De Kalb (Texas)
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Location in Texas
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| Foundation : | 1837 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Texas | ||
| County : | Bowie County | ||
| Coordinates : | 33 ° 30 ′ N , 94 ° 37 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 1,699 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 499.7 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 3.4 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 3.4 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 125 m | ||
| Postal code : | 75559 | ||
| Area code : | +1 903 | ||
| FIPS : | 48-19648 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1381748 | ||
| Website : | dekalbtexas.org | ||
De Kalb is a city in Bowie County in the US state of Texas . Almost 1700 people live in an area of around 3.4 square kilometers.
De Kalb is part of the Ark-La-Tex socio-economic region , which includes parts of the four states of Arkansas , Louisiana , Oklahoma and Texas.
geography
De Kalb is located in the northeast of the state of Texas in the southern United States, about 14 kilometers from the northern border with Oklahoma and 50 kilometers from the eastern border with Arkansas. The city is located in a lake landscape that stretches from northeast Oklahoma to the Gulf of Mexico . For example, Wright Patman Lake, covering an area of 82 square kilometers, is about 30 kilometers southeast of the city. 15 kilometers north of De Kalbs runs one of the longest rivers in the world, the Red River , which rises in north Texas and flows into the Atchafalaya River after 1966 kilometers , which in turn feeds the Mississippi River . To the north of the city are several nature reserves and state parks , the largest of which is the Ouachita National Forest , which is over 120 kilometers northeast of the city and covers an area of more than 7200 square kilometers.
Nearby cities include Avery (14 km northwest), New Boston (16 km east), Annona (26 km northwest), and Clarksville (38 km northwest). The next larger city with about 200,000 inhabitants is Shreveport, about 125 kilometers south-east .
history
The city's history begins around 1835 when the politician and war hero Davy Crockett stopped here on his way to the Battle of the Alamo . According to stories, he asked the residents for the name of the community, whereupon they couldn't tell him. On the idea of suggesting a name himself, he remembered the German-American General Johann von Kalb (English Johann de Kalb ), whereupon he called the city De Kalb .
An important reason for the establishment of the community was the establishment of a local school. Some of the early settlers in the area had established DeKalb College in 1839 . Despite the fact that De Kalb for the first county seat of Bowie County was and was on good farmland, the city grew very arduous. One reason for this was the poorly developed local transport network. It was not until the Texas and Pacific Railroad was built in 1876 that the city was connected to the regional railroad network and grew. By 1884 she already had two churches, a school and a saw and grain mill; the population was around 200. By 1890 it had grown to 500, until then a bank and a local newspaper, the Flag , continued to be established.
In 1980 the number of inhabitants reached its historical peak with 2217. The city's agriculture was of regional importance.
traffic
US Highway 82 , which runs from New Mexico in the west to Georgia in the east, runs from the northwest to the southeast of the city . Northwest of the city, it crosses US Highway 259 , which runs from Heavener , Oklahoma to Nacogdoches .
About ten kilometers southeast of the city runs Interstate 30 , which leads to Fort Worth , Dallas and Little Rock , among others .
Demographics
The 2000 census showed a population of 1769 people, spread over 725 households and 477 families. The population density was 521 people per square kilometer. 66.7% of the population were white, 30.8% black, 0.6% Asian and less than 0.1% Pacific islanders. 0.7% were of a different ethnicity , 1.2% had two or more ethnicities, and 2.4% were Hispanics or Latin Americans of any ethnicity. There were almost 80 men for every 100 women. The median age was 42 and the per capita income was US $ 20,750, which meant that over 28% of the population lived below the poverty line.
By the 2010 census , the population had dropped to 1699.
Personalities
- Dan Blocker (1928–1972), American actor
Web links
- Website of the city of De Kalb (Engl.)
- Statistical data on De Kalb (Engl.)
- De Kalb in the Handbook of Texas (Engl.)