Everything about Dekalb County Illinois totally explained
DeKalb County is a
county located in the
U.S. state of
Illinois. In 2000, the population was 88,969. As of 2007, the population is estimated at 103,729. Its
county seat is
Sycamore,
Illinois. DeKalb County is part of the
Chicago metropolitan statistical area.
Geography
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 635
square miles (1,645
km²), of which 634 square miles (1,642 km²) is land and 1 square mile (2 km²) (0.13%) is water.
Adjacent counties
History
DeKalb County
Population by year |
2000 - 88,969
1990 - 77,932
1980 - 74,624
1970 - 71,654
1960 - 51,714
1950 - 40,781
1940 - 34,388
1930 - 32,644
1920 - 31,339
1910 - 33,457
1900 - 31,756
1890 - 27,066
1880 - 26,768
1870 - 23,265
1860 - 19,086
1850 - 7,540
1840 - 1,697
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DeKalb County was formed in 1837 out of
Kane County,
Illinois. The County was named in honor of
Johann de Kalb a German (
Bavarian) hero of the American
Revolutionary War. Kalb was with Gen.
Washington at
Valley Forge. He was killed at the
Battle of Camden.
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 88,969 people, 31,674 households, and 19,954 families residing in the county. The
population density was 140 people per square mile (54/km²). There were 32,988 housing units at an average density of 52 per square mile (20/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 88.46%
White, 4.59%
Black or
African American, 0.22%
Native American, 2.35%
Asian, 0.07%
Pacific Islander, 2.74% from
other races, and 1.57% from two or more races. 6.55% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. 25.6% were of
German, 10.8%
Irish, 7.2%
English, 5.9%
American and 5.0%
Norwegian ancestry according to
Census 2000. 90.8% spoke
English and 5.7%
Spanish as their first language.
There were 31,674 households out of which 32.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.90% were
married couples living together, 8.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.00% were non-families. 25.50% 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 2.56 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the county the population was spread out with 23.10% under the age of 18, 22.00% from 18 to 24, 27.60% from 25 to 44, 17.40% from 45 to 64, and 9.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 98.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.50 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $45,828, and the median income for a family was $58,194. Males had a median income of $41,111 versus $26,690 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $19,462. About 5.10% of families and 11.40% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 7.10% of those under age 18 and 4.50% of those age 65 or over.
Townships
DeKalb County is divided into nineteen
townships:
Cities and towns
Cortland
DeKalb
Genoa
Hinckley
Kingston
Kirkland
Lee
Malta
Maple Park - Mostly in Kane County, Illinois
Sandwich
Shabbona
Somonauk
Sycamore
Waterman
Pronunciation
Area residents pronounce the county name, as well as the name of the city of DeKalb, "di-KAYLB" with the L sound, unlike similarly spelled locations where the L is silent, such as DeKalb County, Georgia.
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