Illini 411: What percentage of the campus is in Urbana versus Champaign?

Champaign-Urbana Street Map, 1913 (Image courtesy of U. of I. Archives)

A: It’s almost an even split. Keeping in mind that the dividing line between Champaign and Urbana is Wright Street, it breaks down like this: Champaign, 52.7 percent; Urbana, 47.3 percent.

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