Champaign (Illinois)
| Champaign | |||
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 University Avenue in Champaign |
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| Location in Illinois | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1855 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | Champaign County | ||
| Coordinates : | 40 ° 7 ′ N , 88 ° 16 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
86,637 (as of 2016) 238,554 (as of 2016) |
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| Population density : | 1,969 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 44.0 km 2 (approx. 17 mi 2 ) of which 44.0 km 2 (approx. 17 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 225 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 61820-61822 | ||
| Area code : | +1 217 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-12385 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 405936 | ||
| Website : | www.ci.champaign.il.us | ||
| Mayor : | Gerald Schweighart | ||
Champaign is a US university town with 75,254 inhabitants (as of 2016) in Champaign County in the state of Illinois and is located about 250 km south of Chicago . Together with Urbana , it now forms a twin city (Urbana-Champaign, also known as Champaign-Urbana or Chambana ), which is strongly influenced by the University of Illinois . Together with the nearby town of Savoy , Champaign and Urbana form the Champaign-Urbana Metropolitan Area .
history
Champaign was founded as West Urbana in 1857 because the course of the Illinois Central Railroad passed a few miles west of the city of Urbana . In 1860 the place was renamed Champaign when it was granted town dignity . The city takes its name from the name of the county in which it is located, which in turn is named after Champaign County in the US state of Ohio .
traffic
Road traffic
Champaign is at the junction of several highways: Interstate 57 north to Chicago and south to Effingham and Cairo , Interstate 72 west to Decatur and Springfield, and Interstate 74 west to Peoria and east to Indianapolis . US Federal Highways 45 (parallel to I-57) and 150 (parallel to I-74) also run through Champaign.
Rail transport
Champaign is on the Amtrak line from Chicago to New Orleans . It is served by three trains daily to and from Chicago; two have Carbondale , the other New Orleans as the southern destination station.
Air traffic
The city also has Willard Airport (CMI), which is served by American Airlines (Chicago and Dallas ) and Delta Airlines ( Detroit ).
sons and daughters of the town
- Annisteen Allen (1920–1992), R&B singer
- Lexi Atkins (* 1993), film actress and singer
- David Ayer (* 1968), screenwriter and director
- John A. Bargh (* 1955), psychologist
- Ron Bridgewater (* 1947), jazz musician
- Amy Chua (* 1962), lawyer and author
- Ethel Clayton (1882–1966), actress of the silent film era
- Sharon Doucet (born 1951), writer
- Mary Ann Joyce-Walter (* 1937), composer and music teacher
- Alison Krauss (* 1971), violinist and bluegrass singer
- Jake Lanum (1896–1968) American football player
- Ludacris (born 1977), rapper
- Jack McDuff (1926-2001), jazz organist
- Patrick Melton (* 1975), screenwriter
- Richard M. Noyes (1919-1997), chemist
- Bob Richards (* 1926), pole vaulter and Olympic champion
- Kim Richmond (born 1940), jazz musician
- Ted Sirota (* 1969), jazz musician
- Michael Charles Smith , candidate for the 2008 presidential election
- Somi (* 1979), jazz singer
- James Tobin (1918-2002), economist
- Gregory S. Walden (* 1955), lawyer, government official and economic advisor
Individual evidence
- ↑ Special census 2007 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Illinois (USA): State, Cities & Towns - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather, and Web Information. Retrieved February 7, 2018 .
