Champaign
city in Champaign County, Illinois, United States
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Summary
Champaign is a city in the United States[1]. Champaign ranks in the top 3% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,972 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Champaign County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Instance of: township of Illinois[5]
- Postal code: 61820[6], 61821[7], 61822[8], 61824[9], 61825[10], 61826[11]
- Commons category: Champaign, Illinois[12]
- Local dialing code: 217[13]
- Inception: 1855[14]
- Coordinate location: 40.11638888888889, -88.24361111111111[15]
- Official website: http://ci.champaign.il.us/[16], https://champaignil.gov[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Champaign, Illinois[18]
- Population: 1727[19], 81,055[20], 88,302[21]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Champaign, Illinois[22]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23]
- Official name: Champaign[24]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Champaign, Illinois[25]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Champaign[26]
- Number of households: 34,851[27]
- Native label: Champaign[28]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Champaign, Illinois[29]
- Different from: Champaign[30]
- Elevation above sea level: 225[31]
- Area: 58.876987[32], 58.170623[33]
- Water as percent of area: 0.1185[34]
- Territory overlaps: Champaign urban area[35]
- Located in the statistical territorial entity: Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area[36]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Champaign include Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area[37], a metropolitan statistical area[38], in United States[39].
Why It Matters
Champaign has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] Champaign is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]
Entities named for Champaign include Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area[37], a metropolitan statistical area[38], in United States[39].