Illinois is a state in the mid-Western region of the United States of America, whereas Montana is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States of America. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Illinois and Montana regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Illinois bigger than Montana?
The total area of Illinois is 57,915 sq mi, and the total area of Montana is 147,040 sq mi. Illinois is smaller than Montana by 89,125 sq mi. Illinois is around 2.54 times smaller than Montana.
Area of Illinois: 57,915 sq mi ( 149,997 km2 )
Area of Montana: 147,040 sq mi ( 380,800 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Illinois as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 12,671,469.
Based on the data provided by the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Montana as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 1,104,271.
Here is some more data comparison between Illinois and Montana.
The capital city of Illinois is Springfield, and the capital city of Montana is Helena.
Largest City
Illinois: Chicago
Montana: Billings
Demonym(s)
Illinois: Illinoisan
Montana: Montanan
Official Languages
Illinois: English
Montana: English
ISO 3166 Code
Illinois: US-IL
Montana: US-MT
Human Development Index
HDI of Illinois as of 2019: 0.934
HDI of Montana as of 2019: 0.921
Illinois Time Zone:
UTC − 6 (Central Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 5 (Central Daylight Time)
Montana Time Zone:
UTC − 7 (Mountain Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 6 (Mountain Daylight Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Illinois:
40° 2′ 30.12″ N, 89° 11′ 47.4″ W
Coordinates of Montana:
47° 3′ 9.72″ N, 109° 37′ 59.88″ W
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