Cornland, Illinois
Cornland, Illinois | |
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Cornland Location in Illinois | |
Coordinates: 39°56′14″N 89°24′08″W / 39.93722°N 89.40222°WCoordinates: 39°56′14″N 89°24′08″W / 39.93722°N 89.40222°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Logan |
Township | Elkhart |
Area | |
• Total | 0.095 sq mi (0.25 km2) |
• Land | 0.095 sq mi (0.25 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 598 ft (182 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 93 |
• Density | 980/sq mi (380/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Postal code | 62519 |
Cornland is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Logan County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 93.[1]
History[]
Cornland was laid out and platted in 1871 when the Gilman, Clinton & Springfield Railroad was extended to that point.[2] A post office called Cornland has been in operation since 1872.[3]
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. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 9 March 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 15 September 2005. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
External links[]
Categories:
- Census-designated places in Logan County, Illinois
- Census-designated places in Illinois
- Central Illinois geography stubs