Urbana, Illinois
Urbana, Illinois A snowy day in Carle Park west of the Urbana High School.
A snowy day in Carle Park west of the Urbana High School.
Urbana, Illinois is positioned in Champaign County, Illinois Urbana, Illinois - Urbana, Illinois Show map of Champaign County, Illinois Urbana / r b n / is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of Champaign County, Illinois, United States. The populace was 41,250 at the 2010 census.
Urbana is the tenth-most crowded city in Illinois outside of the Chicago urbane area.
Most of the ground of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is positioned in Urbana.
6.2 Urbana Free Library 6.4 The Urbana Sweetcorn Festival 6.6 The Urbana Lincoln Hotel 8.2 Urbana High School 8.3 University Laboratory High School 8.4 Urbana Middle School 8.5 Urbana Elementary schools The Urbana region was first settled in 1822, when it was called "Big Grove". When the county of Champaign was organized in 1833, the governmental center of county was positioned on 40 acres of territory tendered by Col.
Busey, considered to be the city's founder, and the name "Urbana" was adopted after Urbana, Ohio, the hometown of State Senator Vance. The creation of the new town was jubilated for the first time in July 4, 1833. Urbana suffered a setback when the Chicago branch of the Illinois Central Railroad, which had been expected to pass through town, was instead laid down two miles west, where the territory was flatter.
The town of West Urbana interval up around the train depot assembled there in 1854, and in 1861 its name was changed to Champaign.
The competition between the two metros/cities provoked Urbana to tear down the ten-year-old County Courthouse and replace it with a much larger and fancier structure, to ensure that the governmental center of county would remain in Urbana. Illinois Industrial University, which would evolve into the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, opened in 1868 with 77 students. A number of accomplishments to merge Urbana and Champaign have floundered at the polls. Downtown Urbana is positioned southwest of the intersection of its two busiest streets: U.S.
Most of Urbana lies south of I-74.
The Lincoln exit is closest to the University of Illinois, while the Cunningham exit goes to downtown Urbana.
The University exit goes to downtown Urbana as well as Illinois Route 130 to Philo.
The Norfolk Southern operates an east to west line through Urbana.
The NS line joins industries in easterly Urbana to the Norfolk Southern chief line at Mansfield, Illinois, west of Champaign.
Construction of the line was begun by the Danville, Urbana, Bloomington and Pekin Railroad.
A branch line of the Norfolk and Western Railway (formerly the Wabash Railroad) used to connect Urbana with the chief line from Danville to Decatur at Sidney, Illinois, but this was first rerouted and later closed in the early 1990s.
Urbana has Mayor-Council government, of the strong-mayor form.
Urbana is positioned at 40 6 35 N 88 12 15 W (40.109665, 88.204247). According to the 2010 census, Urbana has a total region of 11.69 square miles (30.28 km2), of which 11.65 square miles (30.17 km2) (or 99.66%) is territory and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (or 0.34%) is water. Urbana borders the town/city of Champaign.
Climate data for Urbana, Illinois (1981 2010 normals) The Market at the Square, also known as the Farmers' Market, has been a improve event in Urbana since 1979. Every Saturday morning from some time in May to some time in November, dozens of vendors set up shop in the Lincoln Square parking lot in downtown Urbana.
Urbana Free Library Urbana Free Library The Urbana Free Library is positioned in the downtown area.
The library is one of the first enhance libraries in Illinois and was established in 1874. The historic building which homes the library was assembled in 1918.
Established in 1956, The Champaign County Historical Archives is a department of The Urbana Free Library that maintains a research-level compilation on the history and genealogy of Champaign County.
Although it focuses on Champaign County, the Archives holds extensive collections of works dealing with the rest of Illinois and those states that document the momentous migration routes of the communities that comprise Champaign County.
Whether you have Champaign County ancestors (or no connections to the county at all), are interested in small-town history, there is a richness of origin useful materials available for your research. The CCHA is also home to the Local History Online database. Local History Online is a convenient and elected single-search access to holdings (books and journals, Champaign County records, City of Urbana municipal records, newspapers, directories, school yearbooks, images, maps, oral histories, small-town organization newsletters and other special collections) of the Champaign County Historical Archives, including digital content.
The library is publicly funded and receives additional support from about 600 citizens who have joined "The Friends of the Urbana Free Library".
The Urbana Sweetcorn Festival The Urbana Sweetcorn Festival is an annual festival in Urbana.
It was first held in August 1975 in the Busey Bank parking lot in downtown Urbana.
The Urbana Business Association is now responsible for the planning of the festival, over the years adding a small-town car show, an period family area, live music on multiple stages, food, vendors, beer, in the heart of downtown Urbana.
In addition to corn and beverages, the festival has offered a range of activities and affairs, including a display of antique and other collectors' cars and volksmarches, arts affairs, a dog show, and a book sale organized by the Friends of the Urbana Free Library. Candlestick Lane is the name for a neighborhood in easterly Urbana.
