 Illinois became the 21st State on December 3, 1818.
Illinois has more units of government than any other state (i.e., city, county, township, etc.). Over six thousand. One contributing reason may be the township governments, which are generally six miles square.
Ronald Wilson Regan from Tampico became the 40th president of the United States in 1980.
Major Industries are agriculture (corn, soybeans, wheat, oats, barley, rye, sorghum), cattle, manufacturing, mining.
Stats:
Capital - Springfield
Population 2002 Census - 12,600,620 Est.
Total mass - 57,918 sq. miles
Land mass - 55,593 sq. miles
Water - 2,325 sq. miles
Great Lakes - 2,546 sq. miles
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