DeKalb County, Indiana

DeKalb County is a located in the  of. Named for figure  (-), the county was created by the Indiana  in  and organized in. As of 2000, the population was 40,285. The is.

Geography


According to the, the county has a total area of 942 (364 ). 940 km² (363 sq mi) of it is land and 3 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.27%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 40,285 people, 15,134 households, and 10,911 families residing in the county. The was 43/km² (111/sq mi). There were 16,144 housing units at an average density of 17/km² (44/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 97.76%, 0.25% or , 0.22% , 0.33% , 0.05% , 0.67% from , and 0.73% from two or more races. 1.68% of the population were or  of any race. 39.3% were of, 20.8% , 9.1% and 6.9%  ancestry according to.

There were 15,134 households out of which 36.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.30% were living together, 8.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.90% were non-families. 23.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.00% under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 30.30% from 25 to 44, 21.70% from 45 to 64, and 11.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 99.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $44,909, and the median income for a family was $51,676. Males had a median income of $37,322 versus $24,120 for females. The for the county was $19,448. About 3.70% of families and 5.90% of the population were below the, including 6.10% of those under age 18 and 8.50% of those age 65 or over.

School districts

 * DeKalb County Central United School District
 * DeKalb County Eastern Community School District
 * Garrett-Keyser-Butler Community School District
 * Hamilton Community Schools

Private schools

 * Lakewood Park Christian School
 * St. Joseph's Catholic School (Garrett)