De Kalb, Mississippi

De Kalb, Mississippi
Nickname: 
Dynamite City of the South
Location of De Kalb, Mississippi
Location of De Kalb, Mississippi
De Kalb, Mississippi is located in the United States
De Kalb, Mississippi
De Kalb, Mississippi
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 32°46′11″N 88°39′1″W / 32.76972°N 88.65028°W / 32.76972; -88.65028
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyKemper
Government
 • MayorClark Adams[1]
Area
 • Total3.33 sq mi (8.61 km2)
 • Land3.32 sq mi (8.60 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
466 ft (142 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total877
 • Density264.24/sq mi (102.03/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39328
Area code601
FIPS code28-18340
GNIS feature ID0669159

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.

  1. ^ "Town of DeKalb open, mayor advocates social distancing". WTOK-TV. Meridian, Mississippi. March 24, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  3. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  4. ^ "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.

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