Editing DeKalb County, Georgia

{{Short description|County in Georgia, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = DeKalb County
 | state                = Georgia
 | image_flag           = Flag of DeKalb County, Georgia.svg
 | flag size            = 110px
 | seal                 = Seal of DeKalb County, Georgia.png
 | seal size            = 85px
 | logo                 = DeKalb County, GA Logo.png
 | logo size            = 110px
 | founded year         = {{start date and age|1822}}
 | founded date         = December 9
 | seat wl              = Decatur
 | largest city         = [[Stonecrest, Georgia|Stonecrest]]
 | other_cities         = [[Atlanta]] (Mainly in Fulton County)
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 271
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 268
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 3.6
 | area percentage      = 1.3%
 | population_as_of     = 2020
 | population_total     = 764382
 | pop_est_as_of        = 2023
 | population_est       = 762992 {{loss}}
 | population_density_sq_mi = auto
 | district             = 4th
 | district2            = 5th
 | time zone            = Eastern
 | website              = {{URL|www.dekalbcountyga.gov|dekalbcountyga.gov}}
 | ex image             = Stone Mountain Park, DeKalb County, Georgia.jpg
 | ex image cap         = [[Stone Mountain|Stone Mountain Park]]
 | named for            = [[Johann de Kalb]]
}}

'''DeKalb County''' ({{IPAc-en|d|ə|ˈ|k|æ|b}}, {{IPAc-en|ˌ|d|iː|ˈ|k|æ|b}} {{respell|də|KAB}}, {{respell|DEE|KAB}}) is located in the north central portion of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 764,382,<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/2020-population-and-housing-state-data.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 12, 2021}}</ref> making it Georgia's fourth-most populous county. Its [[county seat]] is [[Decatur, Georgia|Decatur]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=June 7, 2011 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref>

DeKalb County is included in the [[Atlanta metropolitan area|Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Roswell metropolitan area]]. It contains roughly 10% of the city of [[Atlanta]] (the other 90% lies in [[Fulton County, Georgia|Fulton County]]).<ref name="AM">{{cite web|title=Atlanta City Limits|url=https://gisdata.fultoncountyga.gov/datasets/b711dbcf5a1d4f479e275b1781c4bda0/explore|publisher=City of Atlanta - Department of City Planning |access-date=April 18, 2022}}</ref> [[Stonecrest, Georgia|Stonecrest]] is the largest city that is entirely within the county. DeKalb is primarily a suburban county.

In recent years, some communities in North DeKalb have incorporated, following a trend in other suburban areas around Metro Atlanta. [[Stonecrest, Georgia|Stonecrest]], [[Dunwoody, Georgia|Dunwoody]] and [[Brookhaven, Georgia|Brookhaven]] are now the largest cities that are entirely contained within the county.

==History==
The area of DeKalb county was acquired by the state of Georgia as a result of the 1821 [[Treaty of Indian Springs (1821)|Treaty of Indian Springs]] with a faction of the [[Muscogee]] (Creek). DeKalb County, formed in 1822 from [[Henry County, Georgia|Henry]], [[Gwinnett County, Georgia|Gwinnett]] and [[Fayette County, Georgia|Fayette]] counties, took its name from Baron [[Johann de Kalb]] (1721–1780), a [[Electorate of Bavaria|Bavarian]]-born former officer in the French Army, who fought for the [[Continental Army]] in the [[American Revolutionary War]].<ref>{{cite book | url= https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title= The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher= Govt. Print. Off. | author= Gannett, Henry | year= 1905 | pages= [https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n102 103]}}</ref> The oldest existing house in the county is the 1831 [[Goodwin House (Brookhaven, Georgia)|Goodwin House]] along [[Peachtree Street|Peachtree Road]] in [[Brookhaven, Georgia|Brookhaven]]. Much of the area was forested; a section of [[old-growth forest]] is preserved at [[Fernbank Forest]].

In 1853, Fulton County formed from the western half of DeKalb, divided along a perfectly straight and due north–south line down the middle (along which Moreland Avenue now runs). Until this time, the growing city of Atlanta had been inside DeKalb. Atlanta grew because the city of Decatur did not want to become the [[railroad]] [[Terminus station|terminus]] in the 1830s, thus a spot at the Thrasherville encampment in western DeKalb was picked to become Terminus and then Marthasville, before becoming Atlanta a few years after its founding. North and southwest Fulton came from two other counties: [[Milton County, Georgia|Milton]] and southeast [[Campbell County, Georgia|Campbell]], respectively. DeKalb once extended slightly further north to the [[Chattahoochee River]], but this strip was later given to Milton, and is now the [[Salient (geography)|panhandle]] of Sandy Springs.

During the [[American Civil War]], much of the [[Battle of Atlanta]] took place in DeKalb.

