DeKalb County, Missouri

DeKalb County
DeKalb County
County
	DeKalb County Courthouse in Maysville
	Location within the U.S. state of Missouri
	Missouri's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 39°54′N 94°24′W / 39.9°N 94.4°W
Country	United States
State	Missouri
Founded	February 25, 1845
Named for	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
• Density	26/sq mi (10.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	6th
Website	www.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.

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