Editing Sangamon County, Illinois

{{Short description|County in Illinois, United States}}
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{{Distinguish|Sangamon, Illinois}}
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{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Sangamon County
 | state                = Illinois
 | ex image             = Sangamon County Courthouse 2017.jpg
 | ex image cap         = [[Sangamon County Courthouse]] in 2017
 | flag                 = Flag of Sangamon County, Illinois.svg
 | seal                 = Sangamon County il seal.png
 | founded date         = 
 | founded year         = 1821
 | seat wl              = Springfield
 | largest city wl      = Springfield
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 877
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 868
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 8.7
 | area percentage      = 1.0
 | population_as_of     = 2020
 | population_total     = 196343
 | pop_est_as_of        = 
 | population_est       = 
 | population_density_sq_mi = auto
 | web                  = www.co.sangamon.il.us
 | district             = 13th
 | district2            = 15th
 | named for            = [[Sangamon River]]
}}

'''Sangamon County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located near the center of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Illinois]]. According to the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], it had a population of 196,343.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sangamon County, Illinois|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Sangamon_County,_Illinois?g=050XX00US17167|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=June 10, 2023}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] and largest city is [[Springfield, Illinois|Springfield]],<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> the [[List of capitals in the United States|state capital]].

Sangamon County is included in the Springfield, IL [[Springfield metropolitan area, Illinois|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
[[File:Abraham Lincoln Tomb Springfield Illiois.jpg|thumb|right|[[Lincoln Tomb]]]]
Sangamon County was formed in 1821 out of [[Madison County, Illinois|Madison]] and [[Bond County, Illinois|Bond]] counties. The county was named for the [[Sangamon River]], which runs through it. The origin of the name of the river is unknown; among several explanations is the theory that it comes from the [[Potawatomi language|Potawatomi]] word ''Sain-guee-mon'' (pronounced "sang gä mun"), meaning "where there is plenty to eat."<ref>Callary, Edward. 2009. ''Place Names of Illinois''. Champaign: University of Illinois Press, p. 310.</ref>  Published histories of neighboring Menard County (formed from Sangamon County) suggest that the name was first given to the river by the French explorers of the late 17th century as they passed through the region. The river was named to honor "St. Gamo", or Saint Gamo, an 8th-century French Benedictine monk. The French pronunciation "San-Gamo" is the legacy.

Prior to being elected [[President of the United States]], [[Abraham Lincoln]] represented Sangamon County in the [[Illinois Legislature]]. Lincoln, along with several other legislators, was instrumental in securing [[Springfield, Illinois|Springfield]], the Sangamon County seat, as the state's capital. Sangamon County was also within the congressional district represented by Lincoln when he served in the [[US House of Representatives]]. Another legislator who represented Sangamon County was Colonel [[Edmund Dick Taylor]], also known as "Father of the Greenback". The prominent financiers and industrialists [[Jacob Bunn]] and [[John Whitfield Bunn]] were based in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, as well as in Chicago, during the nineteenth century and the early twentieth century. The careers of these men and the people with whom they collaborated helped to shape much of the history and development of Sangamon County, Illinois.

<gallery>
File:Sangamon County Illinois 1821.png|Sangamon County from the time of its creation to 1823
File:Sangamon County Illinois 1823.png|Sangamon County between 1823 and 1825
File:Sangamon County Illinois 1825.png|Sangamon County between 1825 and 1839
File:Sangamon County Illinois 1839.png|Sangamon in 1839, when the creation of Logan and Menard Counties reduced it to its present borders
</gallery>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|877|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|868|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|8.7|sqmi}} (1.0%) is water.<ref name="census-density"/>

===Climate and weather===
{{climate chart
|[[Springfield, Illinois]]
|17|33|1.62
|22|39|1.80
|32|51|3.15
|42|63|3.36
|53|74|4.06
|62|83|3.77
|66|87|3.53
|64|85|3.41
|55|79|2.83
|44|67|2.62
|34|51|2.87
|23|38|2.54
|float=right
|units=imperial
|clear=both
|source=The Weather Channel<ref name="weather">{{cite web
  |url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USIL1114
  |title=Monthly Averages for Springfield, Illinois
  |access-date=January 27, 2011
|publisher=The Weather Channel
}}</ref>}}
In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Springfield have ranged from a low of {{convert|17|°F}} in January to a high of {{convert|87|°F}} in July, although a record low of {{convert|-24|°F}} was recorded in February 1905 and a record high of {{convert|112|°F}} was recorded in July 1954. Average monthly precipitation ranged from {{convert|1.62|in}} in January to {{convert|4.06|in}} in May.<ref name="weather"/>