Until the 1960s, DeKalb was a mainly [[agricultural]] county, but as the [[urban sprawl|sprawl]] of the metropolitan Atlanta region expanded, DeKalb became increasingly [[urban area|urbanized]]. Finished in 1969, the eastern half of the [[Interstate 285 (Georgia)|Interstate 285]] [[beltway]], called "the Perimeter", ringed the northeastern and southern edges of the county, placing most of it "inside the Perimeter" along with nearly all of Atlanta. [[Interstate 675 (Georgia)|Interstate 675]] and [[Georgia 400]] were originally planned to connect inside the Perimeter, along with the Stone Mountain Freeway ([[U.S. Highway 78]]) connecting with the [[Downtown Connector]] (a co-signment of I-75/I-85) near Moreland Avenue, destroying many neighborhoods in western DeKalb, but community opposition in the early 1970s spared them this fate of [[urbanization]], although part of the proposed Stone Mountain Tollway later became the [[Freedom Parkway]]. Only [[Interstate 20]] and [[Interstate 85]] were successfully built through the county. DeKalb also became one of only two counties to approve [[Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority|MARTA]] [[rapid transit]] in the 1970s; the county now contains the east and northeast heavy rail lines.

In April 2018, more than 350 bus drivers for [[DeKalb County School District]] went on [[2018 DeKalb County School District bus drivers' strike|strike]] over low pay and poor working conditions, resulting in seven bus drivers being fired.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wilson|first1=Lori|title=At least 7 bus drivers fired over DeKalb schools 'sick out'|url=https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/dekalb-county/dekalb-schools-say-major-drop-off-delays-after-42-of-drivers-call-in-sick/734777024|website=[[WSB-TV]]|publisher=[[Cox Media Group]]|access-date=May 2, 2018|date=April 20, 2018}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|271|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|268|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|3.6|sqmi}} (1.3%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> The county is located within the upper [[Piedmont (United States)|Piedmont]] region of the state.

The county is crossed by the [[South River (Ocmulgee River)|South River]] and numerous creeks, including [[Nancy Creek (Atlanta)|Nancy Creek]], Snapfinger Creek and two forks of [[Peachtree Creek]]. Peachtree Creek and Nancy Creek drain into the [[Chattahoochee River]] and eventually to the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. South River drains into the [[Ocmulgee River]] and ultimately into the [[Atlantic Ocean]].

In 2021, the non-profit American Rivers named DeKalb's [[South River (Ocmulgee River tributary)|South River]] the fourth-most endangered river in the [[United States]], citing "the egregious threat that ongoing sewage pollution poses to clean water and public health."<ref>{{Cite web|title=South River named among America's Most Endangered Rivers|url=https://www.americanrivers.org/conservation-resource/south-river-named-among-americas-most-endangered-rivers/|access-date=May 22, 2021|website=American Rivers|language=en-US}}</ref>

The southern two-thirds of DeKalb County, in a line from [[Druid Hills, Georgia|Druid Hills]] northeast to [[Tucker, Georgia|Tucker]], is located in the Upper [[Ocmulgee River]] sub-basin of the [[Altamaha River]] basin, while the portion of the county north of that line is located in the Upper [[Chattahoochee River]] sub-basin of the [[ACF River Basin]] (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gaswcc.org/maps/ |title=Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience |publisher=Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission |access-date=November 18, 2015 |archive-date=October 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003004639/http://www.gaswcc.org/maps/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[Stone Mountain]] lies near the eastern border of the county. [[Soapstone Ridge]], parallel to the southern border, was heavily quarried between 1400 and 100 [[Before Christ|BC]] and objects made from the soapstone have been found as far away as the [[Great Lakes]].

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Gwinnett County, Georgia|Gwinnett County]] – North/Northeast 
* [[Rockdale County, Georgia|Rockdale County]] – east
* [[Henry County, Georgia|Henry County]] – south
* [[Clayton County, Georgia|Clayton County]] – southwest
* [[Fulton County, Georgia|Fulton County]] – west

==Communities==
===Cities===
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* [[Atlanta]] (mostly in [[Fulton County, Georgia|Fulton County]])
* [[Avondale Estates, Georgia|Avondale Estates]]
* [[Brookhaven, Georgia|Brookhaven]]
* [[Chamblee, Georgia|Chamblee]]
* [[Clarkston, Georgia|Clarkston]]
* [[Decatur, Georgia|Decatur]]
* [[Doraville, Georgia|Doraville]]
* [[Dunwoody, Georgia|Dunwoody]]
* [[Lithonia, Georgia|Lithonia]]
* [[Pine Lake, Georgia|Pine Lake]]
* [[Stonecrest, Georgia|Stonecrest]]
* [[Stone Mountain, Georgia|Stone Mountain]]
* [[Tucker, Georgia|Tucker]]
{{div col end}}

===Census-designated places===
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* [[Belvedere Park, Georgia|Belvedere Park]]
* [[Candler-McAfee, Georgia|Candler-McAfee]]
* [[Druid Hills, Georgia|Druid Hills]]
* [[Gresham Park, Georgia|Gresham Park]]
* [[North Decatur, Georgia|North Decatur]]
* [[North Druid Hills, Georgia|North Druid Hills]] (also known as Briarcliff or Toco Hills)
* [[Panthersville, Georgia|Panthersville]]
* [[Redan, Georgia|Redan]]
* [[Scottdale, Georgia|Scottdale]]
{{div col end}}

