Profile for Urbana, Illinois, IL

Public transportation: Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Ranked No. 4 among medium-sized cities in the ePodunk College Town Index, 2002

Well-known residents have included:
· Roger Ebert, film critic
· Jennie Garth, actress

Local festivals include:

• Champaign County Fair - July 20-28, 2007

Historic sites and museums: Museum of Natural History, Krannert Art Museum & Kinkead Pavilion

Colleges and universities: University of Illinois

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was above the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 72

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Airports (1)

Archives (1)

Attractions (1)

Cemeteries (16)

Colleges (2)

Communities (10)

Hotels (22)

Libraries (3)

Museums (1)

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• Residence in 1995, of people in Urbana
• School enrollment & education levels in Urbana
• Transportation & commute times in Urbana
• Champaign County data
• Fastest-growing counties in Illinois
• State data - Illinois
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Urbana demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Champaign County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Champaign-Urbana area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 61801 ZIP code.

(Also see local map below.)

• Urbana city government
• Champaign County government

19% of Urbana residents report German ancestry, and 10% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Urbana ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Urbana
• Cemeteries in Champaign County
• Libraries in or near Urbana

Post a query on a message board:

• Champaign County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - IL data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

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• Urbana historic sites
• Urbana area parks
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• Urbana area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Champaign County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Illinois cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Urbana
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• Communities in Champaign County

• Urbana business guide
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Illinois
• Local ordinances in Illinois (Partial selection)

• Crime in Champaign County
• Arrests in Champaign County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Illinois
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Urbana was $15,969, compared with $21,587 nationally.

• Banks
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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Champaign County economic census
• Champaign County economic summary
• Champaign County employment growth
• Champaign County unemployment rate
• Illinois economic data

54% of Urbana residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Urbana
• Colleges in Illinois
• Learning Disabilities Association in Illinois
• Schools in or near Urbana
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• School report cards
• Yearbooks (old) of Illinois high schools

• Movies playing in or near Urbana
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• Air pollution in Champaign County
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• Land contamination in Champaign County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Illinois
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Champaign County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Illinois

Urbana festival dates:

• Champaign County Fair - July 20-28, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Urbana festival web sites:

• Champaign County Fair

• ePodunk festival listings
• Illinois county fairs
• Illinois festivals (Illinois tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Urbana

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Urbana
• Geocaches in Illinois

• Urbana items now on sale

• Urbana local government Web site
• Champaign County government
• Illinois state government
• Driver's licenses
• Motor vehicles
• Passports
• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

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• Urbana medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

Historic districts in Urbana include Elm Street Court ... View historic districts

• Historic sites in or near Urbana
• Historic sites in Illinois
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• Museums in Illinois
• Illinois state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Champaign County genealogy forum

Median rent in Urbana, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $463.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $859.

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• Jobs in the Urbana area
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Libraries in Urbana include Urbana Free Library ... View libraries

• Illinois library

• Illinois statewide library catalog

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TV stations in Urbana include WCCU, WILL.

National Public Radio programming is carried locally by WILL-AM.

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Champaign County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Urbana political report.

• Illinois Democratic party
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• Champaign County elections board
• Illinois elections board

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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Urbana
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The average commute time for Urbana workers is 15 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 3 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Urbana between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of .8 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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• Urbana travel guide
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• Illinois tourism bureau

• Monthly averages & records
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