Broadlands

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Broadlands

Total population

274

Median home value

$125,000

15.3%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$64,063

Broadlands$64k

National$74k

Founded

1876

Elevation681 m

Land area0.33 km²

Weather61°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Coordinates39.91°, -88.00°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

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.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Broadlands, IL from NOAA NWS API.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Nearby places in Illinois

• Longview
  4 mi away
• Camargo
  11.8 mi away
• Metcalf
  12.5 mi away
• Indianola
  13.7 mi away
• Ogden
  14.4 mi away
• Muncie
  16.5 mi away
• Oakland
  17.4 mi away
• Oakwood
  18.2 mi away
• Catlin
  18.8 mi away
• Belgium
  22 mi away
• Garrett
  24 mi away · pop. 88
• Bondville
  24.1 mi away

Browse all places in Illinois →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Broadlands

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Soybean Looper Moth

Chrysodeixis includens

Seen 2026-09-10

Bold Jumping Spider

Phidippus audax

Seen 2026-09-10

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

Seen 2026-09-09

Great Crested Flycatcher

Myiarchus crinitus

Seen 2026-09-08

Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

Seen 2026-09-04

Red-spotted Purple

Limenitis arthemis astyanax

Seen 2026-08-30

Spotted Beet Webworm Moth

Hymenia perspectalis

Seen 2026-08-29

Hackberry Emperor

Asterocampa celtis

Seen 2026-08-28

Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee

Agapostemon virescens

Seen 2026-08-27

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).