De Kalb, Mississippi
De Kalb, Mississippi | ||
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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.
Geography
De Kalb is located in central Kemper County at 32°46′11″N 88°39′1″W / 32.76972°N 88.65028°W (32.769751, -88.650407).[5] Mississippi Highway 16 passes through the north side of the town, leading east 11 miles (18 km) to Scooba and west 28 miles (45 km) to Philadelphia. Mississippi Highway 39 (Main Avenue) passes through the center of De Kalb, leading north 19 miles (31 km) to Shuqualak and south 30 miles (48 km) to Meridian.
According to the United States Census Bureau, De Kalb has a total area of 3.3 square miles (8.6 km2), of which 0.01 square miles (0.02 km2), or 0.22%, are water.[4]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
---|---|---|---|
1920 | 554 | — | |
1930 | 888 | 60.3% | |
1940 | 866 | −2.5% | |
1950 | 953 | 10.0% | |
1960 | 880 | −7.7% | |
1970 | 1,072 | 21.8% | |
1980 | 1,159 | 8.1% | |
1990 | 1,073 | −7.4% | |
2000 | 972 | −9.4% | |
2010 | 1,164 | 19.8% | |
2020 | 877 | −24.7% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[6] |
2020 census
Race | Num. | Perc. |
---|---|---|
White
|
225 | 25.66% |
Black or African American
|
631 | 71.95% |
Native American
|
1 | 0.11% |
Pacific Islander
|
1 | 0.11% |
Other/Mixed
|
13 | 1.48% |
Latino
|
6 | 0.68% |
As of the
2000 census
As of the
There were 388 households, out of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.8% were married couples living together, 20.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.7% were non-families. 37.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the town, the population was spread out, with 22.6% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 25.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.3 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $21,000, and the median income for a family was $24,886. Males had a median income of $26,477 versus $16,964 for females. The
Education
De Kalb is served by the Kemper County School District.
Notable people
- Eddie Briggs, former Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi[9]
- safety for the Miami Dolphins[10]
- Cleo Brown, blues and jazz vocalist and pianist[11]
- John A. Clark, member of the Mississippi State Senate from 1916 to 1920[12]
- Methodist minister[13]
- J. H. Rush, physician[14]
- John H. Stennis, member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1969 to 1984[15]
- Louis Westerfield, lawyer and former dean of the University of Mississippi School of Law[16]
- Jeremiah White, cast member on Love Island
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "MISSISSIPPI HOUSE PICKS A LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR". Orlando Sentinel. January 8, 1992. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ "Bud Brown". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ "Cleo Brown". Oxford Reference. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. p. 775.
- ^ Church History and Directory: Commemorating the Fiftieth Anniversary of Darlington United Methodist Church. South Charleston, West Virginia: Darlington United Methodist Church. 1970. p. 12.
- ^ The Southern Dental Journal and Luminary. Macon, Georgia: Holmes and Mason. 1896. p. 207.
- ^ "John Hampton Stennis, son of late senator, dies at 78". The Greenwood Commonwealth. Associated Press. September 6, 2013. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ Quigley, Bill (June 22, 2007). "Appreciation: Louis Westerfield, 1949-1996 – Obituary". Diverse. Retrieved June 30, 2022.