Campus

History

Campus was laid out and platted by Charles William Sheldon (1839–1911) in April 1880, along the Wabash Railroad on his farm of . The town was named "Campus" because the many trees were reminiscent of a college campus. Sheldon was a farmer and he owned the first business in town, Campus Brick & Tile Co. He later sold the company, which passed through several owners before closing in 1952. Over the years the tile company produced millions of feet of drain tile and was one of the principal industries in the town. The present brick building on Elm Street was begun in June 1983 and completed a year later. A rectory was built next to the church. A convent school was built in 1898 on the other side of Elm Street. The school closed in 1930 and was vacant for several years. It later served as a vocation center and home for priests.

Geography

Campus is located in northeastern Livingston County. Most of the village is in Round Grove Township, but four blocks of the village are in Broughton Township to the south. Campus is by road southeast of Dwight. According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Campus has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  397
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  246
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  194
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  178
• Common Grackle

  Quiscalus quiscula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  176
• Killdeer

  Charadrius vociferus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  137
• Red-tailed Hawk

  Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  126
• Rock Pigeon

  Columba livia J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
  117

Most recent

• M 2.6 — 2025-03-15
  6 km W of Dwight, Illinois
• M 3.1 — 2024-07-15
  2 km WNW of Somonauk, Illinois
• M 3.6 — 2023-11-15
  1 km SSW of Standard, Illinois
• M 3.2 — 2013-11-04
  1 km SSW of Lyons, Illinois
• M 4.2 — 2004-06-28
  12 km NW of Dayton, Illinois