Springfield, Illinois

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city state capital

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.

Aliases (8)

Springfield, Illinois, United States ×11
City of Springfield, Illinois ×5
Downtown Springfield, Illinois ×2
Springfield ×1
Springfield, Illinois metropolitan area ×1
Springfield, Illinois municipal government ×1
Springfield, the capital city of Illinois ×1
Springfield, the capital of Illinois ×1

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