===Unincorporated communities===
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* [[Buford Highway]]
* [[Collinsville, Georgia|Collinsville]]
* [[Conley, Georgia|Conley]] (partly)
* [[Ellenwood, Georgia|Ellenwood]]
* [[Embry Hills, Georgia|Embry Hills]]
* [[Flair Forest]]
* [[Lenox Park (DeKalb County, Georgia)|Lenox Park]] (neighborhood in Brookhaven)
* [[Northlake, Georgia|Northlake]]
* [[Pittsburg, DeKalb County, Georgia|Pittsburg]]
* [[Smoke Rise, Georgia|Smoke Rise]]
* [[Snapfinger, Georgia|Snapfinger]]
{{div col end}}

===Ghost town===
* [[Constitution, Georgia|Constitution]]

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1830 = 10042
| 1840 = 10467
| 1850 = 14328
| 1860 = 7806
| 1870 = 10014
| 1880 = 14497
| 1890 = 17189
| 1900 = 21112
| 1910 = 27881
| 1920 = 44051
| 1930 = 70278
| 1940 = 86942
| 1950 = 136395
| 1960 = 256782
| 1970 = 415387
| 1980 = 483024
| 1990 = 545837
| 2000 = 665865
| 2010 = 691893
| 2020 = 764382
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 762992
| estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/counties/totals/co-est2023-pop.xlsx| title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher= United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 14, 2024}}</ref>
| align-fn = center
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=}}</ref><br />1790-1880<ref name=1880CensusGACty>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1880 Census Population by Counties 1790-1800 |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-08.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1890-1910<ref name=1910CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1910|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref><br /> 1920-1930<ref name=1930CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1930-1940<ref name=1940CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br /> 1940-1950<ref name=1950CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia - |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1950|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1960-1980<ref name=1980CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia  |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br /> 1980-2000<ref name=2000CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - Georgia  |publisher=United States Census Bureau|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''DeKalb County, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br /><small>{{nobold|''Note: the U.S. census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name="2000CensusP004">{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – DeKalb County, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=050XX00US13089|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name="2010CensusP2">{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - DeKalb County, Georgia |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2010.P2?q=p2&g=050XX00US13089&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - DeKalb County, Georgia |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P2?q=p2&g=050XX00US13089&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|214,685
|203,395
| style="background: #ffffe6; " |215,895
|32.24%
|29.40%
| style="background: #ffffe6;" |28.24%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|358,381
|370,963
| style="background: #ffffe6;" |384,438
|53.82%
|53.62%
| style="background: #ffffe6;" |50.29%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|964
|1,239
| style="background: #ffffe6;" |1,161
|0.14%
|0.18%
| style="background: #ffffe6;" |0.15%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|26,483
|35,173
| style="background: #ffffe6;" |50,076
|3.98%
|5.08%
| style="background: #ffffe6;" |6.55%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|256
|245
| style="background: #ffffe6;" |202
|0.04%
|0.04%
| style="background: #ffffe6;" |0.03%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|1,674
|1,644
| style="background: #ffffe6;" |4,719
|0.25%
|0.24%
| style="background: #ffffe6;" |0.62%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|10,880
|11,410
| style="background: #ffffe6;" |26,420
|1.63%
|1.65%
| style="background: #ffffe6;" |3.46%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|52,542
|67,824
| style="background: #ffffe6;" |81,471
|7.89%
|9.80%
| style="background: #ffffe6;" |10.66%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''665,865'''
|'''691,893'''
| style="background: #ffffe6;" |'''764,382'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
| style="background: #ffffe6;" |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 764,382 people, 289,829 households, and 157,737 families residing in the county. It is the 86th most populous county in the United States. This is up from a 2000 population of 665,865. Although Fulton County is more populous, DeKalb has the highest population density of any county in the Atlanta metropolitan area.

In 2010, the median income for a household in the county was $51,349 and the median income for a family was $60,718. Males had a median income of $43,663 versus $40,288 for females. The per capita income for the county was $28,412. About 12.4% of families and 16.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.2% of those under age 18 and 11.2% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="census-dp3">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US13089
  |title=DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
  |access-date=December 29, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213025603/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0500000US13089
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

==Economy==
Major employers in DeKalb County include:
* AT&T Mobility, headquartered in the [[Lenox Park (DeKalb County, Georgia)|Lenox Park]] neighborhood of [[Brookhaven, Georgia|Brookhaven]]
* [[Emory Healthcare]], located off of Clifton Road<ref name="impact.emory.edu">{{cite web|url=http://www.impact.emory.edu/enterprise/major_employer.html|title=A Major Employer|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212022249/http://www.impact.emory.edu/enterprise/major_employer.html|archive-date=December 12, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Emory University]], located off of Clifton Road<ref name="impact.emory.edu" />
* [[Kroger]], which operates its Atlanta-area offices at 2175 Parklake Drive NE in [[Northlake, Georgia|Northlake]]<ref>"[http://www.kroger.com/company_information/careers/Pages/contact_us.aspx Contact Us] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090422164703/http://www.kroger.com/company_information/careers/Pages/contact_us.aspx |date=2009-04-22 }}." ''[[Kroger]]''. Retrieved on April 30, 2009.</ref>
*[[DeKalb County School District]], headquartered in [[Stone Mountain, Georgia|Stone Mountain]]

