DeKalb Township, DeKalb County, Illinois

DeKalb Township
DeKalb Township
Township
	Location in DeKalb County
	DeKalb County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 41°56′13″N88°46′20″W / 41.93694°N 88.77222°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	DeKalb
Established	November 20, 1850
Government
• Supervisor	Mary Hess
• Highway Commissioner	Craig Smith
• Assessor	Rich Dyer
• Town Clerk	Andrew Tillotson
Area
• Total	35.32 sq mi (91.5 km2)
• Land	35.07 sq mi (90.8 km2)
• Water	0.24 sq mi (0.6 km2) 0.69%
Elevation	866 ft (264 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	42,667
• Density	1,200/sq mi (470/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	60111, 60115, 60150, 60178
FIPS code	17-037-19174

Last updated August 27, 2024

DeKalb Township is one of nineteen townships in DeKalb County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 42,667 and it contained 18,004 housing units.^[2] DeKalb Township was originally named Orange Township, but was renamed on November 20, 1850.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, DeKalb Township has a total area of 35.32 square miles (91.48 km²), of which 35.07 square miles (90.83 km²) (or 99.31%) is land and 0.24 square miles (0.62 km²) (or 0.69%) is water.^[3]

Cities, towns, villages

Dekalb (mostly)
Sycamore (southwest corner)

Cemeteries

Evergreen
Fairview Park
Oaklawn
Pleasant Street
St Mary's Catholic DeKalb
Whitmore

Airports and landing strips

Hoffman Airport
Kishwaukee Comm Health Heliport

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[2] there were 42,677 people, 17,138 households, and 8,391 families residing in the township. The population density was 1,208.43 inhabitants per square mile (466.58/km²). There were 18,004 housing units at an average density of 509.80 per square mile (196.83/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 58.85% White, 18.09% African American, 0.78% Native American, 3.89% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 8.24% from other races, and 10.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18.12% of the population.

There were 17,138 households, out of which 25.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.86% were married couples living together, 13.20% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 51.04% were non-families. 35.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.20.

The township's age distribution consisted of 18.4% under the age of 18, 30.2% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 17.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $43,783, and the median income for a family was $66,530. Males had a median income of $32,492 versus $19,099 for females. The per capita income for the township was $24,956. About 16.7% of families and 25.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.8% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1930	9,927	—
1940	11,146	12.3%
1950	14,381	29.0%
1960	20,659	43.7%
1970	35,976	74.1%
1980	36,375	1.1%
1990	38,710	6.4%
2000	42,116	8.8%
2010	46,781	11.1%
2020	42,667	−8.8%
US Decennial Census^[4]

School districts

Political districts

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

Related Research Articles

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Sycamore Township is one of nineteen townships in DeKalb County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 14,702 and it contained 6,052 housing units.

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References

"DeKalb Township, DeKalb County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved July 4, 2010.
US Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
US National Atlas

↑ https://dekalbtownship.org/ ^{[ bare URL ]}
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↑ Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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[:0-2] 1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.

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[4] "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of DeKalb County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Sycamore
Cities	DeKalb Genoa Sandwich‡ Sycamore	Map of Illinois highlighting DeKalb County
Town	Cortland
Villages	Hinckley Kingston Kirkland Lee‡ Malta Maple Park‡ Shabbona Somonauk‡ Waterman
Townships	Afton Clinton Cortland DeKalb Franklin Genoa Kingston Malta Mayfield Milan Paw Paw Pierce Sandwich Shabbona Somonauk South Grove Squaw Grove Sycamore Victor
Unincorporated communities	Afton Center Charter Grove Clare Colvin Park East Paw Paw‡ Elva Esmond Fairdale Five Points Franks McGirr New Lebanon Rollo Shabbona Grove Wilkinson
Ghost towns	Brush Point Coltonville
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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