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Urbana (/ ɜːr ˈ b æ n ə / ur-BAN-ə) is a city in and the county seat of Champaign County, Illinois, United States. [3] As of the 2020 census, Urbana had a population of 38,336. It is a principal city of the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area, which had 236,000 residents in 2020.
Urbana, city, seat (1833) of Champaign county, east-central Illinois, U.S. Urbana is contiguous with Champaign (west), about 135 miles (220 km) southwest of Chicago. The two cities are often called Champaign-Urbana.
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Urbana was founded first, in 1833. Champaign was originally built around a train depot two miles west of town in 1854. As the cities have grown, they have moved closer together.
The Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area, also known as Champaign–Urbana and Urbana–Champaign as well as Chambana (colloquially), is a metropolitan area in east-central Illinois.
Urbana is a major Christian student missions conference sponsored by InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. The event is designed to inform Christian students about global issues and issues around the world and missional living.
The city of Urbana is located in Champaign county in east-central Illinois. Urbana is adjacent to Champaign (to the west), about 135 miles (220 kilometers) southwest of Chicago, Illinois. The two cities are often called Champaign-Urbana.
“Urbana is a clannish, shut-in sort of a place,” he muttered, looking suspiciously around to see that nobody from Urbana was listening. “If you will investigate you will find that the people there intermarry, and have for generations, thus producing a peculiar and unmistakable type.
