DeKalb County

DeKalb County is a county located in the U.S. state of . As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,080. Its county seat is . The county was created by the General Assembly of Tennessee on December 2, 1837, and was named for Revolutionary War hero Major General Johann de Kalb.
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  • Type: county of Tennessee with 20,100 residents
  • Description: county in Tennessee, United States
  • Also known as: De Kalb County”, “DeKalb”, “Dekalb County”, “DeKalb County, Tennessee”, and “DeKalb County, TN

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Smithville.

Village
is a city in DeKalb County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 5,004 at the 2020 census, up from 3,994 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of DeKalb County.

DeKalb County

Latitude
35.9799° or 35° 58′ 48″ north
Longitude
-85.8328° or 85° 49′ 58″ west
Population
20,100
Elevation
1,112 feet (339 metres)
Open location code
867PX5H8+WV
Geo­Names ID
4617573
Wiki­data ID
Q494794
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“DeKalb County” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: DeKalb County
  • Arabic: مقاطعة ديكالب
  • Armenian: Դե-Կալբ շրջան
  • Armenian: Դե-Քալբ շրջան
  • Asturian: condáu de DeKalb
  • Basque: DeKalb konderria
  • Bavarian: DeKalb County, Tennessee
  • Bavarian: DeKalb County
  • Bishnupriya: ডিকলাব কাউন্টি, টেনেসি
  • Bishnupriya: ডিকলাব কাউন্টি
  • Bulgarian: Дикалб
  • Catalan: comtat de DeKalb
  • Cebuano: DeKalb County
  • Chechen: Де-Калб
  • Chinese: DeKalb Kūn
  • Chinese: 迪卡尔布县
  • Chinese: 迪卡爾布縣
  • Dutch: DeKalb County
  • Esperanto: DeKalb County
  • Esperanto: kantono DeKalb
  • Finnish: DeKalbin piirikunta
  • French: comté de DeKalb
  • French: Comté de DeKalb
  • French: DeKalb County
  • Georgian: დე-კალბის ოლქი
  • German: DeKalb County
  • Gilaki: دیکلب ٚ شأرستان (تنسي)
  • Gilaki: دیکلب ٚ شأرستان
  • Greek: Κομητεία ΝτεΚάλμπ
  • Hebrew: מחוז דהקאלב
  • Hungarian: DeKalb megye
  • Irish: Contae DeKalb, Tennessee
  • Irish: Contae DeKalb
  • Italian: contea di DeKalb
  • Italian: Contea di DeKalb
  • Italian: DeKalb County
  • Japanese: ディカーブ・カウンティ
  • Japanese: ディカーブ郡
  • Korean: 디캘브군
  • Latin: DeKalb Comitatus
  • Low German: DeKalb County
  • Mazanderani: دیکلب شهرستان
  • Min Dong Chinese: DeKalb Gông
  • Min Nan Chinese: DeKalb Kūn
  • Norwegian Bokmål: DeKalb County i Tennessee
  • Norwegian Bokmål: DeKalb County
  • Norwegian: DeKalb County
  • Persian: شهرستان دیکلب، تنسی
  • Persian: شهرستان دیکلب
  • Polish: Hrabstwo DeKalb
  • Portuguese: condado de DeKalb
  • Portuguese: Condado de DeKalb
  • Portuguese: DeKalb County
  • Romanian: Comitatul DeKalb, Tennessee
  • Romanian: Comitatul DeKalb
  • Russian: Де-Калб
  • Sardinian: contea de DeKalb
  • Scottish Gaelic: DeKalb County
  • Serbian: DeKalb County
  • Serbian: Округ Декаб
  • Serbo-Croatian: DeKalb County, Tennessee
  • Serbo-Croatian: DeKalb County
  • Slovenian: DeKalb County
  • Slovenian: Okrožje DeKalb
  • Spanish: condado de DeKalb
  • Spanish: Condado de DeKalb
  • Spanish: DeKalb County
  • Swedish: DeKalb County, Tennessee
  • Swedish: DeKalb County
  • Tatar: Де-Калб
  • Tatar: Декалб (округ, Теннесси)
  • Turkish: DeKalb County, Tenn.
  • Turkish: DeKalb County, Tennessee
  • Turkish: DeKalb County, TN
  • Turkish: DeKalb County
  • Turkish: DeKalb ilçesi, Tenn.
  • Turkish: DeKalb ilçesi, Tennessee
  • Turkish: DeKalb ilçesi, TN
  • Turkish: DeKalb ilçesi
  • Ukrainian: Декальб
  • Urdu: ڈیکلب کاؤنٹی، ٹینیسی
  • Urdu: ڈیکلب کاؤنٹی
  • Venetian: contea de DeKalb
  • Vietnamese: Quận DeKalb, Tennessee
  • Vietnamese: Quận DeKalb
  • Waray (Philippines): Condado han DeKalb, Tennessee
  • Waray (Philippines): Condado han DeKalb
  • Welsh: DeKalb County, Tennessee
  • Welsh: DeKalb County
  • Western Panjabi: ڈیکالب کاؤنٹی

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