===Major highways===
* [[Image:I-55.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 55 in Illinois|Interstate 55]]
* [[Image:Business Loop 55.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 55 Business (Springfield, Illinois)|Interstate 55 Business Loop]]
* [[Image:I-72.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 72]]
* [[Image:US 36.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 36 in Illinois|U.S. Route 36]]
* [[Image:Illinois 4.svg|20px]] [[Illinois Route 4]]
* [[Image:Illinois 29.svg|20px]] [[Illinois Route 29]]
* [[Image:Illinois 54.svg|20px]] [[Illinois Route 54]]
* [[Image:Illinois 97.svg|20px]] [[Illinois Route 97]]
* [[Image:Illinois 104.svg|25px]] [[Illinois Route 104]]
* [[Image:Illinois 124.svg|25px]] [[Illinois Route 124]]
* [[Image:Illinois 123.svg|25px]] [[Illinois Route 123]]
* [[Image:Illinois 125.svg|25px]] [[Illinois Route 125]]

===Transit===
* [[Sangamon Mass Transit District]]
* [[Springfield station (Illinois)|Springfield station]]
* [[List of intercity bus stops in Illinois]]

===Adjacent counties===
{{div col}}
* [[Menard County, Illinois|Menard County]] – north
* [[Logan County, Illinois|Logan County]] – northeast
* [[Macon County, Illinois|Macon County]] – east
* [[Christian County, Illinois|Christian County]] – southeast
* [[Montgomery County, Illinois|Montgomery County]] – south
* [[Macoupin County, Illinois|Macoupin County]] – south
* [[Morgan County, Illinois|Morgan County]] – west
* [[Cass County, Illinois|Cass County]] – northwest
{{div col end}}

===National protected areas===
* [[Lincoln Home National Historic Site]]
* [[Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument]]

===State protected areas===
*  [[Sangchris Lake State Recreation Area]]

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1830= 12960
|1840= 14716
|1850= 19228
|1860= 32274
|1870= 46352
|1880= 52894
|1890= 61195
|1900= 71593
|1910= 91024
|1920= 100262
|1930= 111733
|1940= 117912
|1950= 131484
|1960= 146539
|1970= 161335
|1980= 176089
|1990= 178386
|2000= 188951
|2010= 197465
|2020= 196343
|estyear=2023
|estimate=193491
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 2, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 8, 2014}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=July 8, 2014}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/il190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 8, 2014}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 8, 2014}}</ref> 2010<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/17/17101.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 8, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606133209/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/17/17101.html|archive-date=June 6, 2011}}</ref>
}}

As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], there were 197,465&nbsp;people, 82,986&nbsp;households, and 51,376&nbsp;families residing in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US17167
  |title=DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data
  |access-date=July 12, 2015
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213011955/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US17167
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref> The population density was {{convert|227.4|PD/sqmi}}. There were 89,901 housing units at an average density of {{convert|103.5|/sqmi}}.<ref name="census-density">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17167
  |access-date=July 12, 2015
|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212203612/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US17167
  |archive-date=February 12, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 83.6% white, 11.8% black or African American, 1.6% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 0.5% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.8% of the population.<ref name="census-dp1"/> In terms of ancestry, 29.4% were [[Germans|German]], 14.8% were [[Irish people|Irish]], 12.1% were [[English people|English]], 9.5% were [[Americans|American]], and 6.3% were [[Italians|Italian]].<ref name="census-dp2">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US17167
  |title=DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
  |access-date=July 12, 2015
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213020656/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0500000US17167
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

Of the 82,986&nbsp;households, 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.4% were married couples living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 38.1% were non-families, and 31.8% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.94. The median age was 39.2 years.<ref name="census-dp1"/>

The median income for a household in the county was $52,232 and the median income for a family was $66,917. Males had a median income of $48,324 versus $36,691 for females. The per capita income for the county was $28,394. About 9.9% of families and 13.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 19.7% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="census-dp3">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US17167
  |title=DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
  |access-date=July 12, 2015
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213030828/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US17167
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

