Champaign

city in Champaign County, Illinois, United States
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Champaign

Summary

Champaign is a city in the United States[1]. Champaign ranks in the top 3% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,551 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Champaign is located in Champaign County[3].
  • Champaign is in the country of United States[4].
  • Champaign's instance of is recorded as city in the United States[5].
  • Champaign's instance of is recorded as township of Illinois[6].
  • Champaign's postal code is recorded as 61820[7].
  • Champaign's postal code is recorded as 61821[8].
  • Champaign's postal code is recorded as 61822[9].
  • Champaign's postal code is recorded as 61824[10].
  • Champaign's postal code is recorded as 61825[11].
  • Champaign's postal code is recorded as 61826[12].
  • Champaign's Commons category is recorded as Champaign, Illinois[13].
  • Champaign's located in time zone is recorded as Central Time Zone[14].
  • Champaign's local dialing code is recorded as 217[15].
  • 1855 marks the founding of Champaign[16].
  • Champaign's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.11638888888889, 'lon': -88.24361111111111}[17].
  • Champaign's official website is recorded as http://ci.champaign.il.us/[18].
  • Champaign's official website is recorded as https://champaignil.gov[19].
  • Champaign's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Champaign, Illinois[20].
  • Champaign has a population of {'amount': '+1727'}[21].
  • Champaign has a population of {'amount': '+81055'}[22].
  • Champaign has a population of {'amount': '+88302'}[23].
  • Champaign's office held by head of government is recorded as Mayor of Champaign, Illinois[24].
  • Champaign's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[25].
  • Champaign's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Champaign'}[26].
  • Champaign's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Champaign, Illinois[27].

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Founding

1855 marks the founding of Champaign[16].

Identity

Champaign's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Champaign'}[26].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Champaign include Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area[28], a metropolitan statistical area[29], in United States[30].

Why It Matters

Champaign ranks in the top 3% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,551 views/month).[2] Champaign has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] Champaign is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Entities named for Champaign include Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area[28], a metropolitan statistical area[29], in United States[30].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Mxn · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Water as percent of area {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+0.1185'}
    Territory overlaps Champaign urban area
    Office held by head of government Mayor of Champaign, Illinois
    Official website http://ci.champaign.il.us/, https://champaignil.gov
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P13337]]: champaign.il.us"
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