DeKalb County, Georgia

DeKalb County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 686,712. According to the 2006 estimate, the county's population had risen to 723,602. The is.

DeKalb County is included in the --. The county is also one of the most affluent majority black counties in the country.

DeKalb County has the headquarters of the.

History
DeKalb County was created in from,  and. It was named for Baron, a German soldier who fought on the side of the Americans in the. In, was formed from part of DeKalb. Until this time, the growing city of had been inside DeKalb. During the, much of the was fought in DeKalb. Until the, DeKalb was a mainly agricultural county, but as and its suburbs grew, DeKalb became more urban.

Law and government
In DeKalb's state delegation created a unique  position which is the chief elected official. All employees report to the CEO rather than to commissioners for day-to-day operations. The CEO serves as the chairman of the seven-member commission, but does not vote except to break a tie. The county commission is elected from five small districts and two super-districts that each make up half of the county and overlap the smaller districts. DeKalb's current CEO is Vernon Jones.

Most of DeKalb makes up Georgia's 4th District.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 702 (271 ). 695 km² (268 sq mi) of it is land and 7 km² (3 sq mi) of it (1.00%) is water.

The county is crossed by the and numerous creeks, including, Snapfinger Creek and two forks of. Peachtree Creek and Nancy Creek drain into the and eventually to the. South River drains into the and ultimately into the.

lies near the eastern border of the county. , parallel to the southern border, was heavily quarried between 1400 and 100 B.C. and objects made from the soapstone have been found as far away as the Great Lakes.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 665,865 people, 249,339 households, and 156,584 families residing in the county. The was 959/km² (2,483/sq mi). There were 261,231 housing units at an average density of 376/km² (974/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 35.82%, 54.23% or , 0.23% , 4.01% , 0.05% , 3.53% from , and 2.12% from two or more races. 7.89% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 249,339 households out of which 31.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.10% were living together, 17.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.20% were non-families. 26.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.60% under the age of 18, 10.90% from 18 to 24, 36.70% from 25 to 44, 19.70% from 45 to 64, and 8.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 94.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $49,117, and the median income for a family was $54,018. Males had a median income of $36,270 versus $31,653 for females. The for the county was $23,968. About 7.80% of families and 10.80% of the population were below the, including 14.10% of those under age 18 and 8.70% of those age 65 or over.

DeKalb County is the second most affluent county with an African American majority in the United States.

Northeastern DeKalb has experienced an influx of Asian-American residents, both native and immigrant, over the past 20 years.

Although Fulton County has more people, DeKalb County has the highest population density of any county in the Atlanta metropolitan area.

Incorporated Cities

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Unincorporated Communities not Census Designated Places

 * Collinsville
 * Constitution
 * Ellenwood
 * Mechanicsville
 * Mountain View
 * Philadelphia
 * Skyland
 * South Decatur
 * Turner Hill
 * Turner Hill

Public schools
The portion of DeKalb County not within the city of Atlanta nor the city of Decatur is served by.

The Atlanta portion is served by.

The Decatur portion is served by.

Private schools
Private schools in DeKalb County include:
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Higher Education
is a private, all female, undergraduate liberal arts college.

is a private, coeducational, liberal arts university. The university consists of the following divisions: Emory College, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Candler School of Theology, and the schools of Law, Business Administration, Medicine, Nursing, and Public Health.

is a private, coeducational, faith-based university with a heritage. The main campus is in. The Graduate and Professional Campus is in DeKalb County; it houses the College of Nursing, the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, and the James and Carolyn McAfee School of Theology along with programs of the Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics, the School of Medicine, and the Tift College of Education.

is a private, coeducational, liberal arts school and is named after, founder of the.

has three campuses within the county and offers two-year associate degrees.

is the largest vocational institution in. trains students in business, engineering, technologies, health, human services, industrial arts, information systems, and transportation.

offers training in computers and electronics.

, a theological institution of the. More than 640 students are enrolled at Columbia in one of five degree programs: Master of Divinity, Master of Arts in Theological Studies, Master of Theology, Doctor of Ministry, and Doctor of Theology.