The City of Urbana installs special red and green street signs, reading "Candlestick Lane" and "Grant Place" amid the Holiday season.
The Urbana Lincoln Hotel The Urbana Lincoln Hotel is connected to Lincoln Square Mall, an indoor walking mall, in the center of Urbana.
The hotel was designed by famed Urbana architect Joseph Royer in 1923 and opened a several rooms on November 1, 1923, to accommodate guests for the University's Homecoming game.
The hotel opened under new management and a new name, Urbana Landmark Hotel, on December 1, 2012, but closed in July 2015 and is listed for sale. The Cinema Gallery in downtown Urbana Main article: List of citizens from Urbana, Illinois Urbana High School, 2003 Most of the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign ground is in this city.
Urbana High School Urbana High School's current building was assembled in 1914.
It was designed by architect Joseph Royer who also designed many other region buildings such as the Urbana Free Library and the Champaign County Court House.
The Urbana Park District Indoor Aquatic Center was assembled in 2003, adjoining Urbana High School and bringing the building to its current visage.
He returned to work as a history teacher at Urbana High School, where he worked until his death in 1966 at the age of 53. Film critic and Urbana native Roger Ebert was a 1960 graduate of Urbana High School.
The Urbana High School Sports Complex was improved in 2011 with a new turf football field, new lights, new concession stand, new bleachers, new soccer fields, and a new press box.
The Cobb Auditorium at Urbana High School began renovation in 2011.
University Laboratory High School Not part of the Urbana School District, University Laboratory High School is a publicly funded laboratory school positioned on the ground of the University of Illinois in Urbana.
Urbana Middle School Urbana Middle School was first known as Urbana Junior High School in 1953.
The school presently serves 954 students from grades 6 to 8. The school is famous for its band program, which went to the Illinois State Band Competition (Superstate) twelve years in a row from 1994 2006. Urbana Elementary schools The Elementary schools in Urbana are: Leal, King, Dr.
Urbana Early Childhood School is the former Washington Early Childhood Center and is positioned on the Prairie Campus next to Dr.
Urbana Adult Education focuses on education opportunities for inhabitants who are 17 years of age and older and who are from Urbana, Champaign, and the encircling communities.
Urbana Middle School and all elementary schools in the Urbana School District passed their Adequate Yearly Progress in the 2005 2006 school year, as determined by scores in the Illinois Standards Achievement Test.
However, Urbana High School (by way of the Prairie State Achievement Examination) did not.
University Laboratory High School students do not take these tests because, despite the fact that University High is a enhance school, it is not part of a small-town school district. Carle Park, established in 1909, is positioned at Indiana and Garfield, just west of Urbana High School in Central Urbana.
The Lincoln statue was previously sited in front of the Urbana Lincoln Hotel, but was moved after only a several months.
The Urbana Dog Park, positioned on East Perkins Road, is a place to walk one's dog without a leash.
The ART IN THE PARK, just north of the Urbana City Hall (400 S.
The Spirit Tree specifically gives new meaning to Urbana's designation as a "Tree City" and to trees as landmarks or beacons.
To find about the other parks and recreational areas in Urbana, see Urbana Park District Facilities The Urbana Indoor Aquatic Center is a enhance indoor pool directed by the Urbana Park District and Urbana School District.
It is positioned between Urbana High School and Urbana Middle School.
90.9 WILL, Classical music, Public Radio, (RDS), transmitting from Urbana 580 WILL, Public Radio, transmitting from Urbana In the 1968 film, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Urbana was titled as the locale where the malfunctioning HAL 9000 computer of the ill-fated Discovery Mission to Jupiter was programmed.
The 1959 comedy Some Like it Hot also mentions Urbana.
Near the beginning of this film, Jack Lemmon's character, an unemployed bass player, suggests to Tony Curtis, a saxophone player, that the two visit Urbana to play at the University of Illinois.
Urbana provides the setting for Bert I.
Spanish writer Javier Cercas uses Urbana as the geographical background for two of his novels, "La velocidad de la luz" (2005) and "El inquilino" (1989).
Since 2008, Urbana is a sister town/city with Zomba, Malawi. The town/city of Urbana has been awarded a primary grant from Sister Cities International to undertake a trilateral pilot universal involving Urbana, Zomba, Malawi, and the Haizhu District, China.
Urbana has had a Sister City relationship with Zomba since 2009 and is in the process of establishing such a relationship with Haizhu District, Guangzhou City, China.Urbana is one of only three metros/cities in the United States to be awarded a Sino-African grant.
"History of the City of Urbana" "The Urbana Free Library 1874 - Present".
"Champaign County Historical Archives".
In Memoriam, Urbaha High School Class of 1962, retrieved 23 October 2011 "Urbana's Sister City Program--Zomba, Malawi".
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