DeKalb County

Summary

DeKalb County is a county of Georgia^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of county_of_georgia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,844 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• DeKalb County was a member of GovAI Coalition^[3].
• DeKalb County is located in Georgia^[4].
• DeKalb County is in the country of United States^[5].
• DeKalb County's instance of is recorded as county of Georgia^[6].
• DeKalb County's capital is recorded as Decatur^[7].
• DeKalb County's shares border with is recorded as Gwinnett County^[8].
• DeKalb County's shares border with is recorded as Clayton County^[9].
• DeKalb County's shares border with is recorded as Rockdale County^[10].
• DeKalb County's shares border with is recorded as Henry County^[11].
• DeKalb County's shares border with is recorded as Fulton County^[12].
• Johann de Kalb is named after DeKalb County^[13].
• DeKalb County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Decatur^[14].
• DeKalb County's headquarters location is recorded as Decatur^[15].
• DeKalb County's Commons category is recorded as DeKalb County, Georgia^[16].
• December 9, 1822 marks the founding of DeKalb County^[17].
• DeKalb County's highest point is recorded as Stone Mountain^[18].
• DeKalb County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 33.77, 'longitude': -84.23}^[19].
• DeKalb County's official website is recorded as https://www.dekalbcountyga.gov/^[20].
• DeKalb County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:DeKalb County, Georgia^[21].
• DeKalb County has a population of {'amount': '+691893'}^[22].
• DeKalb County has a population of {'amount': '+692603'}^[23].
• DeKalb County has a population of {'amount': '+697538'}^[24].
• DeKalb County has a population of {'amount': '+707401'}^[25].
• DeKalb County has a population of {'amount': '+713340'}^[26].
• DeKalb County has a population of {'amount': '+734871'}^[27].

Body

Geography

DeKalb County is in the country of United States^[5]. It is located in Georgia^[4].

Physical Characteristics

DeKalb County covers an area of {'amount': '+702'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+691893'}^[22], {'amount': '+692603'}^[23], {'amount': '+697538'}^[24], {'amount': '+707401'}^[25], {'amount': '+713340'}^[26], and {'amount': '+734871'}^[27].

Designation and Status

DeKalb County's instance of is recorded as county of Georgia^[6].

History and Context

December 9, 1822 marks the founding of DeKalb County^[17]. Johann de Kalb is named after it^[13].

Why It Matters

DeKalb County ranks in the top 2% of county_of_georgia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,844 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]