DeKalb County, Indiana
31 public bodies govern here, 4 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 43,807
- Median household income
- $74,331
- ±4,948
- Unemployed
- 4.5%
- 1,034 of 22,882 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 88.1%
- 15,067 of 17,096 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of de Kalb | 43,333 (2021) | 100 S Main St, Auburn | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 8
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Auburn | 13,593 (2021) | Po Box 506, Auburn | Website |
| City of Butler | 2,645 (2021) | 215 S Broadway, Butler | Website |
| City of Garrett | 6,546 (2021) | 130 S Randolph St, Garrett | Website |
| Town of Altona | 213 (2021) | 1312 W Quincy St, Garrett | — |
| Town of Ashley | 1,032 (2021) | Po Box 70, Ashley | Website |
| Town of Corunna | 236 (2021) | 102 N Bridge St, Corunna | — |
| Town of St Joe | 416 (2021) | Po Box 293, Saint Joe | Website |
| Town of Waterloo | 2,114 (2021) | Po Box 96, Waterloo | Website |
Townships 15
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Butler | 1,715 (2021) | 1712 County Road 66, Auburn | — |
| Township of Concord | 1,366 (2021) | 5853 County Road 56, Saint Joe | — |
| Township of Fairfield | 1,363 (2021) | Po Box 458, Ashley | — |
| Township of Franklin | 1,148 (2021) | 2010 County Road 61, Butler | — |
| Township of Grant | 3,076 (2021) | 2919 County Road 43, Waterloo | — |
| Township of Jackson | 3,696 (2021) | 3390 County Road 60, Auburn | — |
| Township of Keyser | 7,860 (2021) | Po Box 46, Garrett | — |
| Township of Newville | 572 (2021) | 5901 County Road 75, Saint Joe | — |
| Township of Richland | 1,249 (2021) | 3314 County Road 19, Auburn | — |
| Township of Smithfield | 1,713 (2021) | Po Box 156, Ashley | — |
| Township of Spencer | 1,221 (2021) | Po Box 27, Spencerville | — |
| Township of Stafford | 278 (2021) | 7341 County Road 40, Butler | — |
| Township of Troy | 311 (2021) | 8177 County Road 16, Butler | — |
| Township of Union | 13,766 (2021) | 427 W 7th St, Auburn | — |
| Township of Wilmington | 3,999 (2021) | Po Box 382, Butler | — |
Special districts 7
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butler Public Library | Libraries | 340 S Broadway St, Butler | Website |
| Eckhart Public Library | Libraries | 603 S Jackson St, Auburn | Website |
| Garrett Public Library | Libraries | 107 W Houston St, Garrett | Website |
| Waterloo-Grant Township Public Library | Libraries | Po Box 707, Waterloo | Website |
| St Joe Spencerville Reg Sewer Dist | Sewerage | Po Box 204, Saint Joe | — |
| Dekalb County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 942 W 15th St, Auburn | Website |
| Northeast Indiana Solid Waste Management | Solid waste management | Po Box 370, Ashley | Website |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
DeKalb Co Ctl United Sch Dist
School district6 schools
3326 CR 427, Waterloo, IN, 46793
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
DeKalb Co Eastern Com Sch Dist
School district4 schools
300 E Washington St, Butler, IN, 46721
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Garrett-Keyser-Butler Com Sch Corp
School district3 schools
900 E Warfield, Garrett, IN, 46738
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Hamilton Community Schools
School district2 schools
903 S Wayne St, Hamilton, IN, 46742
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Hilger's Friendly Market () · Milan Center Market () · Ft. Wayne's Farmers Market (216 W Douglas Ave add 2 FORT WAYNE) · and 7 more
Howe Farmers Market (Towm Square (401 Defiance St.) Howe)
Sweeney's Sweet Corn and Farm Market (887 E. Schoolhouse Rd. Kendallville)
Steuben County Farmers' Market (317 S. Wayne St. Saturday Market 260 N. Wayne St. Wednesday Market Angola)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.