Cornland, Illinois Explained

Cornland, Illinois
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Illinois
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Logan
Subdivision Type3:Township
Pushpin Map:Illinois#USA
Pushpin Label:Cornland
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Illinois##Location in the United States
Coordinates:39.9375°N -89.4017°W
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.25
Area Total Sq Mi:0.10
Area Land Sq Mi:0.10
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Elevation Ft:604
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:89
Population Density Km2:362.41
Population Density Sq Mi:936.84
Timezone1:CST
Utc Offset1:-6
Timezone1 Dst:CDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:62519
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:17-16431
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2628547
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Land Km2:0.25
Area Water Km2:0.00

Cornland is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Logan County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 93.[2]

History

Cornland was laid out and platted in 1871 when the Gilman, Clinton & Springfield Railroad was extended to that point.[3] A post office called Cornland has been in operation since 1872.[4]

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

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. March 15, 2022.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. U.S. Census Bureau. 9 March 2011.
  3. Book: Stringer, Lawrence Beaumont. History of Logan County, Illinois: A Record of Its Settlement, Organization, Progress, and Achievement. 1911. Unigraphic. 633.
  4. Web site: Logan County . Jim Forte Postal History . 16 January 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050915030537/http://postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IL&county=Logan . 15 September 2005 .