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DeKalb County, Georgia

US county information
NameDeKalb County
StateGeorgia
SeatDecatur
Largest cityAtlanta (part)
US Area
Total Area270.91 sq mi (701.7 km2)
Land Area268.21 sq mi (694.7 km2)
Water Area2.70 sq mi (7 km2)
Population691893 (2010)
Density985.6/km2 (2552.7/sq mi)
Founded1822
Congressional district4th
Congressional district5th
Congressional district6th

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DeKalb County (pronounced -endɨˈkæb "dee-KAB") is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population of the county was 691,893 at the 2010 census. Its county seat is the city of Decatur. It is bordered to the west by Fulton County and contains roughly 10% of the city of Atlanta. (The other 90% lies in Fulton County).

DeKalb County is included in the five-county core of the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia, metropolitan statistical area. It is the third-most-populated county in the Atlanta area and the state, just behind Gwinnett County, and is the most diverse county in Georgia. DeKalb is primarily a suburban county, and is the second-most-affluent county with an African-American majority in the United States, behind Prince George's County, Maryland, in suburban Washington D.C.

In 2009, DeKalb earned the Atlanta Regional Commission's "Green Communities" designation for its efforts in conserving energy, water and fuel; investing in renewable energy; reducing waste; and protecting and restoring natural resources.

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Sorpresivo reten policial efectuado el 11 de Junio en el condado de DeKalb dejo una veintena de arrestos de conductores sin licencia, denuncian irregularidades en el proceso.
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RealFeminist.com Once again we see how the welfare system is a complete failure, doing nothing to prevent fraud - and even encouraging it, in this case, and bilking taxpayers for billions every year. This despite Progressive politicians' claims that we can't cut a single penny, or families will "starve". Here in DeKalb County, GA, illegal aliens in luxury SUVs can walk into the WIC ('Women Infants and Children') office with expired or even FOREIGN IDs and walk out thousands of dollars in WIC vouchers - and even sell them for cash down the block. Yet let a Republican propose to cut a single penny from WIC and the Liberal Media Complex will label them "anti-family." It is a disgrace that illegal aliens are milking the welfare system while so many American citizens go without. These WIC officals belong in prison for this outrage, and the House GOP should immediately introduce national legislation to mandate citizenship checks for welfare recipients.
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A journey to the Dekalb County Georgia Courthouse to witness the foreclosure sale "On the Courthouse Steps"
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Dekalb County Georgia district 4 Town Hall meeting on Obama Care
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www.streetgangs.com On July 22, LAPD Chief Charlie Beck announce the capture of Mark Reed, California's most wanted parolee wanted for murder in Dekalb County, Georgia. Community members recognized him from being listed on California's most wanted parolees list, and a tip led to detective Venus Mason of the Los Angeles Police Department. Reed was taken into custody on July 10, 2010. Also present was Council members Bernard Parks and Herb Wesson. Captain Zipperman from the LAPD was also present. Date: July 22, 2010 Location: Los Angeles Soula Media
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This video follows I-85 in Metro Atlanta from Pleasantdale Rd. (Exit 96) in northeast DeKalb County to North Ave. (Exit 249D) in Downtown Atlanta near Georgia Tech on the Downtown Connector with I-75. In this video you'll see one of the largest stack interchanges and one of the largest, most congested roads in the southeast. Once known primarily for its handsome homes on large plots of lush green land, this city has transformed itself into a gusty metropolis. It has a dizzying assortment of nightclubs, blues bars, cafes, shops, and restaurants ranging from teahouses to palaces of culinary art that regularly make "best in the nation" lists. Every Fortune 500 firm is represented here and Atlanta has pushed its population close to 6 million people as of 2009 estimates (the city proper is almost 500000), swelling both inside the perimeter and its suburbs with scientists, high-tech workers, and creative types lured by the energy of a city on the move. This is the center of the New South, but with gusto!
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This video shows Dekalb County Police officers confronting an individual outside a Quicktrip in the vicinity of the popular latin dance club El Noa Noa. This video was taken minutes after the club closed and these officers were both hostile and unprofessional as they worked to disperse the crowd. Realizing they were being filmed, they told me to leave the premises. Are angry cops in BDU's and combat boots who you want serving and protecting Dekalb County?
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Just a video of the DeKalb County Police driving on I-285 East in South DeKalb County, Ga. This video takes place between the northern end of I-675 and SR 155/Flat Shoals Road.
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Hairston Rd. and Memorial drive along with Belvadere are the newest invaded areas of Dekalb county! Commissioners meeting and pics !Enforce sb529 and 287 g program
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This video follows the I-85 South access road, Pleasant Hill Road and Ronald Reagan Parkway, in southwest Gwinnett County, Georgia.
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Is De Kalb County The Tipping Point Of Muni Debt? - The Business Insider Tweet this news
The Business Insider--The Atlanta Constitution-Journal (-De Kalb- is one of five counties that -- roughly speaking -- make up the Atlanta, -Georgia- metropolitan area) ran a story about how embarrassing it was. But other than that, the news didn't cr - Date : Tue, 19 Apr 2011 03:03:17 GMT+00:00
Sean Combs Sued By Photographer - Contactmusic.com Tweet this news
Contactmusic.com--Jabari Tilgham claims he was beaten while working as a photographer at an afterparty hosted by Combs in Club Mansion in Atlanta, -Georgia-, according to a lawsuit filed in -DeKalb County- State Court on Friday (15Apr11). The 30 year old - Date : Wed, 20 Apr 2011 11:10:02 GMT+00:00
Awards program puts spotlight on high achieving volunteers - Champion Tweet this news
Champion--After discovering that many GaRRS listeners are veterans of the US armed forces and that -Georgia- is home to the largest number of blind veterans in America, GaRRS began offering services especially for this audience. The -DeKalb County- Vetera - Date : Tue, 19 Apr 2011 14:19:43 GMT+00:00
Area lawmakers look back at General Assembly session - NeighborNewspapers.com Tweet this news
NeighborNewspapers.com--Senate Bill 79, which passed by a 34-12 vote, also reduced the size of -DeKalb County's- school board from nine to seven members. In other action this session, representatives delayed HB 387, a tax reform bill, after speculati - Date : Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:03:18 GMT+00:00
Funeral for Sheila Irons is today in Georgia - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Tweet this news
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle--The funeral service for former Rochester resident Sheila Irons, who was slain in -Georgia-, will be held at the Holy City Church of God in Christ, 290-292 North St., at 10 am today. Her son Eugene McCoy, 21, was charged A - Date : Sat, 16 Apr 2011 09:16:07 GMT+00:00
Former ABSS assistant superintendent a finalist for Dekalb County, Ga. school post - Burlington Times News Tweet this news
Burlington Times News--Cox, a former assistant superintendent of curriculum for the Alamance-Burlington School System, is one of three candidates to become superintendent of the -DeKalb County- School System in Stone Mountain, -Ga-. “Initially, they con - Date : Wed, 13 Apr 2011 13:19:47 GMT+00:00
House passes bill to reduce DeKalb School Board - Champion Tweet this news
Champion--After a lengthy debate on the House floor, the -Georgia- General Assembly passed a bill on April 11 that reduces the size of the -DeKalb County- School Board from nine to seven members. SB 79, which passed the House with a 109-62 vote, was origi - Date : Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:33:47 GMT+00:00
S&P's Absent Rating Threatens DeKalb's Luxuries as Cash Shrinks - Bloomberg Tweet this news
Bloomberg---DeKalb's- population increased only 3.9 percent over the last decade, compared with -Georgia's- 18.3 percent growth, according to the Census Bureau. The -county's- unemployment rate, at 10.5 percent in February, was higher than - Date : Thu, 14 Apr 2011 19:58:36 GMT+00:00
Atlanta hires new watershed leader from DeKalb - Atlanta Journal Constitution Tweet this news
Atlanta Journal Constitution--I have been working in water resources for 25 years.” Macrina was the deputy director of transportation for the city of Roswell before moving to -DeKalb County-. She is the current president of the American Society of Civil - Date : Mon, 11 Apr 2011 21:54:27 GMT+00:00
3400 PARTNERS, LLC v. CHAVEZ - Leagle.com Tweet this news
Leagle.com--The legal description attached as "Exhibit A" denoted the property, however, as "all that tract or parcel of land lying and being in land lot 299, 18th District, Chamblee Section, -Dekalb County-, -Georgia-, and bein - Date : Tue, 12 Apr 2011 11:33:53 GMT+00:00

