Malta Township, DeKalb County, Illinois

Malta Township
Malta Township
Township
	Location in DeKalb County
	DeKalb County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 41°55′59″N88°52′58″W / 41.93306°N 88.88278°W Coordinates: 41°55′59″N88°52′58″W / 41.93306°N 88.88278°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	DeKalb
Established	December, 1858
Area
• Total	35.01 sq mi (90.7 km2)
• Land	34.96 sq mi (90.5 km2)
• Water	0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2) 0.17%
Elevation	919 ft (280 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	1,557
• Density	44/sq mi (17/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	60111, 60115, 60150, 61068
FIPS code	17-037-46292

Last updated April 25, 2023

Malta Township is one of nineteen townships in DeKalb County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,557 and it contained 631 housing units.^[2] Malta Township was originally formed as Etna Township from a portion of DeKalb Township in September, 1856; it was renamed to Malta Township in December 1858. Kishwaukee College is in this township.

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Malta Township has a total area of 35.01 square miles (90.68 km²), of which 34.96 square miles (90.55 km²) (or 99.83%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km²) (or 0.17%) is water.^[3]

Cities, towns, villages

Malta

Cemeteries

Hudson
Malta

Airports and landing strips

Hendrickson Flying Service Airport

Lakes

Harkness Lake

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[2] there were 1,557 people, 669 households, and 453 families residing in the township. The population density was 44.47 inhabitants per square mile (17.17/km²). There were 631 housing units at an average density of 18.02 per square mile (6.96/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 85.42% White, 2.44% African American, 0.51% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 4.11% from other races, and 7.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.28% of the population.

There were 669 households, out of which 34.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.71% were married couples living together, 7.03% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 32.29% were non-families. 18.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.98 and the average family size was 3.43.

The township's age distribution consisted of 28.1% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 25% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 118.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $83,229, and the median income for a family was $105,313. Males had a median income of $41,220 versus $37,306 for females. The per capita income for the township was $32,747. About 10.4% of families and 16.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.3% of those under age 18 and 0.6% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1930	966	—
1940	1,031	6.7%
1950	1,074	4.2%
1960	1,383	28.8%
1970	1,532	10.8%
1980	1,484	−3.1%
1990	1,335	−10.0%
2000	1,430	7.1%
2010	1,608	12.4%
2020	1,557	−3.2%
US Decennial Census^[4]

School districts

Political districts

Illinois's 16th congressional district
State House District 70
State Senate District 35

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References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Malta Township, DeKalb County, Illinois
1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
↑ Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Malta Township, DeKalb County, Illinois

[:0-2] 1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-22.

[gaz2021-3] Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-22.

[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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