page_title: DeKalb County, Alabama
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: DeKalb County, Alabama / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: LOCATED IN DEKALB COUNTY, Alabama; 1-SPAN, 60' MODIFIED KING OVER LITTLE RIVER; BUILT IN 1864 BY THE UNION ARMY
context_page_description: DeKalb County is a county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 71,109. Its county seat is Fort Payne, and it is named after Major General Baron Johan DeKalb. DeKalb County is part of the Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL Combined Statistical Area.
context_section_description: According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 779 square miles (2,020 km²), of which 777 square miles (2,010 km²) is land and 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²) (0.2%) is water.
caption: The "Old Union" or "Tallahatchie" covered bridge crosses the Little River.
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