Urbana, Illinois

Urbana, Illinois
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Urbana
Urbana
Coordinates: 40°06′38″N 88°11′50″W / 40.11056°N 88.19722°W / 40.11056; -88.19722
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyChampaign
TownshipCunningham
Founded1833
Named afterUrbana, Ohio, US
Government
 • TypeMayor–council
 • MayorDeShawn Williams (D)
Area
 • City
11.90 sq mi (30.83 km2)
 • Land11.83 sq mi (30.64 km2)
 • Water0.073 sq mi (0.19 km2)
Elevation
732 ft (223 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • City
38,336
 • Density3,240.5/sq mi (1,251.15/km2)
 • Metro
236,072
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Postal code
61801–61803
Area codes217, 447
FIPS code17-77005
GNIS ID2397097
Websitewww.urbanail.gov

Urbana (/ɜːrˈbænə/ ur-BAN) is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, United States, and its county seat. 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 is notable for sharing the main campus of the University of Illinois with its twin city of Champaign.