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DeKalb, Illinois

Administration

Full name	City of DeKalb, Illinois
Official name	City of DeKalb, Illinois
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	DeKalb
Incorporated	1856
Government
Mayor	Kris Povlsen
Geography
Total Area	12.6 sq mi (32.6 km2)
Demography
Total Population	39018 (2000)
Density (pop.)	1194.2/km² (3093.9/sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)

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DeKalb is a city in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. The population was 39,018 at the 2000 census. The city's name (as well as the name of DeKalb County, where it is located) is pronounced -endɨˈkælb, "di-KALB".

The city is named after decorated German war hero Johann De Kalb who died during the American Revolutionary War.

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