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 (422 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 image is recorded as Downtown-MerchantRsz.jpg^[6].
• Decatur's instance of is recorded as city in the United States^[7].
• Decatur's instance of is recorded as county seat^[8].
• Decatur's seal image is recorded as Seal of Decatur, Illinois.png^[9].
• Decatur's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tokorozawa^[10].
• Decatur's twinned administrative body is recorded as Seevetal^[11].
• Decatur's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 134862799^[12].
• Decatur's locator map image is recorded as Macon County Illinois Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Decatur Highlighted.svg^[13].
• Decatur's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n80037704^[14].
• Decatur's IdRef ID is recorded as 163661944^[15].
• Decatur's postal code is recorded as 62521^[16].
• Decatur's postal code is recorded as 62522^[17].
• Decatur's postal code is recorded as 62523^[18].
• Decatur's postal code is recorded as 62524^[19].
• Decatur's postal code is recorded as 62525^[20].
• Decatur's postal code is recorded as 62526^[21].
• Decatur's Commons category is recorded as Decatur, Illinois^[22].
• Decatur's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 126934^[23].
• Decatur's located in time zone is recorded as Central Time Zone^[24].
• Decatur's local dialing code is recorded as 217^[25].
• +1823-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Decatur^[26].
• Decatur's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 407044^[27].

Body

Founding

+1823-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Decatur^[26].

Identity

Decatur's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Decatur'}^[28].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Decatur include Decatur Airport^[29], an airport^[30], in United States^[31].

Why It Matters

Decatur ranks in the top 4% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (422 views/month).^[2] Decatur has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] Decatur is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for Decatur include Decatur Airport^[29], an airport^[30], in United States^[31].