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DeKalb County

county in Tennessee, United States
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DeKalb County

Summary

DeKalb County is a county of Tennessee[1]. It draws 85 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_tennessee category, ranking #54 of 96).[2]

Key Facts

  • DeKalb County is located in Tennessee[3].
  • DeKalb County is in the country of United States[4].
  • DeKalb County's instance of is recorded as county of Tennessee[5].
  • DeKalb County's capital is recorded as Smithville[6].
  • DeKalb County's shares border with is recorded as Putnam County[7].
  • DeKalb County's shares border with is recorded as Cannon County[8].
  • DeKalb County's shares border with is recorded as White County[9].
  • DeKalb County's shares border with is recorded as Warren County[10].
  • DeKalb County's shares border with is recorded as Wilson County[11].
  • DeKalb County's shares border with is recorded as Smith County[12].
  • Johann de Kalb is named after DeKalb County[13].
  • DeKalb County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Smithville[14].
  • DeKalb County's Commons category is recorded as DeKalb County, Tennessee[15].
  • DeKalb County's located in time zone is recorded as Central Time Zone[16].
  • 1837 marks the founding of DeKalb County[17].
  • DeKalb County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.98, 'lon': -85.83}[18].
  • DeKalb County's official website is recorded as http://dekalbtennessee.com[19].
  • DeKalb County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:DeKalb County, Tennessee[20].
  • DeKalb County has a population of {'amount': '+18723'}[21].
  • DeKalb County has a population of {'amount': '+18729'}[22].
  • DeKalb County has a population of {'amount': '+18822'}[23].
  • DeKalb County has a population of {'amount': '+18941'}[24].
  • DeKalb County has a population of {'amount': '+19164'}[25].
  • DeKalb County has a population of {'amount': '+19182'}[26].
  • DeKalb County has a population of {'amount': '+20080'}[27].

Body

Geography

DeKalb County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Tennessee[3].

Physical Characteristics

DeKalb County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+852'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+18723'}[21], {'amount': '+18729'}[22], {'amount': '+18822'}[23], {'amount': '+18941'}[24], {'amount': '+19164'}[25], and {'amount': '+19182'}[26].

Designation and Status

DeKalb County's instance of is recorded as county of Tennessee[5].

History and Context

1837 marks the founding of DeKalb County[17]. Johann de Kalb is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

DeKalb County draws 85 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_tennessee category, ranking #54 of 96).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Tennessee United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 23d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Obo gazetteer id → 00151011
    Umls cui → C3815517
    Taxonomicon id → 1807721
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  2. 23d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1837-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Named after → Johann de Kalb
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 35.98, 'lon': -85.83}
    Website → —
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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