city of DeKalb, Illinois
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The city of DeKalb, Illinois, is a northern Illinois community best known as the home of Northern Illinois University and for its historical role in agricultural innovation.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| DeKalb, Illinois | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| agriculturalHeritage | corn production ⓘ |
| areaCode |
779
ⓘ
815 ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Isaac Ellwood
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joseph Glidden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | DeKalb County, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographicsCharacteristic | university student population ⓘ |
| economySector |
agriculture
ⓘ
higher education ⓘ manufacturing ⓘ |
| foundedAs | railroad town ⓘ |
| governmentType | council–manager government ⓘ |
| hasAirport | DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalEvent | Corn Fest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricCompany | DeKalb Agricultural Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricIndustry | barbed wire manufacturing ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Downtown DeKalb
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ellwood House Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPublicLibrary | DeKalb Public Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRiver | South Branch Kishwaukee River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSchoolDistrict | DeKalb Community Unit School District 428 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUniversity | Northern Illinois University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | development of hybrid seed corn ⓘ |
| homeOf | Northern Illinois University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isCollegeTown | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Northern Illinois University
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
agricultural innovation ⓘ seed corn industry ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northern Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedWestOf | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Johann De Kalb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Aurora, Illinois
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rockford, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Sycamore, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | DeKalb County metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCode | 60115 ⓘ |
| railroadServedBy | Chicago and North Western Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| state | Illinois ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Central Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Daylight Time
|
| transportation |
Illinois Route 23
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Illinois Route 38 NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate 88 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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