THE DE KALB LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Tertiary Uplands setting.
De Kalb city has 1.37 square miles of land in Bowie County. Its Census reference point is in Tertiary Uplands, within South Central Plains.
The Piney Woods occupy irregular plains at the western edge of the southern forest belt. Pine and hardwood landscapes alternate with wider river corridors such as the Red River valley.
Regional context: South Central Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
De Kalb and Bowie County
De Kalb is associated with Bowie County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
De Kalb by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within De Kalb, or 0% of its total area. It is 4.1 percentage points lower than the 4.1% recorded for Bowie County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, De Kalb city has 1.4 times the land area of nearby Avery town (0.95 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.