Champaign, Illinois

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The city of Champaign is located in Champaign County.

Champaign is 230 feet [70.1 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Champaign lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

We searched for American and Canadian communities that also have the name of Champaign, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Champaign had a population of 67,518 people^<2> (or 37.52% of the total population of Champaign County). The population of Champaign represented 0.54% of the total of Illinois, making it the state's 15th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Champaign had a population of 79,389 people. This is an increase of 17.58% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Champaign.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Fisher	N	14 mi [22.53 km]	1,755	6.56% increase
	Homer	E	17 mi [27.36 km]	1,122	6.5% decrease
	Mahomet	NW	8 mi [12.87 km]	6,422	31.68% increase
	Monticello	W	16 mi [25.75 km]	5,350	4.13% increase
	Philo	SE	9 mi [14.48 km]	1,608	22.37% increase
	Rantoul	NE	14 mi [22.53 km]	12,189	5.2% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Champaign.

Websites for Champaign

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The Commemorative Quarter for Illinois<4>

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Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Champaign. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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