==Culture==
===Visitor attractions===
* [[Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://arabiaalliance.org/|title=Hike, Bike, Historic - Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area}}</ref>
* [[Stone Mountain]] Park<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stonemountainpark.com/|title=Stone Mountain Theme Park - Atlanta Attractions & Events}}</ref>
* [[Fernbank Museum of Natural History]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fernbankmuseum.org/|title=Fernbank Museum of Natural History - Atlanta, GA}}</ref>
* [[Fernbank Science Center]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fernbank.edu/|title=Fernbank Science Center...Where Science Becomes an Adventure}}</ref>
* [[Michael C. Carlos Museum]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.carlos.emory.edu/|title=Emory - Michael C. Carlos Museum}}</ref>
* [[Callanwolde Fine Arts Center]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.callanwolde.org/|title=Home - Callanwolde Fine Arts Center|work=Callanwolde}}</ref>
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in DeKalb County, Georgia]]
*[[DeKalb History Center]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dekalbhistory.org/|title=DeKalb History Center - Decatur, GA}}</ref>

===DeKalb County 9/11 Memorial===
The DeKalb County [[9/11]] Memorial<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dekalb911memorial.org/|title=Security Check Required}}</ref> was dedicated on September 11, 2011.

[[United States Marine Corps|U.S. Marine]] and sculptor Curtis James Miller designed a memorial that is located in front of the Dekalb County Fire and Police Headquarters. The memorial pays homage to the 343 [[New York City Fire Department|New York Firefighters]], 60 [[New York City Police Department|New York Police Department]] and [[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department|Port Authority Police Officers]], and the more than 2800 civilian victims of the terrorist attacks in [[New York City]], [[Washington D.C.]], and [[Shanksville, Pennsylvania]] on September 11, 2001.

A piece of steel from one of the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center Towers]] in New York City is the centerpiece of this monument.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Walensky |first=Robyn |date=2021-09-07 |title=A piece of the Twin Towers rests in DeKalb County |url=https://www.wsbradio.com/news/local/piece-twin-towers-rests-dekalb-county/6VGBFDRPJVDPXBZUEOAUYEZKBA/ |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=95.5 WSB |language=en}}</ref>

==Education==
===Primary and secondary education===

====Public schools====
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The portion of DeKalb County not within the city of Atlanta or the city of Decatur is served by [[DeKalb County School District]] (formerly DeKalb County School System). The Atlanta portion is served by [[Atlanta Public Schools]] (APS). The Decatur portion is served by [[Decatur City School District]].

In 2020 this was the case, except that the [[Emory University]]/[[Centers for Disease Control]] area at the time was still in DeKalb County schools.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13089_dekalb/DC20SD_C13089.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: DeKalb County, GA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-10-22}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13089_dekalb/DC20SD_C13089_SD2MS.txt Text list]<br>2010 school district map showing the situation prior to the Emory/CDC annexation: {{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st13_ga/c13089_dekalb/DC10SD_C13089_001.pdf|title=SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): DeKalb County, GA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-10-22}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st13_ga/c13089_dekalb/DC10SD_C13089_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> In 2018 the City of Atlanta had annexed the region,<ref name="NiesseEmoryannexed">{{cite news |last=Niesse|first=Mark |title=City of Atlanta's expansion to Emory and CDC approved |work=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]] |url=http://www.ajc.com/news/local-govt--politics/city-atlanta-expansion-emory-and-cdc-approved/kMYzghHbvzD6THTyWpN1zH/ |url-status=live |access-date=December 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171205011722/http://www.ajc.com/news/local-govt--politics/city-atlanta-expansion-emory-and-cdc-approved/kMYzghHbvzD6THTyWpN1zH/ |archive-date=December 5, 2017}}</ref> but initially it was still covered by DeKalb County schools. There were plans to move the area into APS, and this was scheduled for 2024.<ref>{{cite web|last=McCray|first=Vanessa|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local/aps-dekalb-annexation-deal-could-pay-for-six-school-health-clinics/5mbGjr9WelTTKnoIUmArUJ/|title=APS, DeKalb annexation deal could pay for six school health clinics|work=[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|date=2019-12-10|access-date=2020-03-11}}</ref>

====Private schools====
Private schools in DeKalb County include:
* [[Atlanta Jewish Academy]] Upper School (former [[Yeshiva Atlanta]]) in [[Doraville, Georgia|Doraville]]<ref>[http://www.atljewishacademy.org/ Home]. [[Atlanta Jewish Academy]]. Retrieved on June 1, 2017. "Lower School 5200 Northland Drive Atlanta, GA 30342" and "Upper School 3130 Raymond Drive Atlanta, GA 30340"</ref><ref>"[http://www.doravillega.us/Departments/Community%20Development/Maps/Zoning%20Map%20September%206,%202016.pdf Zoning Map]." [[Doraville, Georgia|City of Doraville]]. September 6, 2016. Retrieved on June 1, 2017.</ref>
* [[Ben Franklin Academy|Benjamin Franklin Academy]] (unincorporated area)
* Howard Scholars Academy<ref>[https://howardscholars.org Howard Scholars Academy]</ref> (Decatur)
* [[Marist School (Georgia)|Marist School]] (Brookhaven)
* [[Mohammed Schools (Georgia)|Mohammed Schools]] (unincorporated area)<ref>"[http://mohammedschools.org/about/contact-us/ Contact Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227164535/http://mohammedschools.org/about/contact-us/ |date=December 27, 2013 }}." [[Mohammed Schools (Georgia)|Mohammed Schools]]. Retrieved on September 28, 2011. "735 Fayetteville Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30316"</ref>
* [[Paideia School]] (Atlanta)
* [[Saint Thomas More Catholic Elementary & Middle School]] (Decatur)
* [[St. Pius X Catholic High School (DeKalb County, Georgia)|St. Pius X Catholic High School]] (Chamblee)
* [[Friends School of Atlanta]] (Decatur)
* [[Waldorf School of Atlanta]] (Decatur)
* [[Academe of the Oaks]] (Decatur)

