Champaign-Urbana, IL

1958‑1959:		Champaign-Urbana, IL SMA
1959‑1973:		Champaign-Urbana, IL SMSA
1973‑1983:		Champaign-Urbana-Rantoul, IL SMSA
1983‑1992:		Champaign-Urbana-Rantoul, IL MSA
1992‑2003:		Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA
2003‑2006:		Champaign-Urbana, IL Metro Area

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Champaign County, IL	106,100	132,436	163,281	168,392	173,025	179,669	184,704

Ford County, IL	15,901	16,606	16,382	15,265	14,275	14,241	14,163

Piatt County, IL	13,970	14,960	15,509	16,581	15,548	16,365	16,602



Total	-	132,436	163,281	168,392	173,025	179,669	215,469
Percent Change	-	-	23.3%	3.1%	2.8%	3.8%	19.9%



Total (as currently defined)	135,971	164,002	195,172	200,238	202,848	210,275	215,469
Percent Change	-	20.6%	19.0%	2.6%	1.3%	3.7%	2.5%

Timeline

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Component

Champaign County, IL

Ford County, IL

Piatt County, IL

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950	1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Champaign, IL	39,563	49,583	*	56,532	*	58,133	*	63,502	*	67,518	*	71,568	*

Urbana, IL	22,834	27,294	*	32,800	*	35,978	*	36,344	*	36,395	*	38,463	*

Rantoul, IL	6,387	22,116		25,562		20,161	*	17,212	*	12,857		12,483



Total	0	76,877		89,332		114,272		117,058		103,913		110,031
Metro	0	132,436		163,281		168,392		173,025		179,669		215,469
Percent		58.0%		54.7%		67.9%		67.7%		57.8%		51.1%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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City

Champaign, IL

Urbana, IL

Rantoul, IL

Urban/Rural Population



1960				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			100,130	75.6%
		UA Population		78,014	58.9%
	Rural Population			32,306	24.4%

	Inside Central Cities			76,877	58.0%
	Outside Central Cities			55,559	42.0%

	Total Metro Area Population			132,436	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Champaign-Urbana, IL		78,014	78,014	100.0%

	Total			78,014


	population figures are from the 1960 census, metro areas as defined Oct 1963




1970				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			125,979	77.2%
		UA Population		100,417	61.5%
	Rural Population			37,302	22.8%

	Inside Central Cities			114,894	70.4%
	Outside Central Cities			48,387	29.6%

	Total Metro Area Population			163,281	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Champaign-Urbana, IL		100,417	100,417	100.0%

	Total			100,417


	population figures are from the 1970 census, metro areas as defined Apr 1973




1980				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			129,439	76.9%
		UA Population		109,278	64.9%
	Rural Population			38,953	23.1%

	Inside Central Cities			114,272	67.9%
	Outside Central Cities			54,120	32.1%

	Total Metro Area Population			168,392	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Champaign-Urbana, IL		109,278	109,278	100.0%

	Total			109,278


	population figures are from the 1980 census, metro areas as defined Jun 1983




1990				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			141,192	81.6%
		UA Population		115,524	66.8%
	Rural Population			31,833	18.4%

	Inside Central Cities			99,846	57.7%
	Outside Central Cities			73,179	42.3%

	Total Metro Area Population			173,025	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Champaign-Urbana, IL		115,524	115,524	100.0%

	Total			115,524


	population figures are from the 1990 census, metro areas as defined Jun 1993




2000				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			164,588	78.3%
		UA Population		123,938	58.9%
	Rural Population			45,687	21.7%

	Inside Principal Cities			103,913	49.4%
	Outside Principal Cities			106,362	50.6%

	Total Metro Area Population			210,275	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Champaign, IL		123,938	123,938	100.0%

	Total			123,938


	population figures are from the 2000 census, metro areas as defined Jun 2003

Component Change History




Dec 1958



-		New SMA: Champaign-Urbana, IL SMA
-		Champaign County, IL included as original SMA component
-		Champaign, IL designated as original central city of new SMA
-		Urbana, IL designated as original central city of new SMA


Apr 1973



-		Title of Champaign-Urbana, IL SMSA changed to Champaign-Urbana-Rantoul, IL SMSA
-		Rantoul, IL designated as central city of SMSA


Dec 1992



-		Title of Champaign-Urbana-Rantoul, IL MSA changed to Champaign-Urbana, IL MSA
-		Rantoul, IL no longer designated as central city


Jun 2003



-		Ford County, IL added
-		Piatt County, IL added

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