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Champaign and Urbana are located in 215km south
of Chicago.Champaign and its twin city, Urbana, host the main
campus of the University of Illinois. They have the state's most
active nightlife and widest cultural offerings south of Chicago.
There's a good selection of restaurants and bars in "Campustown,"
and entertainment includes plays, concerts, movies and Big Ten
sporting events.
Population (year 2000): 67,518. Estimated
population in July 2005: 71,568 (+6.0% change)
Males: 34,206 (50.7%), Females: 33,312 (49.3%)
Champaign County
Zip codes:
61820,
61821,
61822.
Median resident age: 25.3 years
Median household income: $32,795 (year 2000)
Median house value: $91,300 (year 2000)
Races in Champaign:
- White Non-Hispanic (71.3%)
- Black (15.6%)
- Hispanic (4.0%)
- Two or more races (2.2%)
- Other race (1.9%)
- Chinese (1.8%)
- Asian Indian (1.7%)
- Korean (1.3%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
- Other Asian (0.6%)
- Vietnamese (0.6%)
- Filipino (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (24.4%), Irish (13.5%),
English (10.5%), Polish (4.6%), Italian (4.4%), United States
(3.5%).
Elevation: 750 feet
Land area: 17.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Champaign
- High school or higher: 91.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 22.4%
- Unemployed: 7.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Champaign city
- Never married: 50.5%
- Now married: 37.2%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 3.9%
- Divorced: 7.2%
9.4% Foreign born (5.1% Asia, 1.8% Latin
America, 1.7% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +3,195 (+5.0%).
Hospital/medical center in Champaign:
- PAVILION FOUNDATION,THE (809 W CHURCH ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Champaign:
- CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; URBANA,
IL)
- COVENANT MEDICAL CTR CHAMPAIGN-URBANA (about 4
miles; URBANA, IL)
- JOHN & MARY KIRBY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles;
MONTICELLO, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Champaign:
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-WILLARD (about 6 miles;
CHAMPAIGN/URBANA, IL; ID: CMI)
- COLES COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 45 miles;
MATTOON/CHARLESTON, IL; ID: MTO)
- DECATUR (about 46 miles; DECATUR, IL; ID: DEC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Champaign:
- FRASCA FIELD (about 6 miles; URBANA, IL; ID: C16)
- RANTOUL NATL AVN CNTR-FRANK ELLIOTT FLD (about 15
miles; RANTOUL, IL; ID: TIP)
- PIATT COUNTY (about 22 miles; MONTICELLO, IL; ID:
2K0)
Amtrak station:
CHAMPAIGN-URBANA (116 N. CHESTNUT ST.). Services: ticket
office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting
area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines,
call for car rental service, call for taxi service,
intercity bus service, public transit connection.
Colleges/Universities in Champaign:
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
(Full-time enrollment: 36,284; Location: 601 E John
Street; Public; Website: www.uiuc.edu; Offers Doctor's
degree)
- PARKLAND COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 5,186;
Location: 2400 W BRADLEY AVE; Public; Website:
www.parkland.cc.il.us)
- MR JOHNS SCHOOL OF COSMETOLOGY (FT
enrollment: 48; Location: 1711 S NEIL; Private,
for-profit; Website: www.mrjohns.com)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Champaign:
- EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles;
CHARLESTON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 9,582)
- LAKE LAND COLLEGE (about 45 miles; MATTOON, IL; FT
enrollment: 3,666)
- ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles;
BLOOMINGTON, IL; FT enrollment: 2,019)
- MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; DECATUR, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,274)
- HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; Normal,
IL; FT enrollment: 2,390)
- ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 58 miles; NORMAL,
IL; FT enrollment: 18,785)
- INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; TERRE
HAUTE, IN; FT enrollment: 9,597)
Public high schools in Champaign:
- CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,483;
Location: 913 S CRESCENT DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,343;
Location: 610 W UNIVERSITY AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- COLUMBIA CENTER (Students: 47; Location: 1103
N NEIL ST; Grades: 07 - 12)
Private high school in Champaign:
- JUDAH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 558;
Location: 908 N PROSPECT AVE; Grades: PK - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Champaign:
- JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 771;
Location: 1115 S CRESCENT DR; Grades: 06 - 08)
- EDISON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 654;
Location: 306 W GREEN ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- FRANKLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 607;
Location: 817 N HARRIS AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- ROBESON ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 491; Location:
2501 SOUTHMOOR DR; Grades: KG - 05)
- DR HOWARD ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 465;
Location: 1117 W PARK AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- VERNON L BARKSTALL ELEMENTARY SCH (Students:
454; Location: 2201 HALLBECK DRIVE; Grades: PK - 05)
- CARRIE BUSEY ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 414;
Location: 1605 W KIRBY AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- WESTVIEW ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 409;
Location: 703 S RUSSELL ST; Grades: KG - 05)
- BOTTENFIELD ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 391;
Location: 1801 S PROSPECT AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- KENWOOD ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 385; Location:
1001 S STRATFORD DR; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Champaign:
- ST MATTHEWS SCHOOL (Students: 457; Location:
1307 LINCOLNSHIRE DR; Grades: KG - 8)
- HOLY CROSS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 428;
Location: 410 WEST WHITE STREET; Grades: KG - 8)
- ST JOHN LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 268;
Location: 509 S MATTIS AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
- COUNTRYSIDE SCHOOL (Students: 132; Location:
4301 W KIRBY; Grades: KG - 8)
- KINDERCARE (Students: 125; Location: 410
DEVONSHIRE; Grades: PK - KG)
- UNIVERSITY PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 75;
Location: 403 E HEALEY ST; Grades: PK - 1)
- SWANN SPECIAL CARE CENTER (Students: 36;
Location: 109 KENWOOD RD; Grades: UG - UG)
- CREATIVE DISCOVERY SCHOOL (Students: 24;
Location: 615 W KIRBY; Grades: PK - KG)
- CHAMPAIGN S D A SCHOOL (Students: 8;
Location: 5009 W BRADLEY ST; Grades: 2 - 8)
Library in Champaign:
- CHAMPAIGN P.L. & INFO. CNTR. (Operating
income: $3,665,157; Location: 505 S. RANDOLPH ST.;
191,829 books; 20,768 audio materials; 12,174 video
materials; 813 serial subscriptions)
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