1. GIS in Prevention, County Profiles, Series 3 (2006) 3. Geographic and Historical Notes 1 GIS in Prevention County Profiles Series, No. 3 DeKalb County, Indiana Barbara Seitz de Martinez, PhD, MLS, CPP The Indiana Prevention Resource Center at Indiana University is funded, in part, by a contract with the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Division of Mental Health and Addiction, financially supported through HHS/Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant. The IPRC is operated by the Department of Applied Health Science and The School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation. THE INDIANA PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER

2. GIS in Prevention, County Profiles, Series 3 (2006) 3. Geographic and Historical Notes GIS in Prevention County Profile Series, No. 3 DeKalb County, Indiana Barbara Seitz de Martinez, PhD, MLS, CPP Project Staff: Indiana Prevention Resource Center Opinions expressed herein are those of the authors, and not necessarily those of the Trustees of Indiana University or the Division of Mental Health and Addiction. Indiana University accepts full Responsibility for the content of this publication. ©2005 The Trustees of Indiana University. Permission is extended to reproduce this County Profile for non-profit educational purposes. All other rights reserved. Ritika Bhawal, MPH Solomon Briggs Kyoungsun Heo, MPA Srinivasa Konchada

3. GIS in Prevention, County Profiles, Series 3 (2006) 3. Geographic and Historical Notes Sources: Map from PCensus for MapInfo; Geographic Notes from Indiana Facts: Flying the Colors by John Clements, 1995. DeKalb County is located in east central Indiana. It is bordered by Steuben County to the north, La Grange to the northwest, Noble to the west, Allen to the south and the State of Ohio to the east. U.S. Highway 6, Interstate Highway 69, and State Highway 8 cross the county. Elevation is 850 to 1,000 feet. The landscape features oak, cottonwood, elm, ash and hickory trees. The topography is mainly nearly level, except for slightly sloping areas in the northwest and the border areas on the north and west. All of this pertains to the Ohio Till Plain land resource area. De Kalb County is in Eastern Time Zone and observes DST. Average daily temperatures are 15 ٥ / 31 ٥ in January and 60 ٥ / 85 ٥ in July. Annual precipitation is 35 and snowfall 25-35 inches. Typically the first freeze of the season occurs October 10-15 in all but the southeastern tip where it is between October 5-10. The last freeze varies from around May 5-10. The growing season lasts about 148-158 days. Agriculture is diversified. The main crops are corn for grain, oats, soybeans, and winter wheat. About two-thirds of the land is farmland and about half of that is in commercial crops. Fruits include apples and strawberries. Livestock includes cattle/calves, milk cows, and hogs/pigs. Popcorn is a special crop. Main natural resources include construction sand and gravel, and over 27,000 acres of commercial forestland. Water resources include Cedar, Dunton, Indian, Story, and Terry Lakes, and Grey Stone Pond, and St. Joseph’s River. Communities include the cities of Auburn (the county seat), Butler and Garrett. Towns include Altona, Ashley (which extends into Steuben county), Corunna, Hamilton (which extends into Steuben county), St. Joe and Waterloo. DeKalb County is not a tobacco producing county. 3. Geographic and Historical Notes

4. GIS in Prevention, County Profiles, Series 3 (2006) 3. Geographic and Historical Notes DeKalb County The maps and tables in this publication were prepared using PCensus 7.06 for MapInfo and MapInfo Professional 7.0.

5. GIS in Prevention, County Profiles, Series 3 (2006) 3. Geographic and Historical Notes Don’t Know Your Block Group Number? You can find it easily at the American Factfinder Web Site (www.census.gov) 3. De Kalb County Block Group Maps

6. GIS in Prevention, County Profiles, Series 3 (2006) 3. Geographic and Historical Notes DeKalb County Block Groups