Urbana, Illinois

Urbana, Illinois
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Urbana is located in Illinois
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Urbana
Urbana is located in the United States
Urbana
Urbana
Coordinates: 40°06′38″N 88°11′50″W / 40.11056°N 88.19722°W / 40.11056; -88.19722[1]
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyChampaign
Founded1833
Named forUrbana, Ohio, U.S.
Government
 • TypeMayor–council
 • MayorDiane Wolfe Marlin (D)
Area
 • City
11.90 sq mi (30.83 km2)
 • Land11.83 sq mi (30.64 km2)
 • Water0.07 sq mi (0.19 km2)
Elevation732 ft (223 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • City
38,336
 • Density3,240.57/sq mi (1,251.15/km2)
 • Metro
236,072
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Postal code
61801–61803
Area codes217, 447
FIPS code17-77005
GNIS ID2397097[1]
Websiteurbanaillinois.us Edit this at Wikidata

Urbana (/ɜːrˈbænə/ ur-BAN) 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 is notable for sharing the main campus of the University of Illinois with its twin city of Champaign.

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Urbana, Illinois
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2011.