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CHAMPAIGN

This article appears in Volume V05, Page 828 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: CAU-CHA
CHAMPAIGN , a city of Champaign county, Illinois, U.S.A., about 125 M. S. by W. of Chicago, on the head-waters of the Vermilion river. Pop. (189o) 5839; (1900) 9098, of whom 973 were foreign-born; (1910
census
 ) 12,421. It is served by the
Cleveland
 , Cincinnati, Chicago & St Louis, the Wabash, and the Illinois Central railways (the last having repair shops here), and by the Illinois (electric) Traction
System
  from Danville, Illinois, to St Louis, Missouri. In 1906 the city covered 3.5 sq. m.; it is situated in a
rich
  agricultural region, and has small manufacturing interests. Immediately
east
  of Champaign is the city of
Urbana
 , the county-seat of Champaign county, served by the Wabash and the
Cleveland
 , Cincinnati, Chicago & St Louis railways, with repair shops of the latter. In 1890 the population of
Urbana
  was 3511; in 'goo, 5728 (300 foreign-born); in r91o, 8245. Partly in Urbana and partly in Champaign is the University of Illinois (see ILLINOls); immediately
south
  of its campus is the 400-acre farm of the university. Each city has a public library, and in Champaign are the Burnham
Athenaeum
 , the Burnham
hospital
 
    See Also:
, the Garwood
home
  for old ladies, and several parks, all gifts of former citizens. Champaign was founded in 1855, incorporated as a city in 186o, and re-chartered in 1883. Urbana secured a city charter in 1855.


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