Township of DeKalb

DeKalb Township is one of nineteen townships in , , . As of the 2020 census, its population was 42,667 and it contained 18,004 housing units. DeKalb Township was originally named Orange Township, but was renamed on November 20, 1850.
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  • Type: Locality with 42,700 residents
  • Description: township in DeKalb County, Illinois
  • Also known as: De Kalb Township”, “DeKalb Township”, and “DeKalb Township, DeKalb County, Illinois

Places of Interest

Highlights include Egyptian Theatre and Huskie Stadium.

Theater building
The in , Illinois, United States, is an Egyptian Revival theatre that is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

Stadium
Brigham Field at is a college football stadium located on the campus of Northern Illinois University in . Opened 61 years ago in 1965, it is the home field of the NIU Huskies of the Mid-American Conference.

House
Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
The was built as a private home by barbed wire entrepreneur Isaac Ellwood in 1879. It is located on First Street in , , United States, in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include DeKalb.

is a city in , United States. The population was 40,290 at the 2020 census. The city is named after decorated -French war hero Johann de Kalb, who died during the American Revolutionary War.

Township of DeKalb

Latitude
41.9363° or 41° 56′ 11″ north
Longitude
-88.7718° or 88° 46′ 18″ west
Population
42,700
Elevation
866 feet (264 metres)
Open location code
86HHW6PH+G7
Geo­Names ID
4889562
Wiki­data ID
Q5243954
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Vietnamese—“Township of DeKalb” goes by many names.
  • Basque: DeKalb udalerria, DeKalb konderria (Illinois)
  • Basque: DeKalb udalerria, DeKalb konderria
  • Catalan: DeKalb Township
  • Chinese: 迪卡爾布鎮區 (伊利諾伊州迪卡爾布縣)
  • Chinese: 迪卡爾布鎮區
  • French: DeKalb Township
  • German: DeKalb Township
  • Persian: ناحیه دیکلب، شهرستان دیکلب، ایلینوی
  • Persian: ناحیه دیکلب
  • Spanish: Municipio de DeKalb (condado de DeKalb, Illinois)
  • Spanish: Municipio de DeKalb
  • Turkish: DeKalb Township
  • Urdu: ڈیکلب ٹاؤن شپ، ڈیکلب کاؤنٹی، الینوائے
  • Urdu: ڈیکلب ٹاؤن شپ
  • Vietnamese: Xã DeKalb, Quận DeKalb, Illinois
  • Vietnamese: Xã DeKalb

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