Springfield is a county seat of Sangamon County and the capital of the U.S. state of Illinois is located at 39.783250° N 89.650373° W (39°47′0″N, 89°39′1″W). As per US Census 2000, the city has a total area of 156.2 km² (60.3 mi²). 16.3 km² (6.3 mi²) of it (10.46%) is water and 139.9 km² (54.0 mi²) of it is land. According to Census Bureo of 2000, there were 48,621 households, 111,454 people, and 27,957 families residing in the city with population density 796.9/km² (2,063.9/mi²). With an average density of 384.2/km² (995.0/mi²) there were 53,733 housing units at. |