Cornland, Illinois
Cornland is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Logan County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 93.[3]
Cornland, Illinois | |
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Cornland Location in Illinois Cornland Location in the United States | |
Coordinates: 39°56′15″N 89°24′06″W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Logan |
Township | Elkhart |
Area | |
• Total | 0.10 sq mi (0.25 km2) |
• Land | 0.10 sq mi (0.25 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 604 ft (184 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 89 |
• Density | 936.84/sq mi (362.41/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Postal code | 62519 |
FIPS code | 17-16431 |
GNIS feature ID | 2628547[1] |
History
Cornland was laid out and platted in 1871 when the Gilman, Clinton & Springfield Railroad was extended to that point.[4] A post office called Cornland has been in operation since 1872.[5]
Geography
The town of Cornland lies on the rolling flat land of the Sangamon River drainage area situated near the bottom grounds of Lake Fork Creek.
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cornland, Illinois
- "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 9, 2011.
- Stringer, Lawrence Beaumont (1911). History of Logan County, Illinois: A Record of Its Settlement, Organization, Progress, and Achievement. Unigraphic. p. 633.
- "Logan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on September 15, 2005. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
- "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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