Cornland, Illinois

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Cornland, Illinois
Census-designated place
Cornland, Illinois
Coordinates: 39°56′15″N89°24′06″W / 39.93750°N 89.40167°W / 39.93750; -89.40167 [1]
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
County Logan
Township Elkhart
Area
[2]
 • Total
0.10 sq mi (0.25 km2)
 • Land0.10 sq mi (0.25 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[1]
604 ft (184 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
89
 • Density936.84/sq mi (362.41/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Postal code
62519
FIPS code 17-16431
GNIS feature 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]

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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.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 89—
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 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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