Cornland, Illinois

Cornland, Illinois
Cornland is located in Illinois
Cornland
Cornland
Location in Illinois
Cornland is located in the United States
Cornland
Cornland
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°56′15″N 89°24′06″W / 39.93750°N 89.40167°W / 39.93750; -89.40167[1]
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyLogan
TownshipElkhart
Area
 • Total
0.10 sq mi (0.25 km2)
 • Land0.10 sq mi (0.25 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation604 ft (184 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
89
 • Density936.84/sq mi (362.41/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Postal code
62519
FIPS code17-16431
GNIS feature ID2628547[1]

Cornland is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Logan County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 93.[3]

History

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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

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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.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
202089
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cornland, Illinois
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 9, 2011.
  4. ^ Stringer, Lawrence Beaumont (1911). History of Logan County, Illinois: A Record of Its Settlement, Organization, Progress, and Achievement. Unigraphic. p. 633.
  5. ^ "Logan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on September 15, 2005. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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