Decatur

Summary

Decatur is a city in the United States^[1]. Decatur ranks in the top 4% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (420 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Decatur is located in Macon County^[3].
• Decatur is in the country of United States^[4].
• Decatur's head of government is recorded as Julie Moore Wolfe^[5].
• Decatur's instance of is recorded as city in the United States^[6].
• Decatur's instance of is recorded as county seat^[7].
• Decatur's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tokorozawa^[8].
• Decatur's twinned administrative body is recorded as Seevetal^[9].
• Decatur's postal code is recorded as 62521^[10].
• Decatur's postal code is recorded as 62522^[11].
• Decatur's postal code is recorded as 62523^[12].
• Decatur's postal code is recorded as 62524^[13].
• Decatur's postal code is recorded as 62525^[14].
• Decatur's postal code is recorded as 62526^[15].
• Decatur's Commons category is recorded as Decatur, Illinois^[16].
• Decatur's local dialing code is recorded as 217^[17].
• 1823 marks the founding of Decatur^[18].
• Decatur's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 39.851666666667, 'longitude': -88.944166666667}^[19].
• Decatur's official website is recorded as http://www.ci.decatur.il.us/^[20].
• Decatur's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Decatur, Illinois^[21].
• Decatur has a population of {'amount': '+76122'}^[22].
• Decatur has a population of {'amount': '+70522'}^[23].
• Decatur's office held by head of government is recorded as Mayor of Decatur, Illinois^[24].
• Decatur's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[25].
• Decatur's capital of is recorded as Macon County^[26].
• Decatur's official name is recorded as Decatur^[27].

Body

Founding

1823 marks the founding of Decatur^[18].

Identity

Decatur's official name is recorded as Decatur^[27].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Decatur include Decatur Airport^[28], an airport^[29], in United States^[30].

Why It Matters

Decatur ranks in the top 4% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (420 views/month).^[2] Decatur has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] Decatur is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for Decatur include Decatur Airport^[28], an airport^[29], in United States^[30].