Place:DeKalb, Illinois, United States

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Name
DeKalb
Alternate names
De Kalb     (Getty Vocabulary Program)
De Kalb county     (USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS17021906)
DeKalb     (USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS17003256)
Type
County
Coordinates
41.917°N 88.75°W
Located in
Illinois, United States     (1837 - )
See also
Putnam, Illinois, United States     (Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
Contained Places

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Inhabited place
Charter Grove
Clare
Cortland
DeKalb ( 1800 - )
Elva
Esmond
Fairdale
Franks
Genoa
Hinckley
Kingston
Kirkland
Lee
Malta
Maple Park
McGirr
New Lebanon
Rollo
Sandwich
Shabbona Grove
Shabbona
Somonauk
Sycamore
Waterman
Wilkinson
Township
Afton
Clinton
Cortland (township)
DeKalb (township)
Franklin
Genoa (township)
Kingston (township)
Malta (township)
Mayfield
Milan
Paw Paw
Pierce
Sandwich (township)
Shabbona (township)
Somonauk (township)
South Grove
Squaw Grove
Sycamore (township)
Victor
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source: Family History Library Catalog
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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.

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History

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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

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.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1837 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1837 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1837 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1838 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1838 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1840 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1840 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1877 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1840 1,697
1850 7,540
1860 19,086
1870 23,265
1880 26,768
1890 27,066
1900 31,756
1910 33,457
1920 31,339
1930 32,644
1940 34,388
1950 40,781
1960 51,714
1970 71,654
1980 74,624
1990 77,932
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External links

www.dekalbcounty.org/

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