De Kalb, New York

DeKalb, New York
Map highlighting De Kalb's location within St. Lawrence County.
Map highlighting De Kalb's location within St. Lawrence County.
DeKalb is located in New York
DeKalb
DeKalb
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 44°28′18″N 75°21′10″W / 44.47167°N 75.35278°W / 44.47167; -75.35278
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountySt. Lawrence
Area
 • Total83.21 sq mi (215.50 km2)
 • Land82.52 sq mi (213.73 km2)
 • Water0.68 sq mi (1.77 km2)
Elevation
302 ft (92 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total2,434
 • Estimate 
(2016)[2]
2,378
 • Density28.82/sq mi (11.13/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code36-20038
GNIS feature ID0978893

DeKalb is a town in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. The population was 2,375 at the 2020 census,[3] down from 2,434 at the 2010 census. The town is named after American general Baron de Kalb, a German officer serving under George Washington.[4]

The Town of DeKalb is in the southwest part of the county and is southwest of the Village of Canton.

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
  4. ^ Hough, Franklin B. (1853) "A history of St. Lawrence and Franklin counties, New York: from the earliest period to the present time"

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