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DeKalb Township, DeKalb County, Illinois

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Country
  
United States

County
  
DeKalb

Elevation
  
866 ft (264 m)

Local time
  
Saturday 4:35 PM

State
  
Illinois

Established
  
November 20, 1850

Time zone
  
CST (UTC-6)

Population
  
46,781 (2010)

DeKalb Township, DeKalb County, Illinois

Weather
  
5°C, Wind E at 26 km/h, 64% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Ellwood House, Prairie Park, Glidden Historical Center

DeKalb Township is one of nineteen townships in DeKalb County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 46,781 and it contained 18,006 housing units. DeKalb Township was originally named Orange Township, but was renamed on November 20, 1850.

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Map of Dekalb Township, IL, USA

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.37 square miles (91.6 km2), of which 35.12 square miles (91.0 km2) (or 99.29%) is land and 0.24 square miles (0.62 km2) (or 0.68%) is water.

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 Wikipedia
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