Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area

metropolitan area in Illinois, United States
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Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area

Summary

Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area is a metropolitan statistical area[1]. It draws 147 Wikipedia views per month (metropolitan_statistical_area category, ranking #40 of 156).[2]

Key Facts

  • Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area is located in Illinois[3].
  • Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area is in the country of United States[4].
  • Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area's image is recorded as Champaign-Night.jpg[5].
  • Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area's instance of is recorded as metropolitan statistical area[6].
  • Champaign is named after Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area[7].
  • Urbana is named after Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area[8].
  • Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Champaign County[9].
  • Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ford County[10].
  • Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Piatt County[11].
  • Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area's locator map image is recorded as Champaign-Urbana Metropolitan Area.png[12].
  • Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area's Commons category is recorded as Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area[13].
  • Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.1, 'lon': -88.25}[14].
  • Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02rv30[15].
  • Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area's FIPS 6-4 ID is recorded as 16580[16].
  • Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area[17].
  • Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area's page banner is recorded as WV banner Champaign Urbana UIUC campus.jpg[18].
  • Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area's population is recorded as {'amount': '+222538'}[19].
  • Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Champaign-Urbana, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area'}[20].
  • Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area[21].
  • Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area's GeoNames ID is recorded as 12213408[22].
  • Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area'}[23].
  • Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+222'}[24].
  • Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area's BabelNet ID is recorded as 03391115n[25].
  • Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area's territory overlaps is recorded as Champaign urban area[26].
  • Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area's Quora topic ID is recorded as Champaign-Greater-Metropolitan-Area[27].

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Geography

Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Illinois[3].

Physical Characteristics

Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+222'}[24]. Its population is recorded as {'amount': '+222538'}[19].

Designation and Status

Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area's instance of is recorded as metropolitan statistical area[6].

History and Context

Things named after include Champaign[7], a city in the United States[28], in United States[29], founded in 1855[30] and Urbana[8], a city in the United States[31], in United States[32], founded in 1833[33].

Why It Matters

Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area draws 147 Wikipedia views per month (metropolitan_statistical_area category, ranking #40 of 156).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . GeoNames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . OMB Bulletin No. 23-01. wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . GeoNames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . OMB Bulletin No. 23-01. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . OMB Bulletin No. 23-01. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . OMB Bulletin No. 23-01. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . OMB Bulletin No. 23-01. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . OMB Bulletin No. 23-01. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . OMB Bulletin No. 23-01. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . OMB Bulletin No. 23-01. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . GeoNames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . GeoNames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . 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. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Shuaib-bot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for people born here Category:Births in the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area
    Topic's main category Category:Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area
    Population
    Coordinate location {'lat': 40.1, 'lon': -88.25}
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