Illinois Fact Sheet

Database: USA State Land Area

Record Name State Country Rank Land Area
Illinois Land Area Illinois United States 25 57,918 square miles

Database: Miss America Winners by State

Record Name Year City State
Lois Delander 1927 Joliet Illinois
Judith Anne Ford 1969 Belvidere Illinois
Marjorie Judith Vincent 1991 Oak Park Illinois
Katherine Shindle 1998 Evanston Illinois
Erika Harold 2003 Urbana Illinois

Database: USA City Population

Record Name City State Country Source Population Year
Chicago, Illinois City Population Chicago Illinois United States US Census Bureau 2007 2,833,321 2007
Aurora, Illinois City Population Aurora Illinois United States US Census Bureau 2007 170,617 2007
Rockford, Illinois City Population Rockford Illinois United States US Census Bureau 2007 155,138 2007
Naperville, Illinois City Population Naperville Illinois United States US Census Bureau 2007 142,901 2007
Joliet, Illinois City Population Joliet Illinois United States US Census Bureau 2007 142,702 2007
Springfield, Illinois City Population Springfield Illinois United States US Census Bureau 2007 116,482 2007
Peoria, Illinois City Population Peoria Illinois United States US Census Bureau 2007 113,107 2007
Elgin, Illinois City Population Elgin Illinois United States US Census Bureau 2007 101,903 2007

Database: United States Minimum Wages By State

Record Name State Minimum Wage Notes Source
Minimum Wage for Illinois Illinois $7.50 The minimum wage will increase by $.25 every year until 2010. $7.75 on July 1, 2008; $8.00 on July 1, 2009; and $8.25 on July 1, 2010. Employers may pay anyone under the age of 18 $.50 less. Wikipedia

Database: United States Per Capita Electricity Use By State

Record Name State Country Year Population (thousands) kWh (millions) kWh per capita Source
Electricity Use for Illinois Illinois United States 2005 12,765 144,986 11,358 California Energy Comission

Database: USA State Motto List

Record Name State Country Motto Translation (if applicable) Source
State Motto for Illinois Illinois State sovereignty, national union Wikipedia

Database: Telephone area codes by State

Record Name State Country
217,224,309,312,331,464,618,630,708,773,815,847,872 Illinois United States

Database: Largest US School Districts

Record Name Primary City State Country Source Enrollment Expenditure (2003-2004) Expenditure per student (2003-2004)
Chicago Chicago Illinois United States American School and University 426,812 $4,224,772,000 $8,356

Database: Largest US universities by enrollment

Record Name State Country Source Enrollment
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Illinois United States National Center for Education Statistics 40,687

Database: Average Annual Rainfall for USA States

Record Name Country State Area (Square Miles) Rainfall (in./yr.) Rainfall (mi,/yr.) Rainfall (cu.mi,/yr.) Source
Average Annual Rainfall for Illinois United States Illinois 56,400 33.34 0.0005262 29.6777 The World Almanac (1988)

Database: Public Road Length by State

Record Name State Country Region Interstate (Miles) Other Principal and minor Arterials (Miles) Major and Minor Collectors (Miles) Local (Miles) Total (Miles) Source
Road Length for Illinois Illinois 2,170 14,086 21,646 100,436 138,338 Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Database: NCAA Basketball Tournament Champions

Record Name Year Sport City Location Winner Champion Opponent In Final 4 In Final 4
NCAA Tournament Champion (2005) 2005 Basketball St. Louis N. Carolina N. Carolina (1) Illinois (1) Michigan St. (5) Louisville (4)
NCAA Tournament Champion (1989) 1989 Basketball Seattle Michigan Michigan (3) Seton Hall (3) Illinois (1) Duke (2)
NCAA Tournament Champion (1952) 1952 Basketball Seattle Kansas Kansas St. John's Illinois Santa Clara
NCAA Tournament Champion (1951) 1951 Basketball Minneapolis KENTUCKY KENTUCKY Kansas State Illinois Oklahoma State
NCAA Tournament Champion (1949) 1949 Basketball Seattle KENTUCKY KENTUCKY Oklahoma State Illinois Oregon State

Database: 50 Largest Banks in the USA

Record Name Region Country State Source Offices Total Deposits
LaSalle Bank North America United States Illinois FDIC 143 37,017,497
Harris National Association North America United States Illinois FDIC 179 24,955,312
National City Bank of the Midwest North America United States Illinois FDIC 425 18,983,361

Database: US State Population

Record Name State Country Year Source Rank Population
Illinois Population Illinois United States 2000 US Census Bureau 5 12,419,293

Database: 3 Year Average Household Income By State

Record Name State Country Source Household Income
Illinois Household Income Illinois United States United States Census Bureau 45,787

Database: Highway Speed Limits for US States

Record Name Country State Source Rural Interstates (MPH) Urban Interstates (MPG) Other Limited (MPH) Other Roads (MPH)
Highway Interstate Freeway Speed Limits for Illinois United States Illinois Insurance Institute for Highway Safety 65 55 65 55

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