- DeKalb Township, DeKalb County, Illinois
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DeKalb Township — Township — Location in DeKalb County DeKalb County's location in Illinois Coordinates: 41°56′13″N 88°46′20″W / 41.93694°N 88.77222°WCoordinates: 41°56′13″N 88°46′20″W / 41.93694°N 88.77222°W Country United States State Illinois County DeKalb Established November 20, 1850 Area - Total 35.37 sq mi (91.61 km2) - Land 35.32 sq mi (91.47 km2) - Water 0.06 sq mi (0.14 km2) 0.15% Elevation 866 ft (264 m) Population (2000) - Total 42,189 - Density 1,194.5/sq mi (461.2/km2) Time zone CST (UTC-6) - Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5) ZIP codes 60111, 60115, 60150, 60178 GNIS feature ID 0428884 DeKalb Township is one of nineteen townships in DeKalb County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 42,189[1]. DeKalb Township was originally named Orange Township, but was renamed on November 20, 1850.
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, DeKalb Township covers an area of 35.37 square miles (91.6 km2); of this, 35.32 square miles (91.5 km2) (99.85 percent) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) (0.15 percent) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
Cemeteries
The township contains these six cemeteries: Evergreen, Fairview Park, Oaklawn, Pleasant Street, Saint Mary's Catholic DeKalb and Whitmore.
Airports and landing strips
- Hoffman Airport
- Kishwaukee Comm Health Heliport
School districts
- Dekalb Community Unit School District 428
- Sycamore Community Unit School District 427
Political districts
- Illinois's 14th congressional district
- State House District 70
- State Senate District 35
References
- "DeKalb 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:0428884. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
- United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States National Atlas
External links
South Grove Township Mayfield Township Sycamore Township Malta Township Cortland Township DeKalb Township Milan Township Afton Township Pierce Township Municipalities and communities of DeKalb County, Illinois County seat: Sycamore Cities Town Villages Townships Unincorporated
communitiesAfton Center | Charter Grove | Clare | Colvin Park | East Paw Paw‡ | Elva | Fairdale | Five Points | Franks | McGirr | New Lebanon | Rollo | Shabbona Grove | Wilkinson
Ghost towns Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Townships in DeKalb County, Illinois
- Populated places established in 1850
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