Cortland, Illinois

History

A post office called Cortland has been in operation since 1892. The town was named after Cortland, New York.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, Cortland has a total area of 3.638 sqmi, of which 3.63 sqmi (or 99.78%) is land and 0.008 sqmi (or 0.22%) is water.{{cite web |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213050501/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1716470 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead The town is located immediately east of the city of DeKalb and just south of the city of Sycamore.

Demographics

There were 1,419 households, out of which 40.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.30% were married couples living together, 6.77% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.83% were non-families. 21.35% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.85% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.48 and the average family size was 3.00.

The town's age distribution consisted of 26.0% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 40.9% from 25 to 44, 15.7% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 120.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 123.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $74,821, and the median income for a family was $98,984. Males had a median income of $51,393 versus $26,688 for females. The per capita income for the town was $32,578. About 0.6% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.5% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.

Notable person

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• Charles W. Nash (1864–1948), automobile industry entrepreneur, born in Cortland

References

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
2. {{GNIS. 2396662
3. Illinois Regional Archives Depository System. "Name Index to Illinois Local Governments". [[Illinois Secretary of State]].
4. "DeKalb County". Jim Forte Postal History.
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6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
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8. "Chrysler LLC Chronology". Walter P. Chrysler Museum.