Cortland Township, DeKalb County, Illinois

Cortland Township
—  Township  —
Location in DeKalb County
DeKalb County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°56′00″N 88°39′00″W / 41.9333333°N 88.65°W / 41.9333333; -88.65Coordinates: 41°56′00″N 88°39′00″W / 41.9333333°N 88.65°W / 41.9333333; -88.65
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	DeKalb
Established	February 1, 1865
Area
– Total	35.3 sq mi (91.43 km2)
– Land	35.25 sq mi (91.3 km2)
– Water	0.05 sq mi (0.12 km2)  0.13%
Elevation	850 ft (259 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	6,986
– Density	198.2/sq mi (76.5/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
– Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	60112, 60115, 60151, 60178
GNIS feature ID	0422242

Cortland Township is one of nineteen townships in DeKalb County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 6,986^[1]. Cortland Township was originally named Richland Township, but was renamed to Pampas Township on November 20, 1850; it was renamed to Cortland Township on February 1, 1865.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Cortland Township covers an area of 35.3 square miles (91 km²); of this, 35.25 square miles (91.3 km²) (99.86 percent) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km²) (0.13 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Cortland
• Dekalb (east edge)
• Maple Park (partial)
• Sycamore (partial)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Mound Rest, Mount Pleasant and Ohio Grove.

Airports and landing strips

• DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport
• Ruder Airport

School districts

• Dekalb Community Unit School District 428
• Kaneland Community Unit School District 302
• Sycamore Community Unit School District 427

Political districts

• Illinois's 14th congressional district
• State House District 70
• State Senate District 35

References

• "Cortland Township, DeKalb County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0422242. Retrieved 2010-07-04. 
• United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives
• Township Officials of Illinois
• DeKalb County Official Site