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The Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area, also known as Champaign–Urbana and Urbana–Champaign as well as Chambana (colloquially), is a metropolitan area in east-central Illinois. As defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the metropolitan area has a population of 235,608 as of the 2023 U.S. Census Bureau estimate, which ranks ...
The Urbana area was first settled by Europeans in 1822, [4] when it was called "Big Grove". [5] When the county of Champaign was organized in 1833, the county seat was located on 40 acres of land, 20 acres donated by William T. Webber and 20 acres by M. W. Busey, considered to be the city's founder, and the name "Urbana" was adopted [4] after Urbana, Ohio, the hometown of State Senator John W ...
The city hosted its second team, the Champaign-Urbana Velvets from 1911 to 1914 who played in the Illinois–Missouri League until the league disbanded after 1914. [53] The city's most recent minor league team was the Champaign-Urbana Bandits who played during the single 1994 season of the Great Central League. [54] The Bandits played at ...
University Hall stood from 1871 until 1938 and was replaced by Gregory Hall and the Illini Union.Pieces were used in the erection of Hallene Gateway. [21]The University of Illinois, originally named "Illinois Industrial University", was one of the 37 universities created under the first Morrill Land-Grant Act, which provided public land for the creation of agricultural and industrial colleges ...
Champaign County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois.As of the 2020 Census, its population was 205,865, [1] making it the 10th-most populous county in Illinois. Its county seat is Urbana.
Champaign–Urbana refers to the adjacent cities of Champaign and Urbana in Champaign County, Illinois. Subcategories This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.
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Urbana Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 7,556 and it contained 3,463 housing units. As of the 2020 census, its population was 7,556 and it contained 3,463 housing units.