DeKalb County, Missouri

DeKalb County is a located in the  of. As of, the population is 11,597. The county was organized in and is named after the  general. The county along with and  counties in Missouri and  is included in the, which had an estimated population of 122,306 in 2006.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,103 (426 ). 1,099 km² (424 sq mi) of it is land and 4 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.37%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 11,597 people, 3,528 households, and 2,473 families residing in the county. The was 11/km² (27/sq mi). There were 3,839 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (9/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 89.09%, 8.86% or , 0.66% , 0.17% , 0.01% , 0.27% from , and 0.93% from two or more races. 1.08% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 3,528 households out of which 32.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 9.60% were living together, 7.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.90% were non-families. 26.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the county the population was spread out with 20.70% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 36.30% from 25 to 44, 20.90% from 45 to 64, and 13.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 152.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 168.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,654, and the median income for a family was $37,329. Males had a median income of $28,434 versus $20,207 for females. The for the county was $12,687. About 7.20% of families and 10.80% of the population were below the, including 10.80% of those under age 18 and 75.20% of those age 65 or over.