Kirkland is a village in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States.

[3] The village was named for William T. Kirk, a local landowner.

[6] As of the 2020 census[8] there were 1,650 people, 573 households, and 369 families residing in the village.

There were 637 housing units at an average density of 513.71 per square mile (198.34/km2).

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.