From its opening in 1990 until 2003,<ref>"[http://www.seig.ac.jp/english/atlanta/history.htm History] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051104075937/http://www.seig.ac.jp/english/atlanta/history.htm |date=November 4, 2005 }}." [[Seigakuin Atlanta International School]]. Retrieved on January 11, 2012.</ref> the [[Seigakuin Atlanta International School]] was located on the property of [[Oglethorpe University]] in [[Brookhaven, Georgia|Brookhaven]], then an unincorporated area called North Atlanta<!--See https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/blk2000/st13_Georgia/Place/1356000_NorthAtlanta/CBP1356000_000.pdf-->.<ref>"[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AT&p_theme=at&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EADA128A90CAB39&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM SCHOOL MATTERS Former U.N. diplomat heads Japanese school here]." ''[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]''. July 26, 1994. C2. Retrieved on January 11, 2012. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/134829101/ Clipping] from [[Newspapers.com]].</ref>

===Higher education===
[[File:emory-university-quad.jpg|200px|right|thumb|[[Emory University]]]]

[[Agnes Scott College]] is a private, all female, undergraduate [[liberal arts]] college in Decatur.

[[Emory University]] is a private, coeducational, liberal arts university. It is a member of the [[Association of American Universities]], an association of leading research universities in the US and Canada. The university consists of the following divisions: Emory College of Arts and Science, the Laney Graduate School, [[Candler School of Theology]], [[Goizueta Business School]], [[Emory University School of Law]], [[Rollins School of Public Health]], and the [[Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing]].

[[Mercer University]] is a private, coeducational, faith-based university with a [[Baptist]] heritage. Its main campus is in [[Macon, Georgia|Macon]]. The [[Cecil B. Day]] Graduate and Professional Campus is in DeKalb County; it houses the College of Nursing, the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, and the James and Carolyn McAfee School of Theology along with programs of the Eugene W. Stetson School of Business and Economics, the School of Medicine, and the Tift College of Education.

[[Oglethorpe University]] is a private, coeducational, liberal arts school in Brookhaven and is named after [[James Oglethorpe]], founder of the [[Georgia Colony]].

[[Perimeter College at Georgia State University]] (formerly Georgia Perimeter College) has three campuses within DeKalb County and offers two-year associate degrees.

[[Georgia Military College]] (GMC) has a satellite campus in Stone Mountain Village.

[[Georgia Piedmont Technical College]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gptc.edu/|title=Georgia Piedmont Technical College – Georgia Piedmont Tech is one of Georgia's oldest and most respected technical colleges.|website=www.gptc.edu}}</ref> (formerly DeKalb Technical College) is the largest vocational institution in [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. Georgia Piedmont Technical College trains students in business, engineering, technologies, health, human services, industrial arts, information systems, and transportation.

[[DeVry University]] offers bachelor's and master's degrees in healthcare, accounting, business, and management technology.

[[Columbia Theological Seminary]] is a theological institution of the [[Presbyterian Church (USA)]] in Decatur. More than 640 students are enrolled at Columbia in one of five degree programs: Master of Divinity, Master of Arts in Theological Studies, Master of Theology, Doctor of Ministry, and Doctor of Theology.

[[Luther Rice College and Seminary]] is a private Christian college and seminary in Lithonia. It offers bachelors, masters, and doctoral programs in ministry and ministry-related programs.

===Public libraries===
The [[DeKalb County Public Library]] has 22 branches throughout the county.

==Crime==
In 2022, DeKalb County had the second highest crime rate in Georgia.  The county saw 40.3 crimes per 1,000 residents.  The county also had the second highest rate of robberies and motor vehicle theft, as well as the third highest rates of burglary and larceny theft.  The crime is highly concentrated in the southern half of the county. DeKalb was only behind [[Bibb County, Georgia|Bibb County]] for highest crime rate.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://metroatlantaceo.com/news/2023/12/georgia-counties-highest-crime-rates/#:~:text=The%20Georgia%20county%20with%20the%20second%20highest,robbery%20and%20motor%20vehicle%20theft%2C%20as%20well | title=The Georgia Counties with the Highest Crime Rates }}</ref>

==Government and politics==
In recent years, along with many other counties in the Atlanta area, DeKalb County has voted strongly Democratic in presidential elections, while in the past it was more of a swing county, voting Democratic and [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] an equal number of times from [[1960 United States presidential election in Georgia|1960]] until [[1988 United States presidential election in Georgia|1988]]. DeKalb is also one of the few counties in Georgia where [[George Wallace]] came in third in [[1968 United States presidential election in Georgia|1968]]. Following the [[2020 Georgia state elections]], there are no elected Republicans in the county. 

