Broadlands, Illinois
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Broadlands is a village in Champaign County, Illinois, along the East Branch of the Embarras River. The population was 316 at the 2020 census. Originally owned by the Sullivant family, Broadlands was, at over 70,000 acres (280 km2), one of the world's largest farms in the late 1860s. Broadlands was sold to John T. Alexander in 1866, and it was broken up upon his death in 1876 to pay his creditors.[4]
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Broadlands | |
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Coordinates: 39°54′32″N 87°59′57″W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Champaign |
Township | Ayers |
Government | |
• Village president | Bruce Block[2] |
Area | |
• Total | 0.32 sq mi (0.84 km2) |
• Land | 0.32 sq mi (0.84 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 682 ft (208 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 316 |
• Density | 981.37/sq mi (378.36/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 217 |
FIPS code | 17-08420 |
GNIS feature ID | 2397459[1] |
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