page_title: Broadlands, Illinois
hierarchical_section_title: Broadlands, Illinois
context_page_description: Broadlands is a village in Champaign County, Illinois, along the East Branch of the Embarras River. The population was 349 at the 2010 census. Originally owned by the Sullivant family, Broadlands was, at over 70,000 acres, one of the world's largest farms in the late 1860s. Broadlands was sold to John T. Alexander in 1866, and it was broken up upon his death in 1876 to pay his creditors.
context_section_description: Broadlands is a village in Champaign County, Illinois, along the East Branch of the Embarras River.  The population was 349 at the 2010 census.  Originally owned by the Sullivant family, Broadlands was, at over 70,000 acres (280 km²), one of the world's largest farms in the late 1860s.  Broadlands was sold to John T. Alexander in 1866, and it was broken up upon his death in 1876 to pay his creditors.
caption: Location of Broadlands in Champaign County, Illinois. Note: Broadlands is the village in the lower right, colored red.