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According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Sycamore has a total area of 10.18 square miles (26.37 km), of which 10.12 square miles (26.21 km) (or 99.43%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km) (or 0.57%) is water. The terrain in
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Sycamore has never had a large manufacturing or industrial sector. Among
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population increases in 1848 to 262, 1849 to 320, 1850 to 390, 1851 to 435. The
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Sycamore Pumpkin Festival, a pumpkin festival established in 1962 when local resident Wally Thurow began displaying pumpkins on his front lawn. The festival features many activities, a carnival, and a parade. The lawn of the
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is the center of the event and includes a display of decorated and carved pumpkins. The event attracts thousands to Sycamore from locations throughout northern Illinois, the Midwest, and the broader United States.
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