Sandwich Township, DeKalb County, Illinois

Sandwich Township
—  Township  —
Location in DeKalb County
DeKalb County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°40′20″N 88°37′48″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	DeKalb
Established	July 14, 1896
Area
• Total	15.4 sq mi (39.88 km2)
• Land	15.4 sq mi (39.88 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation	692 ft (211 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	6,920
• Density	449.4/sq mi (173.5/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	60511, 60548, 60552
GNIS feature ID	0429710

Sandwich Township is one of nineteen townships in DeKalb County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 6,920. Sandwich Township was formed from a portion of Somonauk Township on July 14, 1896.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Sandwich Township covers an area of 15.4 square miles (40 km²).

Cities, towns, villages

• Sandwich (west three-quarters)

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Oaklawn and Saint Paul's Catholic.

Airports and landing strips

• Gord Airport
• Hospital Heliport
• Sandwich Airport
• Woodlake Landing Airport

School districts

• Sandwich Community Unit School District 430
• Somonauk Community Unit School District 432

Political districts

• Illinois's 14th congressional district
• State House District 70
• State Senate District 35

References

• "Sandwich 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:0429710. 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