The Shadow Wood area’s Hispanic population has grown by more than four times since the previous census. Out of 850 residents, more than 600 are of Hispanic origin, according to census
data.
The Hispanic population in the Shadow Wood area has grown to nearly 150 residents out of a total population of slightly more than 600, according to census data.
After acquiring the property earlier in the year, the city of Champaign tears down the nearby Green Apartments, “the focal point for criminal activity in the area” and a source of “significant amounts of narcotics trafficking,” according to city documents.
Photo courtesy of the city of Champaign
Champaign resident John Barr opens Shadow Wood "to keep pace with the growth of the mobile home industry," he tells the Champaign-Urbana Courier newspaper.
Article courtesy of the Champaign County Historical Archives
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