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DeKalb County

county in Georgia, United States
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DeKalb County

Summary

DeKalb County is a county of Georgia[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of county_of_georgia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,395 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • DeKalb County is located in Georgia[3].
  • DeKalb County is in the country of United States[4].
  • DeKalb County's instance of is recorded as county of Georgia[5].
  • DeKalb County's capital is recorded as Decatur[6].
  • DeKalb County's shares border with is recorded as Gwinnett County[7].
  • DeKalb County's shares border with is recorded as Clayton County[8].
  • DeKalb County's shares border with is recorded as Rockdale County[9].
  • DeKalb County's shares border with is recorded as Henry County[10].
  • DeKalb County's shares border with is recorded as Fulton County[11].
  • Johann de Kalb is named after DeKalb County[12].
  • DeKalb County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Decatur[13].
  • DeKalb County's headquarters location is recorded as Decatur[14].
  • DeKalb County's Commons category is recorded as DeKalb County, Georgia[15].
  • December 9, 1822 marks the founding of DeKalb County[16].
  • DeKalb County's highest point is recorded as Stone Mountain[17].
  • DeKalb County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 33.77, 'lon': -84.23}[18].
  • DeKalb County's official website is recorded as https://www.dekalbcountyga.gov/[19].
  • DeKalb County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:DeKalb County, Georgia[20].
  • DeKalb County has a population of {'amount': '+691893'}[21].
  • DeKalb County has a population of {'amount': '+692603'}[22].
  • DeKalb County has a population of {'amount': '+697538'}[23].
  • DeKalb County has a population of {'amount': '+707401'}[24].
  • DeKalb County has a population of {'amount': '+713340'}[25].
  • DeKalb County has a population of {'amount': '+734871'}[26].
  • DeKalb County has a population of {'amount': '+764382'}[27].

Body

Geography

DeKalb County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Georgia[3].

Physical Characteristics

DeKalb County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+702'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+691893'}[21], {'amount': '+692603'}[22], {'amount': '+697538'}[23], {'amount': '+707401'}[24], {'amount': '+713340'}[25], and {'amount': '+734871'}[26].

Designation and Status

DeKalb County's instance of is recorded as county of Georgia[5].

History and Context

December 9, 1822 marks the founding of DeKalb County[16]. Johann de Kalb is named after it[12].

Why It Matters

DeKalb County ranks in the top 2% of county_of_georgia entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,395 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Collegium Vocale Georgia United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Global LEI Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Global LEI Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · Mxn · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Umls cui → C3815515
    Member of → Q138812596
    Taxonomicon id → 1805047
    Obo gazetteer id → 00009794
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  2. 19d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → United States
    Number of households → {'amount': '+283799'}
    Country → —
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → Decatur
    + 34 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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