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.
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. ...
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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.
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.
Area residents pronounce the county name, as well as the name of the city of DeKalb, /dɨˈkælb/ "di-KALB", with an L sound, unlike similarly spelled locations where the L is silent, such as DeKalb County, Georgia.
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.
DeKalb County is divided into nineteen townships:
As of the census of 2000, there...
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