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Foosland is a village in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. The population was 75 at the 2020 census. The village is named after William Foos, who owned 3,500 acres in the area in the 1840s.

Foosland village overview:
Name:	Foosland village
LSAD Code:	47
LSAD Description:	village (suffix)
State:	Illinois
County:	Champaign County
Elevation:	735 ft (224 m)
Total Area:	0.07 sq mi (0.18 km²)
Land Area:	0.07 sq mi (0.18 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	75
Population Density:	1,086.96/sq mi (422.64/km²)
Area code:	217
FIPS code:	1726662

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History

Foosland was founded in 1874 and a post office was established on June 19 that year. The town is named after William Foos, an Ohioan who was instrumental in the establishment of the town, and in the placement there of a station of the Chicago-Paducah railroad. He bought and drained about 3,500 acres of nearby land and, through a local superintendent, managed a tenant farming operation. Foosland was incorporated in 1959. Champaign County Judge Frederick S. Green approved a canvass of votes of elected officers. The first mayor was Paul Verkler.

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Geography

Foosland is located in the northwest corner of Champaign County three miles southeast of Illinois Route 54. Gibson City lies nine miles to the northeast along Route 54 and Champaign is approximately 22 miles to the southeast. Lone Tree Creek, a tributary to the Sangamon River, flows past the south side of the community.

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Foosland has a total area of 0.07 square miles (0.18 km), all land.