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Sub-Basin | % of County | Sq. Miles | |
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1 | Sucarnoochee River | 48.2% | 368.981 |
2 | Noxubee River | 27.4% | 210.117 |
3 | Upper Pearl River | 12.4% | 94.828 |
4 | Chunky River - Okatibbee Creek | 12.0% | 91.696 |
County Seat: DeKalb
Formed: 1833
Area: 767 square miles
Population: 10,163
Origin of County name: Named for Reuben Kemper, who led a company of men from the Mississippi Territory against Spanish Mobile in 1811.