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Population (year 2000): 2,066. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,135 (+51.7% change)
Males: 1,013 (49.0%), Females: 1,053 (51.0%)
DeKalb County
Zip code:
60112
Median resident age: 30.3 years
Median household income: $52,750 (year 2000)
Median house value: $134,400 (year 2000)
Races in Cortland:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.9%)
- Hispanic (4.4%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- Black (1.2%)
- Other race (1.0%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Other Asian (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (30.7%), Irish (15.3%),
English (8.3%), United States (6.9%), Polish (6.4%), Swedish
(4.9%).
Elevation: 900 feet
Land area: 1.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Cortland
- High school or higher: 87.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.8%
- Unemployed: 1.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Cortland town
- Never married: 21.2%
- Now married: 66.1%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 3.7%
- Divorced: 8.0%
3.7% Foreign born (1.4% Asia, 1.1% Latin
America, 1.0% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +934 (+82.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Cortland:
- KISHWAUKEE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; DEKALB,
IL)
- VENCOR HOSPITAL SYCAMORE (about 5 miles; SYCAMORE,
IL)
- VALLEY WEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles;
SANDWICH, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Cortland:
- GREATER ROCKFORD (about 33 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; ID:
RFD)
- ROCK CO (about 54 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; ID: JVL)
- CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (about 55 miles; CHICAGO, IL;
ID: ORD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Cortland:
- DE KALB TAYLOR MUNI (about 1 miles; DE KALB, IL; ID:
DKB)
- HINCKLEY (about 11 miles; HINCKLEY, IL; ID: 0C2)
- AURORA MUNI (about 20 miles; CHICAGO/AURORA, IL; ID:
ARR)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Cortland:
- NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 4 miles; DeKalb,
IL; Full-time enrollment: 19,477)
- KISHWAUKEE COLLEGE (about 14 miles; MALTA, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,289)
- WAUBONSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; SUGAR
GROVE, IL; FT enrollment: 3,834)
- ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 27 miles; ELGIN, IL;
FT enrollment: 5,077)
- ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 35 miles; ROCKFORD, IL;
FT enrollment: 4,200)
- MCHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; CRYSTAL
LAKE, IL; FT enrollment: 2,707)
- NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 40 miles; NAPERVILLE,
IL; FT enrollment: 2,088)
Public primary/middle school in Cortland:
- CORTLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 208;
Location: 4418 MAPLE; Grades: KG - 04)
Library in Cortland:
- CORTLAND LIB. (Operating income: $82,901;
Location: 1907 SOMONAUK ROAD; 12,388 books; 247 audio
materials; 277 video materials; 58 serial subscriptions)
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