The C-U Urbanized Area

The Champaign-Urbana urbanized area had a 2015 population of 148,925 (+/-427), and covered 47 square miles of Champaign County, according to the American Community Survey (ACS) 2011-2015 5-year estimates.

•  General population characteristics

•  Employment

•  Traveling pattern

The rest of this section provides an overview of the municipalities that make up the urbanized area with data from the ACS 2011-2015 5-year estimates.

City of Champaign

The City of Champaign is the largest and most populated municipality in the urbanized area with a population of 84,008 (+/-58). As of 2015, the approximate land area of the City of Champaign was 22.6 square miles.

City of Urbana

The City of Urbana is the second largest and most populated municipality in the urbanized area with a 2015  population of 41,998 (+/-40). As of 2015, the approximate land area of the City of Urbana was 11.9 square miles.

Village of Savoy

The Village of Savoy, located south of the City of Champaign,  is the third largest municipality in the urbanized area with a 2015 population of 8,066 (+/-280), and an approximate land area of 3.3 square miles.

Village of Bondville

The Village of Bondville is located approximately two miles west of the City of Champaign on Illinois Route 10. It is the smallest and least populated municipality in the urbanized area with a 2015 population of 476 (+/-91), and an approximate land area of 0.25 square miles.

Village of Tolono

The Village of Tolono is located south of the Village of Savoy with a 2015 population of 3,066 (+/-328), and an approximate land area of 2.1 square miles.