Cortland Township is one of nineteen townships in DeKalb County, Illinois, USA. 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 * Dekalb (east edge) * Maple Park (partial) * Sycamore (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 * 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

*
US Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

US National Atlas

External links

Township Officials of Illinois

DeKalb County Official Site
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