DeKalb Township, DeKalb County, Illinois

DeKalb Township
—  Township  —
Location in DeKalb County
DeKalb County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°56′13″N 88°46′20″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. DeKalb Township was originally named Orange Township, but was renamed on November 20, 1850.

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.

Map of DeKalb Township

Cities, towns, villages

• Dekalb (vast majority)
• Sycamore (southwest corner)

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

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives
• Township Officials of Illinois
• DeKalb County Official Site