Urbana is a city in and the county seat

County seat

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 of Champaign County

Champaign County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 38,890 people, 14,952 households, and 10,870 families residing in the county. The population density was 91 people per square mile . There were 15,890 housing units at an average density of 37 per square mile...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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, 47 miles (75.6 km) west of Columbus

Columbus, Ohio

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. Urbana was laid out in 1805, and for a time in 1812 was the headquarters of the Northwestern army. Urbana was named after the town of Urbanna, Virginia

Urbanna, Virginia

Urbanna is a town in Middlesex County, Virginia, United States. Urbanna means “City of Anne” and was named in honor of England’s Queen Anne. The population was 543 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Urbanna is located at ....

. It is the burial-place of the Indian fighter Simon Kenton

Simon Kenton

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. In 1900

United States Census, 1900

The Twelfth United States Census, conducted by the Census Office on June 1, 1900, determined the resident population of the United States to be 76,212,168, an increase of 21.0 percent over the 62,979,766 persons enumerated during the 1890 Census....

, 6,808 people lived in Urbana; in 1910

United States Census, 1910

The Thirteenth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau on April 15, 1910, determined the resident population of the United States to be 92,228,496, an increase of 21.0 percent over the 76,212,168 persons enumerated during the 1900 Census...

, 7,739; and in 1940

United States Census, 1940

The Sixteenth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 132,164,569, an increase of 7.3 percent over the 1930 population of 123,202,624 persons. The census date was April 1, 1940...

, 8,335. The population was 11,613 at the 2000 census. It is the home of Urbana University

Urbana University

Urbana University is a private university specializing in liberal arts education. Urbana is located in Urbana, Ohio, approximately one hour west of Columbus and one hour northeast of Dayton.-History:...

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Urbana is located at 40°6′39"N 83°45′5"W (40.110937, -83.751463).

According to the United States Census Bureau

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, the city has a total area of 6.8 square miles (17.6 km²), all of it land.