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Springfield metropolitan area, Illinois
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<h2 id="counties">Counties</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Menard_County%2c_Illinois/auUhlc18">Menard</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Sangamon_County%2c_Illinois/w7M3aTPz">Sangamon</a></li></ul> <h2 id="communities">Communities</h2> <h3>Places with more than 100,000 inhabitants</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Springfield%2c_Illinois/PHms4o0o">Springfield</a> (Principal city)</li></ul> <h3>Places with 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Chatham%2c_Illinois/nT4rxJvk">Chatham</a></li></ul> <h3>Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants</h3> <table><tbody><tr><td><ul><li><a href="/facts/Athens%2c_Illinois/5TeP1g9I">Athens</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Auburn%2c_Illinois/nmasRuAj">Auburn</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Divernon%2c_Illinois/yh7puKNG">Divernon</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Grandview%2c_Illinois/J8hN3zLm">Grandview</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Jerome%2c_Illinois/0DHXrQn8">Jerome</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Leland_Grove%2c_Illinois/75FrQm5r">Leland Grove</a></li><li><a href="/facts/New_Berlin%2c_Illinois/PxM5FdNS">New Berlin</a></li></ul></td><td><ul><li><a href="/facts/Pawnee%2c_Illinois/Iu28rIny">Pawnee</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Petersburg%2c_Illinois/uT3CAew6">Petersburg</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Riverton%2c_Illinois/87UEew9T">Riverton</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Rochester%2c_Illinois/rpX59B6v">Rochester</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Sherman%2c_Illinois/AaHUgrKE">Sherman</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Southern_View%2c_Illinois/M4Vtg4tA">Southern View</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Virden%2c_Illinois/tgIxusmP">Virden</a> (partial)</li><li><a href="/facts/Williamsville%2c_Illinois/bwxI9F3t">Williamsville</a></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table> <h3>Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Greenview%2c_Illinois/xEkBzBA2">Greenview</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Illiopolis%2c_Illinois/wD6DhCNX">Illiopolis</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Loami%2c_Illinois/KnPBtGBL">Loami</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Pleasant_Plains%2c_Illinois/vk61Mkf2">Pleasant Plains</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Spaulding%2c_Illinois/pJdNQHvU">Spaulding</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Tallula%2c_Illinois/cVM3HCIJ">Tallula</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Thayer%2c_Illinois/9RPoR5eg">Thayer</a></li></ul> <h3>Places with fewer than 500 inhabitants</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Berlin%2c_Illinois/FpyNMda9">Berlin</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Buffalo%2c_Illinois/0g07mohP">Buffalo</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Cantrall%2c_Illinois/7TmkmoHT">Cantrall</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Clear_Lake%2c_Illinois/wUL5jSpT">Clear Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Curran%2c_Illinois/FnrpNrgb">Curran</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Dawson%2c_Illinois/Jc5L63Pz">Dawson</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Mechanicsburg%2c_Illinois/mytu5U8f">Mechanicsburg</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Oakford%2c_Illinois/b1XdWH7m">Oakford</a></li></ul> <h3>Unincorporated places</h3> <table><tbody><tr><td><ul><li><a href="/facts/Andrew%2c_Illinois/3Y0Db0Um">Andrew</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Archer%2c_Illinois/ex3SLCoW">Archer</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Atterbury%2c_Illinois/8s4hLdgU">Atterbury</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Barclay%2c_Illinois/rjnrw9Ef">Barclay</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Bates%2c_Illinois/Tf0NyYpA">Bates</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Bissell%2c_Illinois/vbbyXYeP">Bissell</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Bolivia%2c_Illinois/F858UPDP">Bolivia</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Bradfordton%2c_Illinois/C204BJhn">Bradfordton</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Breckenridge%2c_Sangamon_County%2c_Illinois/R1o16w8b">Breckenridge</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Cimic%2c_Illinois/Mozz66WH">Cimic</a></li><li>Devereux</li><li><a