DeKalb Township, DeKalb County, Illinois

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DeKalb Township
Township
Location in DeKalb County
Location in DeKalb County
DeKalb County's location in Illinois
DeKalb County's location in Illinois
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Country  United States
State  Illinois
County DeKalb
Established November 20, 1850
Area
 • Total 35.37 sq mi (91.6 km2)
 • Land 35.12 sq mi (91.0 km2)
 • Water 0.24 sq mi (0.6 km2)  0.68%
Elevation 866 ft (264 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 46,781
 • Density 1,331.9/sq mi (514.2/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 2010 census, its population was 46,781 and it contained 18,006 housing units.[1] DeKalb Township was originally named Orange Township, but was renamed on November 20, 1850.

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.[1]

Map of DeKalb Township

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

References

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External links

 South Grove Township Mayfield Township Sycamore Township
Malta Township Cortland Township
  DeKalb Township  
Milan Township Afton Township Pierce Township
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