Genoa Township, DeKalb County, Illinois

Genoa Township
Township

Location in DeKalb County

DeKalb County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 42°06′19″N 88°38′35″W / 42.10528°N 88.64306°W / 42.10528; -88.64306Coordinates: 42°06′19″N 88°38′35″W / 42.10528°N 88.64306°W / 42.10528; -88.64306
Country  United States
State  Illinois
County DeKalb
Established November 6, 1849
Area
 • Total 36.12 sq mi (93.6 km2)
 • Land 36.04 sq mi (93.3 km2)
 • Water 0.09 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.25%
Elevation 830 ft (253 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 5,710
 • Density 158.3/sq mi (61.1/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 60135, 60140, 60145, 60152, 60178
FIPS code 17-037-28911

Genoa Township is one of nineteen townships in DeKalb County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,704 and it contained 2,187 housing units.[2]

History

Genoa Township is named after Genoa, New York.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.12 square miles (93.6 km2), of which 36.04 square miles (93.3 km2) (or 99.78%) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km2) (or 0.25%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

  • Genoa (east three-quarters)

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Genoa and Ney.

Airports and landing strips

  • Aero Lake Estates Airport
  • Ramme Airport
  • Richard C Watson Airport

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 20165,710[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

School districts

  • Central Community Unit School District 301
  • Community Unit School District 300
  • Genoa-Kingston Community Unit School District 424

Political districts

References

  • "Genoa Township, DeKalb County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
  • United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • United States National Atlas
  1. 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  3. ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 136.
  4. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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