DeKalb County, Missouri

DeKalb County
County
DeKalb County Courthouse in Maysville
DeKalb County Courthouse in Maysville
Map of Missouri highlighting DeKalb County
Location within the U.S. state of Missouri
Map of the United States highlighting Missouri
Missouri's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 39°54′N 94°24′W / 39.9°N 94.4°W / 39.9; -94.4
Country United States
State Missouri
FoundedFebruary 25, 1845
Named forJohann de Kalb
SeatMaysville
Largest cityCameron
Area
 • Total
426 sq mi (1,100 km2)
 • Land421 sq mi (1,090 km2)
 • Water4.5 sq mi (12 km2)  1.0%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
11,029
 • Density26/sq mi (10.0/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district6th
Websitewww.dekalbcountymo.com

DeKalb County is a county located in the northwest portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,029.[1] Its county seat is Maysville.[2] The county was organized February 25, 1845[3] and named for General Johann de Kalb,[4] Baron de Kalb, of the Revolutionary War.

DeKalb County is part of the St. Joseph, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS Combined Statistical Area.

  1. ^ "2020 Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 284.
  4. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 103.