==Government==
Sangamon County is governed by a 29-member board. Each member of the board is elected from a separate district.<ref name="Sangamon County Illinois - History and Overview">{{cite web |title=History and Overview |url=http://www.co.sangamon.il.us/History/default.asp |publisher=County of Sangamon, Illinois |location=Springfield, Illinois |access-date=December 4, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111205120113/http://www.co.sangamon.il.us/History/default.asp |archive-date=December 5, 2011 }}</ref>

Other elected officials include:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sangamoncountyclerk.com/Elected-Officials/County.aspx|title=Elected Officials - Sangamon County Clerk - Don Gray - Sangamon County, Illinois|website=www.sangamoncountyclerk.com}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
! Office !! Representative !! Party !! Residence !! Took Office
|-
| Auditor
| Andy Goleman
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [[Divernon, Illinois|Divernon]]
| 2015 (appointed)
|-
| Clerk of the Circuit Court
| Paul Palazzolo
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [[Springfield, Illinois|Springfield]]
| 2015 (appointed)
|-
| Coroner
| James Allmon
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [[Springfield, Illinois|Springfield]]
| 2020 (appointed)
|-
| County Clerk
| Don Gray
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [[Springfield, Illinois|Springfield]]
| 2015 (appointed)
|-
| Recorder
| Josh Langfelder
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic
| [[Springfield, Illinois|Springfield]]
| 2008 (elected)
|-
| Regional Superintendent of Schools
| Shannon Fehrholz
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [[Springfield, Illinois|Springfield]]
| 2010 (appointed)
|-
| Sheriff
| Jack Campbell
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| Illiopolis
| 2018 (elected)
|-
| State's Attorney
| [[John C. Milhiser|John Milhiser]]
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [[Springfield, Illinois|Springfield]]
| 2023 (appointed)
|-
| Treasurer
| Joe Aiello
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| [[Springfield, Illinois|Springfield]]
| 2018 (elected)
|}

===Politics===
Sangamon County has been a Republican stronghold for decades, consistently supporting GOP candidates in local, state, and national elections. Despite its relatively large population and the presence of Springfield, the state's capital and a significant urban center, the county has remained reliably conservative. In recent years, however, the county has shown signs of shifting toward the Democratic Party, reflecting changing demographics and political attitudes, although Democrats have remained unable to carry the county in most races.

=== Sheriff department ===
In 2024, sheriff deputy Sean Grayson was fired after [[Killing of Sonya Massey|killing Sonya Massey]], an unarmed woman, within her home located in [[Woodside Township, Sangamon County, Illinois|Woodside Township]] near [[Springfield, Illinois]] following her call for assistance.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jiménez |first=Jesus |date=2024-07-22 |title=Illinois State Police Release Footage of Deputy Fatally Shooting Woman |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/22/us/illinois-sonya-massey-body-cam-footage.html |access-date=2024-07-23 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Massey's father, community members, and elected officials raised strong concerns about the department, after it was revealed prior to Grayson's hiring in 2023. He had been kicked out of the U.S. Army in 2016 after being convicted of 2 DUI's, and worked at 5 different Illinois police departments between 2020 and 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Olsen |first=Dean |title='Red flags' surrounded hiring of alleged killer |url=https://www.illinoistimes.com/news-opinion/red-flags-surrounded-hiring-of-alleged-killer-18812288 |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=Illinois Times |language=en}}</ref> Sheriff Jack Campbell who hired Grayson, after receiving calls to resign, including from Governor [[J. B. Pritzker|J.B Pritzker]] announced he would step down effective August 31, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-09 |title=Sangamon County sheriff, whose deputy fatally shot Sonya Massey, announces resignation |url=https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/sangamon-county-sheriff-resigns-sonya-massey-jack-campbell/63-1abd71f1-7968-4d29-882e-651b6af057c4 |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=ksdk.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
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{{PresRow|2024|Republican|50,979|46,074|2,720|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|53,485|48,917|2,740|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|49,944|40,907|7,522|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|50,225|42,107|1,965|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|2008|Democratic|46,945|51,300|1,861|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|55,904|38,630|841|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|50,374|38,414|2,697|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|42,174|38,902|7,029|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1992|Democratic|39,641|40,052|17,167|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|50,175|37,729|499|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|54,086|34,059|378|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|49,372|29,354|6,474|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|43,309|38,017|1,584|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|50,458|25,720|897|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|36,510|29,542|6,944|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|33,077|43,073|16|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|41,483|35,793|59|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|42,951|28,949|35|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|39,392|33,526|50|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1948|Republican|33,714|29,196|363|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|32,871|28,713|161|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|35,464|31,943|221|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|29,562|32,281|1,827|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|26,856|32,745|1,042|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|31,957|21,026|288|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|23,443|12,640|9,363|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|21,820|11,000|3,903|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1916|Republican|20,900|17,958|1,606|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|6,196|8,406|5,295|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|10,422|9,351|1,161|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|10,638|7,571|1,697|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|9,769|9,499|422|Illinois}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|8,998|8,582|354|Illinois}}
{{PresFoot|1892|Democratic|6,009|7,665|960|Illinois}}