DeKalb is the second most [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]-leaning county in Georgia, only behind [[Clayton County, Georgia|Clayton County]]. 83 percent of the votes cast in the [[2020 United States presidential election in Georgia|2020 presidential election]] were for [[Joe Biden]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Georgia 2020 election results|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/georgia-2020-election-results/story?id=73572415|access-date=April 28, 2021|website=ABC News|language=en}}</ref>

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{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|5,758|10,826|2,937|Georgia}}
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The current chief executive officer of DeKalb County is Lorraine Cochran-Johnson, a Democrat. She assumed office on January 1, 2025.

Current County Commissioners as of January 2025:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Name
! District
! Political party
|-
| Robert Patrick
| 1
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| style="background:blue;" |&nbsp;
|-
| Michelle Long Spears
| 2
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| style="background:blue;" |&nbsp;
|- 
| Nicole Messiah
| 3
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| style="background:blue;" |&nbsp;
|-
| Chakira Johnson
| 4
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| style="background:blue;" |&nbsp;
|-
| Mereda Davis-Johnson
| 5
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| style="background:blue;" |&nbsp;
|-
| [[Ted Terry (politician)|Edward Terry]]
| 6
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| style="background:blue;" |&nbsp;
|-
| Ladena Bolton
| 7
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| style="background:blue;" |&nbsp;
|}

The DeKalb County seal was created in 1967, by artist Jackson Bailey. The design is based on a passage from [[Aristotle]] in which a comparison is made between human progress and the relay race. The background landscape shows planted fields, which is a tribute to DeKalb's heritage as an [[Agriculture|agrarian]] community. The date of the county's founding, 1822, is at the bottom of the seal.<ref>{{cite web|title=About the Seal|url=https://www.dekalbcountyga.gov/about-dekalb-seal|website=DeKalb County}}</ref>

===Public safety===
[[File:De kalb fire.jpg|thumb|left|DeKalb County fire truck in [[Brookhaven, Georgia|Brookhaven]]]]

Unincorporated DeKalb County is policed by the [[DeKalb County Police Department]]; the DeKalb Sheriff's Office,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dekalbsheriff.org/web/about/indexV2.php |title=DeKalb County Sheriff Office |publisher=Dekalbsheriff.org |access-date=December 22, 2012}}</ref> which is responsible for serving criminal warrants and securing the courts and county jail; and the DeKalb Marshal's Office, which serves civil processes issued through state court, such as evictions.

Fire services are provided throughout the county by DeKalb County Fire and Rescue.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-09-22 |title=DeKalb County fire & Rescue |url=http://web.co.dekalb.ga.us/FireRescue/faq.html |access-date=2024-11-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922074557/http://web.co.dekalb.ga.us/FireRescue/faq.html |archive-date=September 22, 2012 }}</ref>  Previously, DeKalb County Fire and Rescue also provided emergency medical services throughout the county; however, in 2013, the county signed a contract with [[American Medical Response]] to provide emergency medical services to the county.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecrier.net/news/article_41c15986-cd25-11e2-b9b6-0019bb2963f4.html|title=DeKalb keeps sanitation rates and service|work=Dunwoody Crier|date=June 24, 2024 }}</ref>

===Federal representation===
[[File:CDC HDR I.jpg|thumb|right|[[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] headquarters in the Druid Hills CDP as seen from [[Emory University]]]]
The [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] is based in the [[Druid Hills, Georgia|Druid Hills CDP]] in an [[unincorporated area]] in the county.<ref>[https://www.cdc.gov/ Home Page]. ''[[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]]''. Retrieved on November 19, 2008.</ref><ref name="DHCDPMap">"[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US1324264&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on Druid Hills CDP, GA] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111125052439/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US1324264&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on |date=November 25, 2011 }}." ''[[United States Census Bureau]]''. Retrieved on May 5, 2009.</ref> The [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]] [[FBI Atlanta Field Office|Atlanta Field Office]] is located in [[Chamblee, Georgia|Chamblee]].<ref>"[https://www.fbi.gov/atlanta Atlanta Division]." [[Federal Bureau of Investigation]]. Retrieved on June 9, 2015. "2635 Century Parkway N.E., Suite 400 Atlanta, GA 30345"</ref><ref>"[http://www.chambleega.com/DocumentCenter/View/452 City of Chamblee Street Map]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20150619030543/http://www.chambleega.com/DocumentCenter/View/452 Archive]). [[Chamblee, Georgia|City of Chamblee]]. Retrieved on June 9, 2015.</ref>

