- Malta Township, DeKalb County, Illinois
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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°WCoordinates: 41°55′59″N 88°52′58″W / 41.93306°N 88.88278°W 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.
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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
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
External links
Lynnville Township, Ogle County South Grove Township Mayfield Township Dement Township, Ogle County DeKalb Township Malta Township Alto Township, Lee County Milan Township Afton Township Municipalities and communities of DeKalb County, Illinois County seat: Sycamore Cities Town Villages Townships Unincorporated
communitiesAfton Center | Charter Grove | Clare | Colvin Park | East Paw Paw‡ | Elva | Fairdale | Five Points | Franks | McGirr | New Lebanon | Rollo | Shabbona Grove | Wilkinson
Ghost towns Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Townships in DeKalb County, Illinois
- 1858 establishments in the United States
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