DeKalb County, Indiana

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DeKalb County is a county in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 43,265.[1] The county seat is Auburn.[2]

History

On February 7, 1835, the Indiana State Legislature passed an omnibus bill[3] that authorized the creation of thirteen counties in northeast Indiana on previously unorganized land (including the recent Wabash New Purchase).[4] The organization of the county's government commenced in 1837.[5] It was named for General Johann de Kalb, a Continental Army officer from Bavaria, who was killed at the Battle of Camden in South Carolina.[6][7] The first settlers in the future DeKalb County were from New England, settling what was then known as the Northwest Territory.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".Script error: No such module "Unsubst". These people were "Yankee" migrants, descended from the English Puritans who settled New England in the colonial era.[8] In the 1870s immigrants from Ireland and Germany began arriving in DeKalb County, in large numbers.[9][10][11]

Geography

DeKalb County lies on the east side of Indiana; its east border abuts the western border of Ohio. Its low, rolling terrain is entirely devoted to agriculture or urban development.[12] Its highest point (Script error: No such module "convert". ASL) is a small rise in the NW portion of the county, Script error: No such module "convert". west of Fairfield Center.[13] The Saint Joseph River flows southwestward through the SE portion of the county, while the western part of the county is drained by Cedar Creek.

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Adjacent counties

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Cities and towns

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Climate and weather

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Government

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County Council: The fiscal branch of the county government; controls spending and revenue collection in the county. Representatives are elected to four-year terms from county districts. They are responsible for setting salaries, the annual budget, and special spending. The council also has limited authority to impose local taxes, in the form of an income and property tax that is subject to state level approval, excise taxes, and service taxes.[16][17]

Board of Commissioners: A three-member board of commissioners combines executive and non-fiscal legislative powers. Commissioners are elected county-wide, in staggered four-year terms. One commissioner serves as president. The commissioners also function as the county drainage board, exercising control over the construction and maintenance of legal drains.[16][17]

Courts: DeKalb County has a Circuit Court (75th Judicial Circuit) and two Superior Courts. By local rule, approved by the Indiana Supreme Court,[18] the jurisdiction of the Circuit Court is currently limited to juvenile and domestic cases. Criminal, civil and domestic cases are heard in the two superior courts. Judges of each court are elected for six-year terms on partisan tickets.

County Officials: The county has other elected offices, including sheriff, coroner, auditor, treasurer, recorder, surveyor, and circuit court clerk. Each officer is elected to a four-year term of four years and oversees a different part of county government. Members elected to county government positions are required to declare a party affiliation and to be residents of the county.[17]

DeKalb County is part of Indiana's 3rd congressional district and in 2008 was represented by Mark Souder in the United States Congress.[19] It is in Indiana Senate districts 13 and 14,[20] and Indiana House of Representatives districts 51, 52 and 85.[21]

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Demographics

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As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 42,223 people, 15,951 households, and 11,328 families in the county.[28] The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 17,558 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert"..[14] The racial makeup of the county was 96.9% white, 0.5% Asian, 0.4% black or African American, 0.2% American Indian, 0.8% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 2.4% of the population.[28] In terms of ancestry, 36.3% were German, 10.9% were American, 10.8% were Irish, and 9.1% were English.[29]

Of the 15,951 households, 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 29.0% were non-families, and 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.08. The median age was 38.1 years.[28]

The median income for a household in the county was $47,697 and the median income for a family was $55,280. Males had a median income of $44,880 versus $30,663 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,779. About 6.7% of families and 9.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.[30]

2020 census

DeKalb County Racial Composition[31]
Race Num. Perc.
White (NH) 40,232 93%
Black or African American (NH) 183 0.4%
Native American (NH) 67 0.15%
Asian (NH) 225 0.5%
Pacific Islander (NH) 39 0.1%
Other/Mixed (NH) 1,334 3.1%
Hispanic or Latino 1,185 2.7%

Education

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See also

References

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  3. ↑ John W Tyndall & OE Lesh, Standard History of Adams and Wells Counties, Indiana. pp. 284-6 (accessed 9 August 2020)
  4. ↑ The counties are Dekalb, Fulton, Jasper, Jay, Kosciusko, Marshall, Newton, Porter, Pulaski, Stark, Steuben, Wells, and Whitley. Newton County was merged with Jasper County in 1839, and was re-authorized as a separate county in 1859.
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  12. ↑ DeKalb County IN (Google Maps, accessed 27 July 2020)
  13. ↑ DeKalb County High Point, Indiana (PeakBagger.com, accessed 27 July 2020)
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  18. ↑ Local Rule 17-AR-1-1, approved March 9, 2007, by the Indiana Supreme Court.
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