DeKalb County (Alabama)
DeKalb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Alabama in the United States. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Fort Payne. The county is one of the Dry counties, which means that the sale of alcohol is restricted or prohibited.
Geography
The County in northeastern Alabama, on the east by Georgia, is located in the north about 40 miles from Tennessee and has an area of 2017 square kilometers, of which two square miles are water. It is bordered clockwise to the following counties: Cherokee County, Etowah County, Marshall County and Jackson County.
History
DeKalb County was formed on January 9, 1836 from the land of the Cherokee Indians. It was named after General John Baron DeKalb, a hero in the American Revolution.
Demographics
1900-1990 2000 2010
According to the census of 2000, there were 64 452 people in DeKalb County. Of these, 864 people were living in collective centers, the other inhabitants living in 25 113 households, and 18,432 families. The population density was 32 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was made up of 92.55 percent White, 1.68 percent African American, 0.80 percent Native American, 0.19 percent Asian, 0.06 percent of residents from the Pacific Islander and 3.10 percent from other races groups; 1.62 percent were descended from two or more races. 5.55 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 25 113 households out of which 33.2 percent have children under the age of 18 living with them. In 59.5 percent lived married couples living together, 9.9 percent were single mothers, 26.6 percent were non-families, 23.8 percent of all households were single-person households, and 10.8 percent had someone living alone at the age of 65 years or above. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.98.
24.7 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 9.2 percent between 18 to 24, 29.1 percent between 25 and 44, 23.2 percent between 45 and 64 and 13.8 percent were 65 years or older. The average age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.6 males to females age 18 and over, there 92.5 males.
The median income for a household was $ 30,137, and the median income for a family $ 35,801. Males have a median income of $ 28,878, women $ 19,103. The per capita income was $ 15,818. 11.7 percent of families and 15.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in DeKalb County
- Adam Burg
- Alpine
- Arona
- Bankhead
- Battelle
- Beaty Crossroads
- Biddle Crossroads
- Brooks Crossroads
- Chavies
- Chigger Hill
- Collbran
- Collinsville
- Copeland Bridge
- Council Bluff
- Crossville
- Dawson
- Dog Town
- Douglas
- Elliott Crossroads
- Fairview
- Fisher Crossroads
- Five Forks
- Flanders
- Fort Payne
- Fyffe
- Gann Cross Road
- Geraldine
- Gibson Crossroads
- Gilbert Crossroads
- Oak Grove
- Guest
- Hammondville
- Henagar
- High Point
- Hopewell
- Horton
- Hughes Mill
- Ider
- Kaolin
- Keith
- Killian Mill
- Kilpatrick
- Lakeview
- Lakewood
- Lands Crossroads
- Lathamville
- Lebanon
- Liberty
- Loveless
- Luttrell
- Lydia
- Mahan Crossroads
- McKestes
- Mentone
- Minvale
- Moores Crossroads
- Mount Olive
- Mount Vernon
- New Home
- Oak Grove
- Oak Hill
- Old Blevins Mill
- Ophir
- Painter
- Pea Ridge Crossroads
- Peeks Corner
- Pine Ridge
- Plainview
- Pleasant Hill
- Priest
- Porterville
- Powell
- Powells Crossroads
- Pumpkin Center
- Rainville
- Riverdale
- Roden Town
- Rogers
- Rogers
- Shiloh
- Sigsbee
- Skaggs Corner
- Skirum
- South Hill
- Stamp
- Sulphur Springs
- Sylvania
- Ten Broeck
- Townsend Crossroads
- Valley Head
- Whiton
- Wills Valley
- Mill Yorks