Welcome to Ludlow ...

The village of Ludlow is located in Champaign County<1>.

The location of Ludlow has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Ludlow: LUHD-loh<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ludlow, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1867.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ludlow has a population of 356 people<4> (see below for details).

Ludlow is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: Ludlow lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Ludlow (for example, toward Ambia (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Ludlow is within the boundaries of the (217) area code.

The ZIP code for Ludlow: 60949<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ludlow had an population of 356 people. This is a decrease of 4.04% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.88% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ludlow had a population of 371 people. This makes Ludlow the county's 18th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 371 people, the population of Ludlow increased 14.51% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 324 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Ludlow.

Communities Also Named Ludlow ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Ludlow - they are located in California, Colorado, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), New Brunswick, New York, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota and Vermont.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ludlow.

Communities near Ludlow ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ludlow.

• Champaign
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champaign
  • Champaign is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Champaign <7>
• Urbana
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
  • Urbana is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <7>
• Rantoul
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rantoul have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
  • Rantoul is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rantoul <7>
• Mahomet
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahomet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahomet
  • Mahomet is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahomet <7>
• Paxton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paxton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
  • Paxton is located in Ford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paxton <7>
• Saint Joseph
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Joseph have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Saint Joseph is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <7>
• Gibson City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson City
  • Gibson City is located in Ford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,275 people
  • Gibson City has also been known as:
  • Gibson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson City <7>
• Fisher
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
  • Fisher is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,911 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisher <7>
• Thomasboro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomasboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasboro
  • Thomasboro is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomasboro <7>
• Gifford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gifford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
  • Gifford is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,035 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gifford <7>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ludlow. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ludlow.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ludlow. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ludlow.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ludlow. See our Newspapers Page for Ludlow.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ludlow ...

Looking for more information about Ludlow? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Ludlow, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ludlow.

Adding Ludlow to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ludlow in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ludlow was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Ludlow post office opened in 1867.

We also found Ludlow in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ludlow.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ludlow. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Champaign County: www.co.champaign.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov