DeKalb County, Alabama

DeKalb County
U.S. county
DeKalb County courthouse in Fort Payne, Alabama
Location within the U.S. state of Alabama
Alabama's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 34°27′26″N 85°48′24″W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
Founded	January 9, 1836
Seat	Fort Payne
Largest city	Fort Payne
Area
• Total	778.65 sq mi (2,016.7 km2)
• Land	777.91 sq mi (2,014.8 km2)
• Water	0.74 sq mi (1.9 km2)  0.10%%
Population  (2010)
• Total	71,109
• Density	91/sq mi (35/km2)

DeKalb County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of 2010, 71,109 people lived there. Its county seat is Fort Payne.

History

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

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.

Major highways

• Interstate 59
• U.S. Highway 11
• State Route 35
• State Route 68
• State Route 75

Rail

• Norfolk Southern Railway

Border counties

• 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

• Little River Canyon National Preserve (part)

Cities and towns

• 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