Illinois")
usedFor

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