Champaign Information: Tickets, Venues, Events and More

Champaign is a city that is located in Champaign County, Illinois, in the United States. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 17.0square miles (44.1km²), of which, 17.0square miles (44.0km²) of it is land and 0.04square miles (0.1km²) of it (0.12%) is water.

According to the Census that was held in the year 2000, “there were 67,518 people, 27,071 households, and 12,452 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,974.6 people per square mile (1,534.4/km²). There were 28,556 housing units at an average density of 1,681.0/sq mi (648.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 73.16% White, 15.62% African American, 0.24% Native American, 6.83% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.94% from other races, and 2.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 4.03% of the population.

There were 27,071 households out of which 22.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.4% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 54.0% were non-families. 36.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the city the population was spread out with 17.8% under the age of 18, 31.7% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 15.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females there were 102.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.9 males.”

Famous Personalities

• Scott Anderson, physicist

• Bonnie Blair, olympic gold-medalist speed skater

• Braid, rock band

• Bill Geist, CBS News correspondent

• Matt Herges, major league pitcher

• Hum, space rock/alternative rock group

The Assembly Hall-il and the Memorial Stadium-il are the two most famous venues of the city.