Map of Genoa city, Illinois

Genoa is a city in the north-east corner of DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. It is located on the historic Galena-Chicago stagecoach route. At the 2020 census the city had a population of 5,298, up from 5,193 in 2010.

Genoa city overview:
Name:	Genoa city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Illinois
County:	DeKalb County
Incorporated:	1876
Total Area:	2.64 sq mi (6.85 km²)
Land Area:	2.59 sq mi (6.71 km²)
Water Area:	0.05 sq mi (0.14 km²)
Total Population:	5,298
Population Density:	2,045.56/sq mi (789.67/km²)
ZIP code:	60135
Area code:	815 and 779
FIPS code:	1728898
Website:	www.genoa-il.com

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History

Genoa was settled as early as 1835 by Thomas Madison, an American Revolutionary War soldier from Ashtabula County, Ohio. He named Genoa after a town of the same name in New York. Genoa was incorporated as a village in 1876 and as a city on September 9, 1911.

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Geography

According to the 2010 census, Genoa has a total area of 2.655 square miles (6.88 km), of which 2.6 square miles (6.73 km) (or 97.93%) is land and 0.055 square miles (0.14 km) (or 2.07%) is water.