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Urbana (/ ɜːr ˈ b æ n ə / ur-BAN-ə) is a city in and the county seat of Champaign County, Illinois, United States. [3] As of the 2020 census, Urbana had a population of 38,336. It is a principal city of the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area, which had 236,000 residents in 2020.
Urbana, city, seat (1833) of Champaign county, east-central Illinois, U.S. Urbana is contiguous with Champaign (west), about 135 miles (220 km) southwest of Chicago. The two cities are often called Champaign-Urbana. The area was first settled in 1822, and in 1833 the city was founded as the county.
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Aug 27, 2021 · Contiguous with its sister city, Champaign, Urbana is the tenth most populous city in Illinois outside of the Chicago area. Urbana’s history hinges on the arrival of an agricultural school that opened in 1868 and would eventually evolve into the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana.
Dec 23, 2023 · The Champaign-Urbana metropolitan area stands out from its agricultural surroundings in central Illinois. This sprawling community is roughly 130 miles from both Chicago and Indianapolis and is defined much in part by the campus of the University of Illinois , home of the Fighting Illini.
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