Sangamon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of 2000, the population was 188,951. Its county seat is Springfield, Illinois.
The Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Sangamon and Menard counties.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 877 square miles (2,271 km²), of which 868 square miles (2,249 km²) is land and 9 square miles (23 km²) (1.01%) is water.
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Sangamon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of 2000, the population was 188,951. Its county seat is Springfield, Illinois.
The Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area includes Sangamon and Menard counties.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 877 square miles (2,271 km²), of which 868 square miles (2,249 km²) is land and 9 square miles (23 km²) (1.01%) is water.
Auburn, Ball, Buffalo Hart, Capital, Cartwright, Chatham, Clear Lake, Cooper, Cotton Hill, Curran, Divernon, Fancy Creek, Gardner, Illiopolis, Island Grove, Lanesville, Loami, Maxwell, Mechanicsburg, New Berlin, Pawnee, Rochester, Springfield, Talkington, Williams, Woodside
Sangamon County was formed in 1821 out of Madison and Bond Counties. The County was named for the Sangamon River, which runs through it. The name of the river comes from a Pottawatomie word Sain-guee-mon (pronounced "sang gä mun") meaning "where there is plenty to eat."
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