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Decatur County

county in Iowa, United States
AdministrativeArea county_of_iowa Q156634
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Summary

Decatur County is a county of Iowa[1]. It draws 57 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_iowa category, ranking #22 of 99).[2]

Key Facts

  • Decatur County is located in Iowa[3].
  • Decatur County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Decatur County's instance of is recorded as county of Iowa[5].
  • Decatur County's capital is recorded as Leon[6].
  • Decatur County's shares border with is recorded as Clarke County[7].
  • Decatur County's shares border with is recorded as Wayne County[8].
  • Decatur County's shares border with is recorded as Mercer County[9].
  • Decatur County's shares border with is recorded as Harrison County[10].
  • Decatur County's shares border with is recorded as Ringgold County[11].
  • Decatur County's shares border with is recorded as Lucas County[12].
  • Decatur County's shares border with is recorded as Union County[13].
  • Stephen Decatur is named after Decatur County[14].
  • Decatur County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Leon[15].
  • Decatur County's Commons category is recorded as Decatur County, Iowa[16].
  • 1846 marks the founding of Decatur County[17].
  • Decatur County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 40.741388888889, 'longitude': -93.780833333333}[18].
  • Decatur County's official website is recorded as https://www.decaturcountyiowa.org/[19].
  • Decatur County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Decatur County, Iowa[20].
  • Decatur County has a population of {'amount': '+8457'}[21].
  • Decatur County has a population of {'amount': '+8415'}[22].
  • Decatur County has a population of {'amount': '+8245'}[23].
  • Decatur County has a population of {'amount': '+8237'}[24].
  • Decatur County has a population of {'amount': '+8136'}[25].
  • Decatur County has a population of {'amount': '+8220'}[26].
  • Decatur County has a population of {'amount': '+7645'}[27].

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Geography

Decatur County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Iowa[3].

Physical Characteristics

Decatur County covers an area of {'amount': '+1381'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+8457'}[21], {'amount': '+8415'}[22], {'amount': '+8245'}[23], {'amount': '+8237'}[24], {'amount': '+8136'}[25], and {'amount': '+8220'}[26].

Designation and Status

Decatur County's instance of is recorded as county of Iowa[5].

History and Context

1846 marks the founding of Decatur County[17]. Stephen Decatur is named after it[14].

Why It Matters

Decatur County draws 57 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_iowa category, ranking #22 of 99).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Iowa United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14687 → Data:US presidential elections by county/Decatur County, Iow
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14687: Data:US presidential elections by county/Decatur County, Iowa.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States presidential "
  2. 21w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Umls cui → C3811305
    Taxonomicon id → 1805570
    Obo gazetteer id → 00194133
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  3. 21w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for people born here → Q97404742
    Shares border with → Clarke County, Wayne County, Mercer County +4
    Topic's main category → Category:Decatur County, Iowa
    Inception → —
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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