Cortland Township is one of nineteen

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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 10,968 and it contained 4,267 housing units. 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 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.38%) is land and (or 0.59%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

* Cortland *

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(east edge) * Maple Park (partial) *

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(partial)

Cemeteries

* Mount Rest * Mount Pleasant * Ohio Grove

Airports and landing strips

* DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport * Ruder Airport

Demographics

School districts

DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 is a school district headquartered in DeKalb, Illinois DeKalb ( ) is a city in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. The population was 43,862 according to the 2010 census, up from 39,018 at the ...

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Sycamore Community Unit School District 427 Sycamore is a name which has been applied to several types of trees, but with somewhat similar leaf forms. The name derives from the ancient Greek ' (''sūkomoros'') meaning "fig-mulberry". Species of trees known as sycamore: * ''Acer pseudoplata ...

Political districts

Illinois's 14th congressional district The 14th congressional district of Illinois is currently represented by Democrat Lauren Underwood. It is located in northern Illinois, surrounding the outer northern and western suburbs of Chicago. Geographic boundaries 2011 redistricting Afte ...

* State House District 70 * State Senate District 35

References

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US Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

US National Atlas

External links

Township Officials of Illinois

DeKalb County Official Site
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