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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
DeKalb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2000, the population is 17,423. The 2005 Census Estimate placed the population at 18,254 [1].
DeKalb County has the 5th highest per capita suicide rate in the country.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1837 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1837 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1838 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1838 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1848 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1914 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1840 | 5,868
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| 1850 | 8,016
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| 1860 | 10,573
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| 1870 | 11,425
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| 1880 | 14,813
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| 1890 | 15,650
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| 1900 | 16,460
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| 1910 | 15,434
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| 1920 | 15,370
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| 1930 | 14,213
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| 1940 | 14,588
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| 1950 | 11,680
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| 1960 | 10,774
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| 1970 | 11,151
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| 1980 | 13,589
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| 1990 | 14,360
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