DeKalb County (Georgia)

administration
DeKalb County Courthouse in Decatur, listed on NRHP No. 71001016
US state :	Georgia
Administrative headquarters :	Decatur
Address of the administrative headquarters:	DeKalb County Administration 1300 Commerce Drive Decatur, GA 30030
Foundation :	December 9, 1822
Made up from:	Henry County Gwinnett County Fayette County
Area code :	001 404
Demographics
Residents :	691,893 (2010)
Population density :	995.5 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	702 km²
Water surface :	7 km²
map

Website : www.co.dekalb.ga.us

The DeKalb County is a county in the state of Georgia to the United States . The county seat is Decatur .

geography

The county is located in central northwest Georgia and has an area of 702 square kilometers, of which seven square kilometers are water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Gwinnett County , Rockdale County , Henry County , Clayton County, and Fulton County .

The county is part of the metropolitan area of Atlanta .

history

DeKalb County was formed on December 9, 1822 as the 56th County in Georgia from parts of Henry County, Gwinnett County and Fayette County. It was named after Baron Johann von Kalb , an army officer.

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1830	10,042	-
1840	10,467	4.2%
1850	14,328	36.9%
1860	7806	-45.5%
1870	10,014	28.3%
1880	14,497	44.8%
1890	17,180	18.5%
1900	21,112	22.9%
1910	27,881	32.1%
1920	44.051	58%
1930	70.278	59.5%
1940	86,942	23.7%
1950	136,395	56.9%
1960	256,782	88.3%
1970	415,387	61.8%
1980	483.024	16.3%
1990	545.837	13%
2000	665.865	22%
2010	691,893	3.9%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010

According to the 2010 census, the 691,893 inhabitants at that time were distributed among 271,809 inhabited households, which gives an average of 2.50 people per household. There are a total of 304,968 households.

59.4% of the households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring) with an average size of 3.18 persons. There were children under the age of 18 in 32.6% of all households and persons aged 65 and over in 17.4% of all households.

26.5% of the population were younger than 20 years old, 32.6% were 20 to 39 years old, 27.3% were 40 to 59 years old, and 13.8% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 34 years. 47.9% of the population were male and 52.1% were female.

33.3% of the population identified themselves as white, 54.3% as African-American , 0.4% as Native American and 5.1% as Asian Americans . 4.5% said they belonged to another ethnic group and 2.4% to several ethnic groups. 9.8% of the population was made up of Hispanics or Latinos .

The average annual income per household was 50,799 USD , while 19.6% of the population lived below the poverty line.