Cornland, Illinois

Cornland
CDP
Country United States
State Illinois
County Logan
Elevation 598 ft (182.3 m)
Coordinates 39°56′14″N 89°24′08″W / 39.93722°N 89.40222°W / 39.93722; -89.40222Coordinates: 39°56′14″N 89°24′08″W / 39.93722°N 89.40222°W / 39.93722; -89.40222
Area 0.095 sq mi (0.25 km2)
 - land 0.095 sq mi (0 km2)
 - water 0 sq mi (0 km2), 0%
Population 93 (2010)
Density 978.9/sq mi (378.0/km2)
Timezone CST (UTC-6)
 - summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code 62519
Location of Cornland within Illinois
Location of Illinois in the United States

Cornland is an unincorporated 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

  1. ↑ "American FactFinder". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  2. ↑ Stringer, Lawrence Beaumont (1911). History of Logan County, Illinois: A Record of Its Settlement, Organization, Progress, and Achievement. Unigraphic. p. 633.
  3. ↑ "Logan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 15 September 2005. Retrieved 16 January 2016.


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