===State representation===
The [[Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice]] has its headquarters in [[Avondale Estates, Georgia|Avondale Estates]], near [[Decatur, Georgia|Decatur]].<ref>"[http://www.djj.state.ga.us/DjjContact/djjcontact.shtml Contact]." Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice. Retrieved on August 8, 2010.</ref><ref>"[http://www.avondaleestates.org/resources/pdfs/Official%20Zoning%20Map%20Feb%207%202009.pdf Official Zoning Map]{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}." [[Avondale Estates, Georgia|City of Avondale Estates]]. Retrieved on August 8, 2010.</ref><!--The map of Avondale Estates indicates pink commercial zoning for the DJJ HQ. The HQ is along Covington Highway, bound by a line west of Memorial Dr, a line north of Covington/Memorial, Covington Highway to the west, and a line south of Kensington Road--> The [[Georgia Bureau of Investigation]] has its headquarters near Decatur, in an unincorporated area.<ref>"[http://gbi.georgia.gov/directions Directions]." [[Georgia Bureau of Investigation]]. Retrieved on March 4, 2014. "The GBI Headquarters is located at: 3121 Panthersville Road Decatur GA, 30034"</ref>

The [[Metro State Prison]] of the [[Georgia Department of Corrections]] was formerly located in an unincorporated area in DeKalb County.<ref>"[http://www.dcor.state.ga.us/GDC/FacilityMap/html/metro_state_prison_w.html Metro State Prison] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100523063842/http://www.dcor.state.ga.us/GDC/FacilityMap/html/metro_state_prison_w.html |date=May 23, 2010 }}." [[Georgia Department of Corrections]]. Retrieved on July 18, 2010.</ref> Female death row inmates (UDS, "under death sentence") resided in the Metro State Prison.<ref>"[http://www.dcor.state.ga.us/Reports/Monthly/pdf/UpdateUDS2010.pdf Inmates Under Death Sentence January 1, 2010 Changes to UDS Population During 2009]{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}." [[Georgia Department of Corrections]]. 3/7. Retrieved on July 18, 2010.</ref> The prison was closed in 2011.<ref name="Cook">Cook, Rhonda. "[http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/state-closed-dekalb-county-prison/nQsB9/ State closed DeKalb County prison]." ''[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]''. Friday April 1, 2011. Retrieved on November 18, 2012.</ref>

===United States Congress===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | '''Senators'''
! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | '''Name'''
! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | '''Party'''
! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | '''Assumed office'''
! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | '''Level'''
|-
| style="background:blue;" |&nbsp;
| Senate Class 2
| [[Jon Ossoff]]
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| 2021
| Senior Senator
|-
| style="background:blue;" |&nbsp;
| Senate Class 3
| [[Raphael Warnock]]
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| 2021
| Junior Senator
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | '''Representatives'''
! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | '''Name'''
! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | '''Party'''
! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | '''Assumed office'''
|-
| style="background:blue;" |&nbsp;
| District 4
| [[Hank Johnson]]
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| 2007
|-
| style="background:blue;" |&nbsp;
| District 5
| [[Nikema Williams]]
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| 2021
|}

===Georgia General Assembly===

==== Georgia State Senate ====

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | '''District'''
! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | '''Name'''
! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | '''Party'''
! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | '''Assumed office'''
|-
| style="background:blue;" |&nbsp;
| 10
| [[Emanuel Jones]]
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| 2005
|-
| style="background:blue;" |&nbsp;
| 40
| [[Sally Harrell]]
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| 2019
|-
| style="background:blue;" |&nbsp;
| 41
| [[Kim Jackson (politician)|Kim Jackson]]
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| 2021
|-
| style="background:blue;" |&nbsp;
| 42
| [[Elena Parent]]
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| 2015
|-
| style="background:blue;" |&nbsp;
| 43
| [[Tonya Anderson]]
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| 2017
|-
| style="background:blue;" |&nbsp;
| 44
| [[Gail Davenport]]
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| 2011
|-
| style="background:blue;" |&nbsp;
| 55
| [[Gloria Butler]]
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| 1999
|}

====Georgia House of Representatives====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | '''District'''
! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | '''Name'''
! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | '''Party'''
! style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" | '''Assumed office'''
|-
| style="background:blue;" |&nbsp;
| 79
| [[Mike Wilensky]]
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| 2019
|-
| style="background:blue;" |&nbsp;
| 80
| [[Matthew Wilson (politician)|Matthew Wilson]]
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| 2019
|-
| style="background:blue;" |&nbsp;
| 81
| [[Scott Holcomb]]
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| 2011
|-
| style="background:blue;" |&nbsp;
| 82
| [[Mary Margaret Oliver]]
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| 2002
|-
| style="background:blue;" |&nbsp;
| 83
| [[Becky Evans]]
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| 2019
|-
| style="background:blue;" |&nbsp;
| 84
| [[Renitta Shannon]]
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| 2017
|-
| style="background:blue;" |&nbsp;
| 85
| [[Karla Drenner]]
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| 2001
|-
| style="background:blue;" |&nbsp;
| 86
| [[Zulma Lopez]]
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| 1991
|-
| style="background:blue;" |&nbsp;
| 87
| [[Viola Davis (Georgia politician)|Viola Davis]]
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| 2019
|-
| style="background:blue;" |&nbsp;
| 88
| [[Billy Mitchell (politician)|Billy Mitchell]]
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| 2003
|-
| style="background:blue;" |&nbsp;
| 89
| [[Bee Nguyen]]
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| 2017
|-
| style="background:blue;" |&nbsp;
| 90
| [[Pam Stephenson]]
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| 2003
|-
| style="background:blue;" |&nbsp;
| 91
| [[Rhonda Taylor]]
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| 2021
|-
| style="background:blue;" |&nbsp;
| 92
| [[Doreen Carter]]
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| 2015
|-
| style="background:blue;" |&nbsp;
| 93
| [[Dar'shun Kendrick]]
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| 2011
|-
| style="background:blue;" |&nbsp;
| 94
| [[Karen Bennett (Georgia politician)|Karen Bennett]]
| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
| 2013
|}

