ILLINOIS UNION QUICK Facts ILLINOIS Name Illinois got its name from the French spelling of a Native American group of tribes called the Illiniwek State Capital Springfield population 116 809 Date of Statehood December 3 1818 21 state OFIL NO TVIS Population 12 880 580 5th most populous state Area Total Land and Water 57 914 square miles 149 997 sq km 25h largest state Largest City Chicago population 2 722 389 Nicknames The Prairie State Land of Lincoln Motto State Sovereignty National Union State Bird Cardinal ILLINOIS
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA State Flower Violet State Mineral Fluorite State Tree White Oak State Song Illinois Highest Point Charles Mound 1 235 feet 376 m Lowest Point 279 feet 85 m on the Mississippi River Average July High Temperature 86°F 30°C Record High Temperature 117°F 47°C in East St Louis on July 14 1954 Average January Low Temperature 18°F 8°C Record Low Temperature 36°F 38°C in Congerville on January 5 1999 Average Annual Precipitation 40 inches 102 cm Number of U S Senators 2 Ronald Reagan Number of U S Representatives 18 GREETINGS FROM U S Presidents Born in Illinois Ronald Reagan U S Postal Service Abbreviation IL QUICK FACTS N
ILLINOIS GEOGRAPHY Illinois Illinois is the 25th largest state of the United States It covers 57 914 square miles 149 997 sq km of land Much of the land l is flat or gently rolling hills Illinois shares borders with Iowa and Missouri to the west To the north lies Wisconsin Kentucky is to the south and to the east is Indiana Thousands of years ago glaciers covered most of Illinois except for a small part of the extreme southern tip The glaciers scoured the land and flattened it After they melted they left behind huge areas of grasslands The grasses grew and died for many centuries creating rich soil Today most of Illinois grassland prairies have been converted to farmland Illinois is called The Prairie State ILLINOIS
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WISCONSIN Rockford Chicago IOWA Joliet Peoria ILLINOIS INDIANA Illinois Rin Illinois's total land and water area is 57 914 Springfield square miles 149 997 sq km It is the 251M largest state The state capital is Springfield MISSOURI KENTUCKY GEOGRAPHY
