DeKalb County

county in Indiana, United States
AdministrativeArea county_of_indiana Q498613
DeKalb County
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DeKalb County

Summary

DeKalb County is a county of Indiana[1]. It draws 119 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_indiana category, ranking #48 of 92).[2]

Key Facts

  • DeKalb County is located in Indiana[3].
  • DeKalb County is in the country of United States[4].
  • DeKalb County's instance of is recorded as county of Indiana[5].
  • DeKalb County's capital is recorded as Auburn[6].
  • DeKalb County's shares border with is recorded as LaGrange County[7].
  • DeKalb County's shares border with is recorded as Steuben County[8].
  • DeKalb County's shares border with is recorded as Williams County[9].
  • DeKalb County's shares border with is recorded as Defiance County[10].
  • DeKalb County's shares border with is recorded as Allen County[11].
  • DeKalb County's shares border with is recorded as Noble County[12].
  • Johann de Kalb is named after DeKalb County[13].
  • DeKalb County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Auburn[14].
  • DeKalb County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hamilton[15].
  • DeKalb County's Commons category is recorded as DeKalb County, Indiana[16].
  • DeKalb County's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone[17].
  • 1837 marks the founding of DeKalb County[18].
  • DeKalb County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.366944, 'lon': -85.058889}[19].
  • DeKalb County's official website is recorded as https://www.co.dekalb.in.us/[20].
  • DeKalb County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:DeKalb County, Indiana[21].
  • DeKalb County has a population of {'amount': '+42223'}[22].
  • DeKalb County has a population of {'amount': '+42256'}[23].
  • DeKalb County has a population of {'amount': '+42401'}[24].
  • DeKalb County has a population of {'amount': '+42246'}[25].
  • DeKalb County has a population of {'amount': '+42307'}[26].
  • DeKalb County has a population of {'amount': '+42589'}[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

DeKalb County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+942'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+42223'}[22], {'amount': '+42256'}[23], {'amount': '+42401'}[24], {'amount': '+42246'}[25], {'amount': '+42307'}[26], and {'amount': '+42589'}[27].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

1837 marks the founding of DeKalb County[18]. Johann de Kalb is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

DeKalb County draws 119 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_indiana category, ranking #48 of 92).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . 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] . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Population Estimates Program. 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 ↗
    Taxonomicon id 1805432
    Obo gazetteer id 00205078
    Umls cui C3815519
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  2. 23d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Shares border with LaGrange County, Steuben County, Williams County +3
    Category for people born here Category:Births in DeKalb County, Indiana
    Population {'amount': '+42223'}, {'amount': '+42256'}, {'amount': '+42401'} +4
    Capital Auburn
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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