DeKalb County, Alabama

DeKalb County is a of the  of. Its name is in honor of Major General Baron. As of 2000 its population was 64,452. Its is  and it's a prohibition or.

History
DeKalb County was created by the Alabama legislature on, , from land ceded to the Federal government by the. It was named for Maj. Gen., a hero of the. 

DeKalb County was the one time home of the famous Cherokee.

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The county's eastern edge, along the state line, was also the of a strong  on , measuring 4.9 on the. Power was knocked out in the area, mirrors and pictures thrown to the floor, foundations cracked, and one chimney fell to the ground. It was felt over a significant portion of the southeastern states, including quite strongly in northeastern and neighboring northwestern, and nearby eastern  (especially near ). It was also felt slightly in western, far west-southwestern , south and southeastern , and east-northeastern.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,017 (779 ). 2,015 km² (778 sq mi) of it is land and 2 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.10%) is water.

Major Highways

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 64,452 people, 25,113 households, and 18,432 families residing in the county. The was 32/km² (83/sq mi). There were 28,051 housing units at an average density of 14/km² (36/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 92.55%, 1.68% or , 0.80% , 0.19% , 0.06% , 3.10% from , and 1.62% from two or more races. 5.55% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 25,113 households out of which 33.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.50% were living together, 9.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.60% were non-families. 23.80% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county the population was spread out with 24.70% under the age of 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 29.10% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and 13.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,137, and the median income for a family was $35,801. Males had a median income of $28,878 versus $19,103 for females. The for the county was $15,818. About 11.70% of families and 15.40% of the population were below the, including 18.60% of those under age 18 and 20.50% of those age 65 or over.

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