Cornland, Illinois

"Cornland" redirects here. For the community in Missouri, see Cornland, Missouri.

Cornland, Illinois
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 39°56′15″N 89°24′06″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Logan
Township	Elkhart
Area [2]
• Total	0.10 sq mi (0.25 km^2)
• Land	0.10 sq mi (0.25 km^2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km^2)
Elevation [1]	604 ft (184 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	89
• Density	936.84/sq mi (362.41/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Postal code	62519
FIPS code	17-16431
GNIS feature ID	2628547[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

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

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	89		—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

References

1. 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.

External links

• NACo