Downstate Illinois: Difference between revisions
No one in southern Illinois calls southern Illinois down state ot is a regional term used by Chicagoans. I corrected to say northern Illinoians use the term downstate Tags: Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
m →See also: Deleted "see also" links that were not relevant to Illinois. |
||
| Line 45: | Line 45: | ||
==See also== |
==See also== |
||
*[[Forgottonia]] |
*[[Forgottonia]] |
||
*[[Upstate New York]], region in [[New York State|New York]] north of New York City |
|||
*[[Northern Michigan]] |
|||
==References== |
==References== |
||
Revision as of 01:41, 10 November 2022
 | This article may be confusing or unclear to readers. (August 2021) |
Downstate Illinois refers to the part of the U.S. state of Illinois south of the Chicago metropolitan area, which is in the northeast corner of the state and has been dominant in American history, politics, and culture. It is defined as the part of the state that lies west of Chicago and its suburbs but at the same or greater latitude.[1][2][3][4][5] Prior to the issuance of 2000 Census results, when it became part of the Chicago metropolitan area, even DeKalb (located 65 miles west of Chicago) was often considered to be "downstate".[6][7][8]
Downstate Illinois is divided into several subregions: Northern Illinois, Central Illinois, and Southern Illinois, which in turn are divided into more subregions.
The term has been part of the northern Illinois residence lingo for decades,[9] and is commonly used by the media.[10][11][12] The Illinois General Assembly regularly uses the term in the titles of bills it passes.[13]
Definition
Downstate Illinois lacks a precise definition.[14] Various boundaries that have been used are the Chicago city limits, the boundaries of Cook County, the collar counties, all of Illinois not contained in the Chicago media market, Interstate 80, and Bloomington.[14]
Major cities
| Ten Largest Downstate Cities | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | City | Population | County | |
| 1 | Rockford | 152,871 | Winnebago | |
| 2 | Springfield | 116,250 | Sangamon | |
| 3 | Peoria | 115,007 | Peoria | |
| 4 | Champaign | 81,055 | Champaign | |
| 5 | Bloomington | 76,610 | McLean | |
| 6 | Decatur | 76,122 | Macon | |
| 7 | Normal | 52,497 | McLean | |
| 8 | Moline | 45,883 | Rock Island | |
| 9 | Belleville | 44,478 | St. Clair | |
| 10 | Urbana | 41,250 | Champaign |
Most of the state's largest cities (six of the top ten) are concentrated in and around the Chicago area, but several mid-sized cities exist in the downstate area as well.
See also
References
- ^ Dave McKinney; Stephen Di Benedetto (September 3, 2011). "Illinois House OKs casino for Chicago, slots at O'Hare, Midway". Chicago Sun-Times.
- ^ "Building Permits Rise 11%". Chicago Tribune. December 5, 1987.
- ^ "They Got Us Wrong". Chicago Reader. February 3, 2011.
- ^ "Bradley University: Foster College of Business Administration". Bradley.edu. Archived from the original on May 28, 2010. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
- ^ "Illinois raises cap on charter schools - Rockford, IL - Rockford Register Star". Rrstar.com. Associated Press. Archived from the original on September 15, 2012. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
- ^ "MTV's Campus Invasion Tour". October 18, 2000. Archived from the original on June 11, 2014.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "DeKalb Corp. announces capitalization of three new companies, spinoff". June 21, 1988. Archived from the original on June 11, 2014.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Names". www.lib.niu.edu.
- ^ "Lawrence Journal-World - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ Around, Getting (August 23, 2010). "Chicago-K.C. corridor ready to roll - Chicago Tribune". Articles.chicagotribune.com. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
- ^ Ramsey, Mike (November 6, 1998). "Missionary Educator From Downstate Illinois Is Remembered In China - Chicago Tribune". Articles.chicagotribune.com. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
- ^ [1] Archived March 8, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Illinois General Assembly - list of bills with "Downstate" in the text". Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
- ^ a b Thompson, James R. "'Downstate'". Encyclopedia of Chicago. Chicago Historical Society. Retrieved February 13, 2020.