href="/facts/Fancy_Prairie%2c_Illinois/PYvKmMEK">Fancy Prairie</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Farmingdale%2c_Illinois/moYoASmD">Farmingdale</a></li></ul></td><td><ul><li><a href="/facts/Glenarm%2c_Illinois/4b0XGQeK">Glenarm</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Hubly%2c_Illinois/1G0mHGhy">Hubly</a></li><li>Ildes Park Place</li><li><a href="/facts/Lowder%2c_Illinois/nN7Wt9tV">Lowder</a></li><li><a href="/facts/New_City%2c_Illinois/eHzdE30q">New City</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Old_Berlin%2c_Illinois/FpyNMda9">Old Berlin</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Riddle_Hill%2c_Illinois/Rm6UPDam">Riddle Hill</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Roby%2c_Illinois/6nhwW1hq">Roby</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Salisbury%2c_Illinois/mjBgNY7L">Salisbury</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Sicily%2c_Illinois/Pnlm8B6z">Sicily</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Sweet_Water%2c_Illinois/8w6c2RdG">Sweet Water</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Tice%2c_Illinois/WBC2mUtP">Tice</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Toronto%2c_Illinois/4VLvNFr9">Toronto</a></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="townships-sangamon-county">Townships (Sangamon County)</h2> <table><tbody><tr><td><ul><li><a href="/facts/Auburn_Township%2c_Sangamon_County%2c_Illinois/6eHbwkh8">Auburn</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Ball_Township%2c_Sangamon_County%2c_Illinois/ovGbgDyA">Ball</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Buffalo_Hart_Township%2c_Sangamon_County%2c_Illinois/7kJtrLrE">Buffalo Hart</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Springfield%2c_Illinois/PHms4o0o">Capital</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Cartwright_Township%2c_Sangamon_County%2c_Illinois/1735XTrd">Cartwright</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Chatham_Township%2c_Sangamon_County%2c_Illinois/GWRBoEco">Chatham</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Clear_Lake_Township%2c_Sangamon_County%2c_Illinois/Pwo9YUGj">Clear Lake</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Cooper_Township%2c_Sangamon_County%2c_Illinois/BKo5gPrH">Cooper</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Cotton_Hill_Township%2c_Sangamon_County%2c_Illinois/ld1BaPyK">Cotton Hill</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Curran_Township%2c_Sangamon_County%2c_Illinois/cGTd43Ub">Curran</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Divernon_Township%2c_Sangamon_County%2c_Illinois/vv0gJTkx">Divernon</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Fancy_Creek_Township%2c_Sangamon_County%2c_Illinois/Ph4GIaBz">Fancy Creek</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Gardner_Township%2c_Sangamon_County%2c_Illinois/nJNF7Hm9">Gardner</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Illiopolis_Township%2c_Sangamon_County%2c_Illinois/uazaGSmH">Illiopolis</a></li></ul></td><td><ul><li><a href="/facts/Island_Grove_Township%2c_Sangamon_County%2c_Illinois/SP1f0nEf">Island Grove</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Lanesville_Township%2c_Sangamon_County%2c_Illinois/6Ix9VKcR">Lanesville</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Loami_Township%2c_Sangamon_County%2c_Illinois/P5tRqI88">Loami</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Maxwell_Township%2c_Sangamon_County%2c_Illinois/dkhHyyjF">Maxwell</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Mechanicsburg_Township%2c_Sangamon_County%2c_Illinois/W0k99SuY">Mechanicsburg</a></li><li><a href="/facts/New_Berlin_Township%2c_Sangamon_County%2c_Illinois/B9CCTuWT">New Berlin</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Pawnee_Township%2c_Sangamon_County%2c_Illinois/LbeEWw4J">Pawnee</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Rochester_Township%2c_Sangamon_County%2c_Illinois/3EuX8LhL">Rochester</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Salisbury_Township%2c_Sangamon_County%2c_Illinois/9ksjCuPF">Salisbury (former township)</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Springfield_Township%2c_Sangamon_County%2c_Illinois/XfB9peUI">Springfield</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Talkington_Township%2c_Sangamon_County%2c_Illinois/NTaeQLkf">Talkington</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Williams_Township%2c_Sangamon_County%2c_Illinois/6pdB0bC0">Williams</a></li><li><a