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Population of Springfield, IL

Last official estimated population of Springfield city (Sangamon County**, Illinois state) was 116,809 (year 2014)^[1]. This was 0.037% of total US population and 0.91% of total Illinois state population. Area of Springfield city is 66.2 mi² (=171.4 km²)^[6], in this year population density was 1,764.94 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (+0.12%/yr), Springfield city population in 2026 would be 118,502*.

Historical population

Historical population of Springfield city for period 1840-2014:

Springfield city on population map

Estimated population for 2014^[1]. Click on flag to hide it.

Population • Legends • Position

Settlements near Springfield city

• Sherman village population 7.1 mi, 17°
• Rochester village 6.5 mi, 112°
• Riverton village 6.9 mi, 56°
• Jerome village 2.4 mi, 228°
• Southern View village 2.4 mi, 188°
• Leland Grove city 2.3 mi, 247°
• Grandview village 2.3 mi, 37°
• Spaulding village 7.4 mi, 45°
• Clear Lake village 4.3 mi, 68°
• Curran village 7.9 mi, 244°

Sources, notices

*Calculated by population.us from last known population growth rate, not official data.

**Some cities are placed on more than one county. Only 1 county is shown.

[1] Cities and Towns (Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions) 2014, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016

[2] City and Town Intercensal Estimates (2000-2010), archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016

[3] Places: 1990 and 1999 Populations, With Numeric and Percent Population Change, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016

[4] Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places: 1980,

[5] Population of the 100 Largest Urban Places in history,

[6] Area, latitude longitude data, retrieved 02/23/2016

[7] Through the Decades, Overview 1790-2010, PDF, large files! >100 Mb