Malta Township, DeKalb County, Illinois

Malta Township
—  Township  —
Location in DeKalb County
DeKalb County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 41°55′59″N 88°52′58″W / 41.93306°N 88.88278°W / 41.93306; -88.88278Coordinates: 41°55′59″N 88°52′58″W / 41.93306°N 88.88278°W / 41.93306; -88.88278
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	DeKalb
Established	December, 1858
Area
- Total	34.98 sq mi (90.6 km2)
- Land	34.96 sq mi (90.55 km2)
- Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  0.06%
Elevation	915 ft (279 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,402
- Density	40.1/sq mi (15.5/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	60111, 60115, 60150, 61068
GNIS feature ID	0429314

Malta Township is one of nineteen townships in DeKalb County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,402.^[1] Malta Township was originally formed as Etna Township from a portion of DeKalb Township in September, 1856; it was renamed to to Malta Township in December 1858. Kishwaukee College is in this township.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Malta Township covers an area of 34.98 square miles (90.6 km²); of this, 34.96 square miles (90.5 km²) (99.94 percent) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km²) (0.06 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Malta

Cemeteries

The township contains these two cemeteries: Hudson and Malta.

Airports and landing strips

• Hendrickson Flying Service Airport

Lakes

• Harkness Lake

School districts

• Dekalb Community Unit School District 428
• Indian Creek Community Unit District 425

Political districts

• Illinois's 16th congressional district
• State House District 70
• State Senate District 35

References

• "Malta Township, DeKalb County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0429314. Retrieved 2010-07-04. 
• United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives
• Township Officials of Illinois
• DeKalb County Official Site