Somonauk Township, DeKalb County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Somonauk Township is one of nineteen townships
in DeKalb County
, Illinois
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 1,805.
, Somonauk Township covers an area of 19.42 square miles (50.3 km²); of this, 19.39 square miles (50.2 km²) (99.86 percent) is land and 0.02 square mile (0.0517997622 km²) (0.12 percent) is water.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
in DeKalb County
DeKalb County, Illinois
DeKalb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 105,160, which is an increase of 18.2% from 88,969 in 2000. Its county seat is Sycamore. DeKalb County is part of the Chicago metropolitan statistical area.-History:DeKalb County...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, its population was 1,805.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, Somonauk Township covers an area of 19.42 square miles (50.3 km²); of this, 19.39 square miles (50.2 km²) (99.86 percent) is land and 0.02 square mile (0.0517997622 km²) (0.12 percent) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
- SandwichSandwich, IllinoisSandwich is a city in DeKalb, Kendall, and LaSalle counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 6,509 at the 2000 census. The 2008 population estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau for the city is 7,337.-History:...
(partial) - SomonaukSomonauk, IllinoisSomonauk is a village in DeKalb County and LaSalle counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 1,295 at the 2000 census. A special census in 2008 set the population at 1,832....
(partial)
Unincorporated towns
- FranksFranks, IllinoisFranks is an unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. Franks is northwest of Sandwich....
at 41.7108631°N 88.6798013°W
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
School districts
- Sandwich Community Unit School District 430
- Somonauk Community Unit School District 432
Political districts
- Illinois's 14th congressional district
- State House District 70
- State Senate District 35