DeKalb County, Alabama
DeKalb County | |
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Coordinates: 34°27′26″N 85°48′24″W / 34.4572°N 85.8067°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alabama |
Founded | January 9, 1836 |
Named for | Johan DeKalb |
Seat | Fort Payne |
Largest city | Fort Payne |
Area | |
• Total | 779 sq mi (2,020 km2) |
• Land | 777 sq mi (2,010 km2) |
• Water | 1.6 sq mi (4 km2) 0.2% |
Population | |
• Total | 71,608 |
• Density | 92/sq mi (35/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Website | www |
DeKalb County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of 2020, 71,608 people lived there.[1] Its county seat is Fort Payne.
History[change | change source]
DeKalb County was formed on January 9, 1836. It was named for Major General Baron Johann de Kalb, a hero of the American Revolution. [1] Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
DeKalb County was the one time home of the famous Cherokee Sequoyah.
Geography[change | change source]
According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 778.65 square miles (2,016.7 km2). 777.91 square miles (2,014.8 km2) (or 99.90%) is land and 0.74 square miles (1.9 km2) (or 0.10%) is water.[2]
Major highways[change | change source]
Rail[change | change source]
Border counties[change | change source]
- Jackson County, Alabama - north
- Dade County, Georgia - northeast
- Walker County, Georgia - east
- Chattooga County, Georgia - east
- Cherokee County, Alabama - southeast
- Etowah County, Alabama - south
- Marshall County, Alabama - west
National protected area[change | change source]
Cities and towns[change | change source]
- Collinsville (part - part of Collinsville is in Cherokee County)
- Crossville
- Dawson
- Dogtown
- Fort Payne
- Fyffe
- Geraldine
- Hammondville
- Henagar
- Ider
- Lakeview
- Mentone
- Pine Ridge
- Powell
- Rainsville
- Sand Rock (part - part of Sand Rock is in Cherokee County)
- Shiloh
- Sylvania
- Valley Head
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "QuickFacts: DeKalb County, Alabama". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ↑ "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Counties". United States Census. Retrieved 2011-02-13.