Presidential elections results in DeKalb County>
Presidential elections results in DeKalb County
Year Democratic Republican Others
2008 78.86% 254,594 20.31% 65,581 0.86% 2,671
 2004  72.61% 200,787  26.61% 73,570  0.77% 2,152
 2000  70.24% 154,509  26.73% 58,807  3.03% 6,664
1996 66.5% 137,903 29.1% 60,255 4.4% 9,071
1992 57.8% 124,559 32.6% 70,282 9.6% 20,594
 1988  50.2% 92,521  48.9% 90,179  10.8% 1,550
1984 42.5% 77,329 57.5% 104,697 0.0% 0
 1980  49.4% 82,743  44.7% 74,904  5.8% 9,758
1976 56.4% 86,872 43.6% 67,160 0.0% 0
1972 22.6% 30,671 77.4% 104,750 0.0% 0
1968 26.7% 27,796 50.4% 52,485 23.0% 23,956
 1964  42.9% 37,154  57.1% 49,448  0.0% 11
1960 50.1% 24,116 49.9% 24,046 0.0% 0

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Municipalities and communities of DeKalb County, Georgia (U.S. state)

County seat: Decatur
CitiesAtlanta � * Avondale Estates * Chamblee * Clarkston * Decatur * Doraville * Dunwoody * Lithonia * Pine Lake * Stone Mountain
CDPsBelvedere Park * Candler-McAfee * Druid Hills * Gresham Park * North Atlanta * North Decatur * North Druid Hills * Panthersville * Redan * Scottdale * Tucker
Unincorporated
communities
Pittsburg * Brookhaven * Smoke Rise * Vista Grove
Footnotes�This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Metro Atlanta

CountiesBarrow * Bartow * Butts * Carroll * Cherokee * Clayton * Cobb * Coweta * Dawson * DeKalb * Douglas * Fayette * Forsyth * Fulton * Gwinnett * Hall * Haralson * Heard * Henry * Jasper * Lamar * Meriwether * Newton * Paulding * Pickens * Pike * Rockdale * Spalding * Walton
Major citiesAtlanta
Cities and towns
100k-250k
Roswell * Sandy Springs
Cities and towns
25k-100k
Alpharetta * Candler-McAfee * Duluth * Dunwoody * East Point * Gainesville * Johns Creek * Mableton * Marietta * Milton * Newnan * North Atlanta * Peachtree City * Redan * Smyrna * Tucker
Cities and towns
10k-25k
Acworth * Belvedere Park * Buford * Carrollton * Cartersville * College Park * Conyers * Covington * Decatur * Druid Hills * Douglasville * Fayetteville * Forest Park * Griffin * Kennesaw * Lawrenceville * Lilburn * Monroe * Mountain Park * North Decatur * North Druid Hills * Panthersville * Powder Springs * Riverdale * Snellville * Stockbridge * Sugar Hill * Union City * Winder * Woodstock
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