Partial Special Census to Be Taken in Urbana
Submitted by BridgetB on January 10, 2024 - 12:03pm"For Urbana, this is a story about the impact of COVID-19 on the 2020 Census – we’re doing a Partial Special Census because of the pandemic. We’re working with the Chicago Regional Office of the Census Bureau." – Diane Wolfe Marlin, Mayor of Urbana, Illinois
BACKGROUND:
The City of Urbana is located in east central Illinois and, together with our twin city of Champaign, is home to the flagship campus in the University of Illinois system. Enrollment at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC) is approximately 55,000 students. Typically, UIUC students make up nearly half of the official population of Urbana. Additionally, many faculty, staff and other UIUC employees live here. The student population in Urbana is concentrated in residence halls on campus (there are 6 large university residence halls in Urbana) and in many apartment buildings and houses adjacent to campus.