===Diplomatic missions===
The [[Diplomatic missions of Mexico|Consulate-General of Mexico in Atlanta]] is located in the [[North Druid Hills]] CDP.<ref>"[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US1356168&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on North Druid Hills CDP, GA]{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}." ''[[United States Census Bureau]]''. Retrieved on May 5, 2009.</ref><ref>[http://www.consulmexatlanta.org/ Home Page]." ''Consulate-General of Mexico in Atlanta''. Accessed October 26, 2008.</ref> The [[Diplomatic missions of Guatemala|Consulate-General of Guatemala in Atlanta]] is located in [[Chamblee, GA|Chamblee]].<ref>"[http://www.georgia.org/Business/International/Consulates.htm Consulates] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221181801/http://www.georgia.org/business/international/consulates.htm |date=December 21, 2008 }}." ''Georgia Department of Economic Development''. Accessed October 26, 2008.</ref><ref>"[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US1356000&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on North Atlanta CDP, GA]{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}." ''[[United States Census Bureau]]''. Retrieved on May 5, 2009.</ref> The [[Diplomatic missions of Peru|Consulate-General of Peru in Atlanta]] is located in the city of Brookhaven."<ref>[http://www.consuladoperu.com/atlanta/index_atlanta.htm Atlanta] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006124256/http://www.consuladoperu.com/atlanta/index_atlanta.htm |date=October 6, 2008 }}." ''Consulado General del Peru''. Accessed October 26, 2008.</ref>

==Transportation==
===Major roads and expressways===
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* {{jct|state=GA|I|85}}
* {{jct|state=GA|I|285}}
* {{jct|state=GA|I|675}}
* {{jct|state=GA|US|23}}
* {{jct|state=GA|US|29}}
* {{jct|state=GA|US|78}}
* {{jct|state=GA|US|278}}
* {{jct|state=GA|SR|8}}
* {{jct|state=GA|SR|10}}
* {{jct|state=GA|SR|12}}
* {{jct|state=GA|SR|13}}
* {{jct|state=GA|SR-Conn|13|dab1=Doraville}}
* {{jct|state=GA|SR|14}}
* {{jct|state=GA|SR|42}}
* {{jct|state=GA|SR|124}}
* {{jct|state=GA|SR|141}}
* {{jct|state=GA|SR|154}}
* {{jct|state=GA|SR|155}}
* {{jct|state=GA|SR|212}}
* {{jct|state=GA|SR|236}}
* {{jct|state=GA|SR|260}}
* {{jct|state=GA|SR|410}}
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===Mass transit===
[[Xpress GA]] / RTA commuter buses and [[Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority|MARTA]] heavy rail subway and buses serve the county.

===Pedestrians and cycling===
Currently, there are plans for the construction of a multi-use trail, known as the [[Peachtree Creek Greenway]]. The goal of the greenway is to provide residents with close-to-home and close-to-work access to bicycle and pedestrian trails, serve transportation and recreation needs, and help encourage quality of life and sustainable economic growth. The trail will connect the cities of Atlanta, Brookhaven, Chamblee and Doraville.
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* [[Arabia Mountain Path]]
* Chamblee Rail Trail
* Hill Loop Trail
* Nancy Creek Trail
* [[Peachtree Creek Greenway]] (under construction)
* South Peachtree Creek Trail
* Stone Mountain Trail (under construction)
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Elizabeth Wilson

==See also==
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in DeKalb County, Georgia]]
* [[Dekalb County District Attorney's Office]]
*[[List of counties in Georgia]]

==Bibliography==
* DeKalb Historical Society. ''Vanishing DeKalb: A Pictorial History''. Decatur, Ga.: DeKalb Historical Society, 1985. {{ISBN|0-9615459-0-9}}
* Mason, Herman. ''"Skip" Jr. African-American Life in DeKalb County, 1821–1970''. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Publishing, 1998. {{ISBN|0-7385-0034-8}}
* Owens, Sue Ellen, and Megan Milford. ''DeKalb County in Vintage Postcards''. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Publishing, 2001. {{ISBN|0-7385-1401-2}}
* Price, Vivian. ''The History of DeKalb County, Georgia, 1822–1900''. Fernandina Beach, Fla.: Wolfe Publishing Company, 1997. {{ISBN|1-883793-27-0}}

==Notes==
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.dekalbcountyga.gov/ DeKalb County official website]
* [http://www.dekalbhistory.org/ DeKalb History Center]
* [http://www.dcvb.org DeKalb Convention and Visitors Bureau]
* [http://adellefrank.com/blog/election-research-tools-dekalb-county-georgia DeKalb Elections Research Guide] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707083222/http://adellefrank.com/blog/election-research-tools-dekalb-county-georgia |date=July 7, 2011 }}
* [http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/topics/historical_markers/county/dekalb/dekalb-county DeKalb County] historical marker

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