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DeKalb County, Tennessee
DeKalb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,080. Its county seat is Smithville. The county was created by the General Assembly of Tennessee on December 2, 1837, and was named for Revolutionary War hero Major General Johann de Kalb.
DeKalb County was formed in 1837. It was the site of several saltpeter mines, the main ingredient of gunpowder obtained by leaching the earth from several local caves. Overall Cave was named for Abraham Overall who moved from Luray, Virginia, and settled near the present site of Liberty in 1805. He reportedly had many slaves and owned a large plantation on which Overall Cave is located. Two saltpeter leaching vats in the cave may date from the War of 1812, although this area was mined again during the Civil War. Other caves in DeKalb County that were mined for saltpeter include Avant Cave, located near Dowelltown, Indian Grave Point Cave, located in the Dry Creek Valley, and Temperance Saltpeter Cave, located near Temperance Hall.
Unlike most of generally pro-Confederate Middle Tennessee, DeKalb County was seriously divided during the Civil War. In Tennessee's Ordinance of Secession referendum on June 8, 1861, DeKalb County voted to secede only by a margin of 833 to 642, which constituted the smallest margin by any county voting to secede. Earlier on February 9, 1861, DeKalb County voters had voted against holding a secession convention by a margin of 1,009 to 336.
There is a sizable northeastern portion of DeKalb County inaccessible by road without driving through neighboring Putnam County, commonly known as the Austin Bottom. This area includes the Williams Crossroads where Austin Lake Road and Sunny Point Road meet the main Austin Bottom Road. The Austin Bottom area is one big peninsula in Center Hill Lake separated from the rest of DeKalb County by the main channel along the Caney Fork along with the embayments of Mine Lick Creek and the Falling Water River.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 329 square miles (850 km2), of which 304 square miles (790 km2) is land and 25 square miles (65 km2) (7.5%) is water.
As of the 2020 census, there were 20,080 people, 8,061 households, and 5,401 families residing in the county. The median age was 43.1 years; 22.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 99.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.2 males age 18 and over.
There were 8,061 households in the county, of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 49.6% were married-couple households, 18.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 25.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 9,867 housing units, of which 18.3% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 71.7% were owner-occupied and 28.3% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.8% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.5%.
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DeKalb County, Tennessee
DeKalb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,080. Its county seat is Smithville. The county was created by the General Assembly of Tennessee on December 2, 1837, and was named for Revolutionary War hero Major General Johann de Kalb.
DeKalb County was formed in 1837. It was the site of several saltpeter mines, the main ingredient of gunpowder obtained by leaching the earth from several local caves. Overall Cave was named for Abraham Overall who moved from Luray, Virginia, and settled near the present site of Liberty in 1805. He reportedly had many slaves and owned a large plantation on which Overall Cave is located. Two saltpeter leaching vats in the cave may date from the War of 1812, although this area was mined again during the Civil War. Other caves in DeKalb County that were mined for saltpeter include Avant Cave, located near Dowelltown, Indian Grave Point Cave, located in the Dry Creek Valley, and Temperance Saltpeter Cave, located near Temperance Hall.
Unlike most of generally pro-Confederate Middle Tennessee, DeKalb County was seriously divided during the Civil War. In Tennessee's Ordinance of Secession referendum on June 8, 1861, DeKalb County voted to secede only by a margin of 833 to 642, which constituted the smallest margin by any county voting to secede. Earlier on February 9, 1861, DeKalb County voters had voted against holding a secession convention by a margin of 1,009 to 336.
There is a sizable northeastern portion of DeKalb County inaccessible by road without driving through neighboring Putnam County, commonly known as the Austin Bottom. This area includes the Williams Crossroads where Austin Lake Road and Sunny Point Road meet the main Austin Bottom Road. The Austin Bottom area is one big peninsula in Center Hill Lake separated from the rest of DeKalb County by the main channel along the Caney Fork along with the embayments of Mine Lick Creek and the Falling Water River.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 329 square miles (850 km2), of which 304 square miles (790 km2) is land and 25 square miles (65 km2) (7.5%) is water.
As of the 2020 census, there were 20,080 people, 8,061 households, and 5,401 families residing in the county. The median age was 43.1 years; 22.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 99.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.2 males age 18 and over.
There were 8,061 households in the county, of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 49.6% were married-couple households, 18.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 25.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 27.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
There were 9,867 housing units, of which 18.3% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 71.7% were owner-occupied and 28.3% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.8% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.5%.
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