Broadlands | |
|---|---|
 Location of Broadlands in Champaign County, Illinois. | |
.svg) Location of Illinois in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 39°54′32″N 87°59′57″W / 39.90889°N 87.99917°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Champaign |
| Township | Ayers |
| Government | |
| • Village president | Bruce Block[2] |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.32 sq mi (0.84 km2) |
| • Land | 0.32 sq mi (0.84 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 682 ft (208 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 316 |
| • Density | 981.37/sq mi (378.36/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 217 |
| FIPS code | 17-08420 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2397459[1] |
Broadlands is a village in Champaign County, Illinois, along the East Branch of the Embarras River. The population was 316 at the 2020 census. Originally owned by the Sullivant family, Broadlands was, at over 70,000 acres (280 km2), one of the world's largest farms in the late 1860s. Broadlands was sold to John T. Alexander in 1866, and it was broken up upon his death in 1876 to pay his creditors.[4]
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Broadlands, Illinois
- ^ "Incorporated Cities, Towns & Villages of Illinois" (PDF). Illinois Blue Book (2021-2022 ed.). Springfield. ISSN 0191-104X. OCLC 1645571.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ "The Cattle King" (PDF). New York Times. September 3, 1876.