- Mayfield Township, DeKalb County, Illinois
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Mayfield Township — Township — Location in DeKalb County
DeKalb County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 42°01′11″N 88°46′23″W / 42.01972°N 88.77306°WCoordinates: 42°01′11″N 88°46′23″W / 42.01972°N 88.77306°W Country 
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IllinoisCounty DeKalb Established November 20, 1850 Area - Total 35.22 sq mi (91.22 km2) - Land 35.2 sq mi (91.17 km2) - Water 0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2) 0.07% Elevation 883 ft (269 m) Population (2000) - Total 810 - Density 23/sq mi (8.9/km2) Time zone CST (UTC-6) - Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5) ZIP codes 60111, 60115, 60145, 60146, 60178 GNIS feature ID 0429345 Mayfield Township is one of nineteen townships in DeKalb County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 810.[1] Mayfield Township was renamed from Liberty Township on November 20, 1850.
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Mayfield Township covers an area of 35.22 square miles (91.2 km2); of this, 35.2 square miles (91 km2) (99.95 percent) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) (0.07 percent) is water.
Unincorporated towns
- Clare at 42°00′58″N 88°49′45″W / 42.0161393°N 88.8292587°W
- Five Points at 42°00′09″N 88°44′25″W / 42.0025288°N 88.7403667°W
- Wilkinson at 42°00′24″N 88°46′58″W / 42.0066954°N 88.7828681°W
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
The township contains these two cemeteries: Ault Road and Mayfield.
Airports and landing strips
- Anderson Airport
- Marx V Stott Airport
School districts
- Genoa-Kingston Community Unit School District 424
- Hiawatha Community Unit School District 426
- Sycamore Community Unit School District 427
Political districts
- Illinois's 16th congressional district
- State House District 70
- State Senate District 35
References
- "Mayfield 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:0429345. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
- United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States National Atlas
External links
Franklin Township Kingston Township South Grove Township 
Sycamore Township 
Mayfield Township 
Malta Township DeKalb Township Cortland 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
- 1850 establishments in the United States
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