Sycamore Township, DeKalb County, Illinois

Sycamore Township
Township

Location in DeKalb County

DeKalb County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 42°01′21″N 88°39′03″W / 42.02250°N 88.65083°W / 42.02250; -88.65083Coordinates: 42°01′21″N 88°39′03″W / 42.02250°N 88.65083°W / 42.02250; -88.65083
Country  United States
State  Illinois
County DeKalb
Established November 6, 1849
Area
 • Total 34.5 sq mi (89 km2)
 • Land 34.24 sq mi (88.7 km2)
 • Water 0.26 sq mi (0.7 km2)  0.75%
Elevation 879 ft (268 m)
Population (2010)
 • Estimate (2016)[1] 14,621
 • Density 421.3/sq mi (162.7/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes 60135, 60145, 60178
FIPS code 17-037-74236

Sycamore Township is one of nineteen townships in DeKalb County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 14,425 and it contained 5,855 housing units.[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 34.5 square miles (89 km2), of which 34.24 square miles (88.7 km2) (or 99.25%) is land and 0.26 square miles (0.67 km2) (or 0.75%) is water.[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Barron, Charter Grove, Elmwood and Mount Carmel Sycamore.

Airports and landing strips

  • Colonial Acres Airport
  • Willadae Farms Airport
  • Willis Airport

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 201614,621[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

  • Genoa-Kingston Community Unit School District 424
  • Sycamore Community Unit School District 427

Political districts

References

  • "Sycamore 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. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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