==Communities==

=== Cities ===

* [[Auburn, Illinois|Auburn]]
* [[Leland Grove, Illinois|Leland Grove]]
* [[Springfield, Illinois|Springfield]] (county seat and largest municipality)
* [[Virden, Illinois|Virden]]

===Villages===
{{Div col|colwidth=15em}}
* [[Berlin, Illinois|Berlin]]
* [[Buffalo, Illinois|Buffalo]]
* [[Cantrall, Illinois|Cantrall]]
* [[Chatham, Illinois|Chatham]]
* [[Clear Lake, Illinois|Clear Lake]]
* [[Curran, Illinois|Curran]]
* [[Dawson, Illinois|Dawson]]
* [[Divernon, Illinois|Divernon]]
* [[Grandview, Illinois|Grandview]]
* [[Illiopolis, Illinois|Illiopolis]]
* [[Jerome, Illinois|Jerome]]
* [[Loami, Illinois|Loami]]
* [[Mechanicsburg, Illinois|Mechanicsburg]]
* [[New Berlin, Illinois|New Berlin]]
* [[Pawnee, Illinois|Pawnee]]
* [[Pleasant Plains, Illinois|Pleasant Plains]]
* [[Riverton, Illinois|Riverton]]
* [[Rochester, Illinois|Rochester]]
* [[Sherman, Illinois|Sherman]]
* [[Southern View, Illinois|Southern View]]
* [[Spaulding, Illinois|Spaulding]]
* [[Thayer, Illinois|Thayer]]
* [[Williamsville, Illinois|Williamsville]]
{{div col end}}

===Unincorporated communities===
{{Div col|colwidth=15em}}
* [[Andrew, Illinois|Andrew]]
* [[Archer, Illinois|Archer]]
* [[Barclay, Illinois|Barclay]]
* [[Barr, Sangamon County, Illinois|Barr]]
* [[Bates, Illinois|Bates]]
* [[Berry, Illinois|Berry]]
* [[Bissell, Illinois|Bissell]]
* [[Bradfordton, Illinois|Bradfordton]]
* [[Breckenridge, Sangamon County, Illinois|Breckenridge]]
* [[Buckhart, Illinois|Buckhart]]
* [[Buffalo Hart, Illinois|Buffalo Hart]]
* [[Cimic, Illinois|Cimic]]
* [[Clayville, Illinois|Clayville]]
* [[Farmingdale, Illinois|Farmingdale]]
* [[Glenarm, Illinois|Glenarm]]
* [[Island Grove, Sangamon County, Illinois|Island Grove]]
* [[Lowder, Illinois|Lowder]]
* [[New City, Illinois|New City]]
* [[Riddle Hill, Illinois|Riddle Hill]]
* [[Salisbury, Illinois|Salisbury]]
* [[Toronto, Illinois|Toronto]]
* [[Zenobia, Illinois|Zenobia]]
{{div col end}}

===Townships===
Sangamon County is divided into these [[Civil township|townships]]:

