townships
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in
DeKalb County DeKalb County may refer to one of several counties in the United States, all of which were named for Baron Johan DeKalb:
* DeKalb County, Alabama
* DeKalb County, Georgia
* DeKalb County, Illinois
* DeKalb County, Indiana
* DeKalb County, Missour ...
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Illinois
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USA
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. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,344 and it contained 600 housing units. The township contains the
Chief Shabbona Forest Preserve
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and
Shabbona Lake State Park
Shabbona Lake State Recreation Area is an Illinois state park on in Shabbona Township, DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. Shabbona Lake is a man-made lake created in 1975 by damming the (Big) Indian Creek, a tributary of the Fox River. ...
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Geography
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Shabbona Township has a total area of , of which (or 98.43%) is land and (or 1.57%) is water. The township is named after the
Potawatomi
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tribal leader, Chief
Shabbona
Shabbona (or Sha-bon-na), also known as ShaboneeLee (partial)
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Shabbona
Shabbona (or Sha-bon-na), also known as ShaboneeShabbona Grove at
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Cemeteries
* Old English
* Smith
* Lee Calvary
* Rose Hill
Demographics
As of the 2020 census there were 1,344 people, 600 households, and 374 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 600 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 93.97%
White
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, 0.37%
African American
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Asian
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, 0.00%
Pacific Islander
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, 0.52% from
other races
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, and 4.46% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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of any race were 4.17% of the population.
There were 600 households, out of which 23.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.33% were married couples living together, 5.83% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 37.67% were non-families. 34.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 3.01.
The township's age distribution consisted of 15.1% under the age of 18, 12.8% from 18 to 24, 18% from 25 to 44, 30.2% from 45 to 64, and 24.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $67,415, and the median income for a family was $91,250. Males had a median income of $39,688 versus $26,406 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the township was $33,949. About 2.9% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 7.3% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.
School districts
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Indian Creek Community Unit District 425
Indian Creek Community Unit School District 425 is a unit school district in DeKalb County, Illinois and extending into Lee County, Illinois. , it had 723 students. It operates three public schools: Indian Creek Elementary in Shabbona for kinde ...
Political districts
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Illinois's 14th congressional district
The 14th congressional district of Illinois is currently represented by Democrat Lauren Underwood. It is located in northern Illinois, surrounding the outer northern and western suburbs of Chicago.
Geographic boundaries 2011 redistricting
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* State House District 70
* State Senate District 35