State of Illinois Fact Sheet

State of Illinois Fact Sheet for US States reference, or answer key for the State of Illinois Free School Worksheet. Find all the basic State of Illinois facts you need in an easy to print PDF sheet. Very useful school resource for your homeworks, projects, or test study. Learn about the Illinois Statehood Date, Capital, Motto, Population, Abbreviation, Official bird and many other important facts.

The following 15 State of Illinois facts are included in this free printable sheet:

State of Illinois date of statehood: December 3, 1818. State of Illinois nickname: The Prairie State. State of Illinois bordering states: Wisconsin to the north, Iowa and Missouri to the west, Kentucky to the east and south, and Indiana to the east. State of Illinois abbreviation: IL. State of Illinois region: East North Central. State of Illinois area (sq miles): 57,913. State of Illinois capital: Springfield. State of Illinois population: 12,582,032. State of Illinois motto: State sovereignty, national union. State of Illinois song: “Illinois”. State of Illinois bird: Northern cardinal. State of Illinois flower: Purple Violet. State of Illinois tree: White Oak. State of Illinois insect: Monarch butterfly. State of Illinois mammal: White-tailed deer (state animal) (1980) – land mammal.

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