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Champaign County

county in Illinois, United States
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Champaign County

Summary

Champaign County is a county of Illinois[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of county_of_illinois entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (138 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Champaign County is located in Illinois[3].
  • Champaign County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Champaign County's instance of is recorded as county of Illinois[5].
  • Champaign County's capital is recorded as Urbana[6].
  • Champaign County's shares border with is recorded as McLean County[7].
  • Champaign County's shares border with is recorded as Ford County[8].
  • Champaign County's shares border with is recorded as Vermilion County[9].
  • Champaign County's shares border with is recorded as Edgar County[10].
  • Champaign County's shares border with is recorded as Douglas County[11].
  • Champaign County's shares border with is recorded as Piatt County[12].
  • Champaign County is named after Champaign County[13].
  • Champaign County's Commons category is recorded as Champaign County, Illinois[14].
  • 1833 marks the founding of Champaign County[15].
  • Champaign County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.14, 'lon': -88.2}[16].
  • Champaign County's official website is recorded as https://co.champaign.il.us[17].
  • Champaign County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Champaign County, Illinois[18].
  • Champaign County has a population of {'amount': '+201081'}[19].
  • Champaign County has a population of {'amount': '+201416'}[20].
  • Champaign County has a population of {'amount': '+202426'}[21].
  • Champaign County has a population of {'amount': '+203435'}[22].
  • Champaign County has a population of {'amount': '+204897'}[23].
  • Champaign County has a population of {'amount': '+208861'}[24].
  • Champaign County has a population of {'amount': '+205865'}[25].
  • Champaign County's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Champaign County, Illinois[26].
  • Champaign County's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in Champaign County, Illinois[27].

Body

Geography

Champaign County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Illinois[3].

Physical Characteristics

Champaign County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2584'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+201081'}[19], {'amount': '+201416'}[20], {'amount': '+202426'}[21], {'amount': '+203435'}[22], {'amount': '+204897'}[23], and {'amount': '+208861'}[24].

Designation and Status

Champaign County's instance of is recorded as county of Illinois[5].

History and Context

1833 marks the founding of Champaign County[15]. It is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Champaign County ranks in the top 8% of county_of_illinois entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (138 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Illinois United States University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Shares border with → McLean County, Ford County, Vermilion County +3
    Named after → —
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2584'}
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Illinois
    + 36 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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