| Kirkland, Illinois | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 42.0914°N -88.8503°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | DeKalb |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Village president |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 3.21 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.24 |
| Area Land Km2: | 3.18 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.23 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.04 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1650 |
| Population Density Km2: | 519.59 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1345.84 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 60146 |
| Area Codes: | 815 or 779 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-40156 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | Kirkland, Illinois |
Kirkland is a village in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,650 at the 2020 census, down from 1,744 at the 2010 census.
A post office called Kirkland has been in operation since 1875.[2] Kirkland was platted in 1876.[3] The village was named for William T. Kirk, a local landowner.[4]
Kirkland is located at 42.0914°N -88.8503°W (42.091306, -88.850345).[5]
According to the 2010 census, Kirkland has a total area of 1.232sqmi, of which 1.22sqmi (or 99.03%) is land and 0.012sqmi (or 0.97%) is water.[6]
As of the 2020 census[7] there were 1,650 people, 573 households, and 369 families residing in the village. The population density was 1330.65PD/sqmi. There were 637 housing units at an average density of 513.71/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 86.67% White, 0.73% African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 3.70% from other races, and 8.24% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.42% of the population.
There were 573 households, out of which 31.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.29% were married couples living together, 13.09% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.60% were non-families. 26.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.12% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.25 and the average family size was 2.66.
The village's age distribution consisted of 26.5% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.4 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $63,708, and the median income for a family was $67,159. Males had a median income of $50,938 versus $25,417 for females. The per capita income for the village was $27,281. About 10.3% of families and 12.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.7% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.