DeKalb County, Missouri
DeKalb County, Missouri | |
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DeKalb County Courthouse in Maysville | |
Location within the U.S. state of Missouri | |
| Coordinates: 39°54′N 94°24′W / 39.9°N 94.4°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| Founded | February 25, 1845 |
| Named after | Johann de Kalb |
| Seat | Maysville |
| Largest city | Cameron |
| Area | |
• Total | 426 sq mi (1,100 km2) |
| • Land | 421 sq mi (1,090 km2) |
| • Water | 4.5 sq mi (12 km2) 1.0% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 11,029 |
• Estimate (2023) | 9,899 |
| • Density | 26.2/sq mi (10.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 6th |
| Website | www |
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. Its county seat is Maysville. The county was organized February 25, 1845 and named for General Johann de Kalb, 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.