Campus, IL

Campus is a village in Round Grove and Broughton townships, Livingston County, Illinois. The 2020 census counted 149 residents. Campus was laid out and platted by Charles William Sheldon in April 1880, along the Wabash Railroad on his farm of 640 acres. The town was named "Campus" because the many trees were reminiscent of a college campus. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Campus, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Campus, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. 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.