href="/facts/Woodside_Township%2c_Sangamon_County%2c_Illinois/nfIjjdoh">Woodside</a></li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="precincts-menard-county">Precincts (Menard County)</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Athens_North_Precinct%2c_Menard_County%2c_Illinois/XmVdUDKz">Athens North</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Athens_South_Precinct%2c_Menard_County%2c_Illinois/y0eycI13">Athens South</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Atterberry_Precinct%2c_Menard_County%2c_Illinois/KbbkEqa6">Atterberry</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Fancy_Prairie_Precinct%2c_Menard_County%2c_Illinois/ENl97qY7">Fancy Prairie</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Greenview_Precinct%2c_Menard_County%2c_Illinois/Tcr53m8l">Greenview</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Indian_Creek_Precinct%2c_Menard_County%2c_Illinois/67GNYX8a">Indian Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Irish_Grove_Precinct%2c_Menard_County%2c_Illinois/BGqu44xP">Irish Grove</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Oakford_Precinct%2c_Menard_County%2c_Illinois/y0QReHhE">Oakford</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Petersburg_East_Precinct%2c_Menard_County%2c_Illinois/tWmXMW0W">Petersburg East</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Petersburg_North_Precinct%2c_Menard_County%2c_Illinois/LCqWRat4">Petersburg North</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Petersburg_South_Precinct%2c_Menard_County%2c_Illinois/VyY3AE2G">Petersburg South</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Rock_Creek_Precinct%2c_Menard_County%2c_Illinois/v0a6Nvj2">Rock Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Sand_Ridge_Precinct%2c_Menard_County%2c_Illinois/gln3rIQS">Sand Ridge</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Sugar_Grove_Precinct%2c_Menard_County%2c_Illinois/nw6lY51o">Sugar Grove</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Tallula_Precinct%2c_Menard_County%2c_Illinois/mf6TKXTs">Tallula</a></li></ul> <h2 id="demographics">Demographics</h2> <p>As of the <a href="/facts/Census/dePeULsk">census</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> of 2000, there were 201,437 people, 83,595 households, and 54,361 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 88.11% <a href="/facts/White_(U.S._Census)/TmVxjULy">White</a>, 9.08% <a href="/facts/African_American_(U.S._Census)/TmVxjULy">African American</a>, 0.21% <a href="/facts/Native_American_(U.S._Census)/TmVxjULy">Native American</a>, 1.04% <a href="/facts/Asian_(U.S._Census)/TmVxjULy">Asian</a>, 0.03% <a href="/facts/Pacific_Islander_(U.S._Census)/22BvCgE5">Pacific Islander</a>, 0.37% from <a href="/facts/Race_(United_States_Census)/TmVxjULy">other races</a>, and 1.16% from two or more races. <a href="/facts/Hispanic_(U.S._Census)/TmVxjULy">Hispanic</a> or <a href="/facts/Latino_(U.S._Census)/TmVxjULy">Latino</a> of any race were 1.04% of the population. </p><p>The median income for a household in the MSA was $44,777, and the median income for a family was $53,448. Males had a median income of $37,283 versus $27,912 for females. The <a href="/facts/Per_capita_income/cJJwwhRY">per capita income</a> for the MSA was $22,379. </p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Illinois_census_statistical_areas/HHkqql8y">Illinois census statistical areas</a></li></ul> <p><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Springfield_metropolitan_area,_Illinois¶ms=39_48_N_89_39_W_region:US-IL_scale:300000">39°48′N 89°39′W / 39.800°N 89.650°W / 39.800; -89.650</a> </p> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009 (CBSA-EST2009-01)". 2009 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. 2010-03-23. Archived from the original (CSV) on June 15, 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-29. <a href="http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20100615175258/http%3A//www%2Ecensus%2Egov/popest/metro/tables/2009/CBSA%2DEST2009%2D01%2Ecsv" target="_blank">http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20100615175258/http%3A//www%2Ecensus%2Egov/popest/metro/tables/2009/CBSA%2DEST2009%2D01%2Ecsv</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31. <a href="https://www.census.gov" target="_blank">https://www.census.gov</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>