Springfield metropolitan area, Illinois

Springfield Metropolitan Area

Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
Springfield Metropolitan Area Springfield, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area
Metropolitan Statistical Area
	Downtown Springfield and the Illinois State Capitol
Springfield–Jacksonville–Lincoln, IL CSA	City of Springfield Springfield, IL MSA Jacksonville, IL µSA Taylorville, IL µSA Lincoln, IL µSA
	City of Springfield Springfield, IL MSA Jacksonville, IL µSA Taylorville, IL µSA Lincoln, IL µSA
Country	United States
State	Illinois
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)

The Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in Central Illinois, anchored by the city of Springfield. As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 201,437 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 208,182).^[1]

Metropolitan Springfield is southwest of Chicago, south of Peoria, southwest of Bloomington and Champaign, and west of Decatur.

Counties

Communities

Places with more than 100,000 inhabitants

Springfield (Principal city)

Places with 10,000 to 20,000 inhabitants

Chatham

Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants

Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants

Places with fewer than 500 inhabitants

Unincorporated places

Townships (Sangamon County)

Precincts (Menard County)

Demographics

As of the census^[2] 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% White, 9.08% African American, 0.21% Native American, 1.04% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.37% from other races, and 1.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.04% of the population.

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 per capita income for the MSA was $22,379.

References

^ "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.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

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[1] "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.

[GR2-2] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

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