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DeKalb (/ d ɪ ˈ k æ l b / dih-KALB) is a city in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. The population was 40,290 at the 2020 census . The city is named after decorated Franconian -French war hero Johann de Kalb , who died during the American Revolutionary War .
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Location of DeKalb County in Illinois. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in DeKalb County, Illinois. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for ...
DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport (ICAO: KDKB, FAA LID: DKB), which opened in April 1944, is a general aviation airport and is situated on 920 acres (3.7 km 2) at an elevation of 914 ft (279 m) and located two miles (3.2 km) east of DeKalb, Illinois, United States.
An Illinois Tollway oasis is a type of commercialized rest area sited over Interstate Highways that are part of the Illinois Tollway system in northern Illinois, United States. The four (formerly seven) oases offer food and gasoline vendors and are found in the Chicago Metropolitan Area, DeKalb, and Belvidere. Although the oases date back to ...
DeKalb County is credited with being the birthplace of the Farm Bureau movement. DeKalb County is the 2nd largest hog producing county in Illinois and the 66th largest in the nation. Education has played an important role in the area: Northern Illinois University is located in DeKalb and Kishwaukee College is located in Malta.
DeKalb Township is one of nineteen townships in DeKalb County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 42,667 and it contained 18,004 housing units. [ 2 ] DeKalb Township was originally named Orange Township, but was renamed on November 20, 1850.
Ellwood found some success in California and returned east in 1855, to DeKalb, Illinois, where he opened a hardware and implements store. On January 27, 1859, Ellwood married Harriet Augusta Miller; the couple would ultimately have seven children. As Ellwood rose to prominence he began acquiring farm properties in and around DeKalb, Illinois.