Decatur
city in Macon County, Illinois, United States
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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 (2,567 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Macon County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Head of government: Julie Moore Wolfe[5]
- Instance of: county seat[6]
- Twinned administrative body: Tokorozawa[7], Seevetal[8]
- Postal code: 62521[9], 62522[10], 62523[11], 62524[12], 62525[13], 62526[14]
- Commons category: Decatur, Illinois[15]
- Local dialing code: 217[16]
- Inception: 1823[17]
- Coordinate location: 39.851666666667, -88.944166666667[18]
- Official website: http://www.ci.decatur.il.us/[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Decatur, Illinois[20]
- Population: 76,122[21], 70,522[22]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Decatur, Illinois[23]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[24]
- Capital of: Macon County[25]
- Official name: Decatur[26]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Decatur, Illinois[27]
- Category for people who died here: Q134238744[28]
- Number of households: 31,073[29]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Decatur, Illinois[30]
- Different from: Decatur[31]
- Elevation above sea level: 206[32]
- Area: 121.615472[33], 121.507496[34]
- Water as percent of area: 9.9976[35]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Decatur include Decatur Airport[36], an airport[37], in United States[38].
Why It Matters
Decatur has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] Decatur is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]
Entities named for Decatur include Decatur Airport[36], an airport[37], in United States[38].