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Fast Facts About DeKalb County
- Population over 739,956 (as of July 2008 – U.S. Census Bureau)
- Founded in 1822 and named in honor of Johann Baron de Kolb
- County Seat – Decatur
- Georgia’s most culturally diverse county with over 64 spoken languages
- Over 100 hotels and over 12,000 rooms
- Home to the nation’s second most affluent African American population
- Home to Stone Mountain Park, the world’s largest granite outcropping and the world’s largest relief carving
- A portion of Atlanta is located in DeKalb County
- DeKalb County cities include: Avondale Estates, Chamblee, Clarkston, Decatur, Doraville, Dunwoody, Lithonia, Pine Lake and Stone Mountain
- Much of the Battle of Atlanta during the Civil War took place in DeKalb County
- Home to the world’s largest dinosaur replicas-the Argentinasaurus and the Gigantosaurus are on prominent display at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History
- Home to the world’s largest indoor farmers market, Your DeKalb Farmers Market, which sells spices, seafood, vegetables, sauces, fruit, teas, coffees and more from every part of the world
- Average Household Income - $70,087
- County's Top Employers - Emory University, DeKalb County School System, DeKalb County Government, Internal Revenue Service (Chamblee), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, and BellSouth.
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