De Kalb, Mississippi | |
|---|---|
| Nickname: Dynamite City of the South | |
 Location of De Kalb, Mississippi | |
  De Kalb, Mississippi Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 32°46′11″N 88°39′1″W / 32.76972°N 88.65028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Kemper |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Clark Adams[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.33 sq mi (8.61 km2) |
| • Land | 3.32 sq mi (8.60 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 466 ft (142 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 877 |
| • Density | 264.24/sq mi (102.03/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 39328 |
| Area code | 601 |
| FIPS code | 28-18340 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0669159 |
De Kalb is a town in and the county seat of Kemper County, Mississippi, United States.[3] The population was 1,164 at the 2010 census.[4] De Kalb is named after General Johann de Kalb, a Franconian-French military officer who served as a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
- ^ "Town of DeKalb open, mayor advocates social distancing". WTOK-TV. Meridian, Mississippi. March 24, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), De Kalb town, Mississippi". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2019.