{{Div col|colwidth=15em}}
* [[Auburn Township, Sangamon County, Illinois|Auburn]]
* [[Ball Township, Sangamon County, Illinois|Ball]]
* [[Buffalo Hart Township, Sangamon County, Illinois|Buffalo Hart]]
* [[Capital Township, Sangamon County, Illinois|Capital]] (Coterminous with Springfield)
* [[Cartwright Township, Sangamon County, Illinois|Cartwright]]
* [[Chatham Township, Sangamon County, Illinois|Chatham]]
* [[Clear Lake Township, Sangamon County, Illinois|Clear Lake]]
* [[Cooper Township, Sangamon County, Illinois|Cooper]]
* [[Cotton Hill Township, Sangamon County, Illinois|Cotton Hill]]
* [[Curran Township, Sangamon County, Illinois|Curran]]
* [[Divernon Township, Sangamon County, Illinois|Divernon]]
* [[Fancy Creek Township, Sangamon County, Illinois|Fancy Creek]]
* [[Gardner Township, Sangamon County, Illinois|Gardner]]
* [[Illiopolis Township, Sangamon County, Illinois|Illiopolis]]
* [[Island Grove Township, Sangamon County, Illinois|Island Grove]]
* [[Lanesville Township, Sangamon County, Illinois|Lanesville]]
* [[Loami Township, Sangamon County, Illinois|Loami]]
* [[Maxwell Township, Sangamon County, Illinois|Maxwell]]
* [[Mechanicsburg Township, Sangamon County, Illinois|Mechanicsburg]]
* [[New Berlin Township, Sangamon County, Illinois|New Berlin]]
* [[Pawnee Township, Sangamon County, Illinois|Pawnee]]
* [[Rochester Township, Sangamon County, Illinois|Rochester]]
* [[Salisbury Township, Sangamon County, Illinois|Salisbury]] (former, now defunct)
* [[Springfield Township, Sangamon County, Illinois|Springfield]]
* [[Talkington Township, Sangamon County, Illinois|Talkington]]
* [[Williams Township, Sangamon County, Illinois|Williams]]
* [[Woodside Township, Sangamon County, Illinois|Woodside]]
{{div col end}}

==Education==
Here is a listing of school districts (all are full K–12) with any territory in this county, no matter how small, even if the administrative headquarters and/or schools are in other counties:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st17_il/schooldistrict_maps/c17167_sangamon/DC20SD_C17167.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Sangamon County, IL|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=July 20, 2022}}  [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st17_il/schooldistrict_maps/c17167_sangamon/DC20SD_C17167_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
* [[A-C Central Community Unit School District 262]]
* [[Community Unit School District 16]]
* [[Athens Community Unit School District 213]]
* [[Auburn Community Unit School District 10]]
* [[Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5]]
* [[Edinburg Community Unit School District 4]]
* [[Mount Pulaski Community Unit District 23]]
* [[North Mac Community Unit School District 34]]
* [[Pawnee Community Unit School District 11]]
* [[Porta Community Unit School District 202]]
* [[Pleasant Plains Community Unit School District 8]]
* [[Riverton Community Unit School District 14]]
* [[Rochester Community Unit School District 3A]]
* [[Sangamon Valley Community Unit School District 9]]
* [[Springfield School District 186]]
* [[Tri-City Community Unit School District 1]]
* [[Waverly Community Unit School District 6]]
* [[Williamsville Community Unit School District 15]]
{{div col end}}

===Forts===
* [[Camp Butler National Cemetery|Camp Butler]]

==See also==
{{portal|Illinois}}
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Sangamon County, Illinois]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.co.sangamon.il.us/ County of Sangamon]
{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Sangamon County, Illinois
|North     = [[Menard County, Illinois|Menard County]] and [[Logan County, Illinois|Logan County]]
|Northeast =
|East      = [[Macon County, Illinois|Macon County]]
|Southeast = [[Christian County, Illinois|Christian County]]
|South     = [[Montgomery County, Illinois|Montgomery County]] and [[Macoupin County, Illinois|Macoupin County]]
|Southwest =
|West      = [[Morgan County, Illinois|Morgan County]] and [[Cass County, Illinois|Cass County]]
|Northwest =
}}

{{Sangamon County, Illinois}}
{{Illinois}}
{{Authority control}}
{{Coord|39.76|-89.66|display=title|type:adm2nd_region:US-IL_source:UScensus1990}}

[[Category:Sangamon County, Illinois| ]]
[[Category:Illinois counties]]
[[Category:Illinois placenames of Native American origin]]
[[Category:1821 establishments in Illinois]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1821]]
[[Category:Springfield metropolitan area, Illinois]]