Decatur

Summary

Decatur is a city in the United States^[1]. Decatur ranks in the top 6% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (341 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Decatur is located in Morgan County^[3].
• Decatur is in the country of United States^[4].
• Decatur is on the body of water Wheeler Lake^[5].
• Decatur's head of government is recorded as Tab Bowling^[6].
• Decatur's image is recorded as Tug and Boat at Bridge.jpg^[7].
• Decatur's instance of is recorded as city in the United States^[8].
• Decatur's shares border with is recorded as Huntsville^[9].
• Stephen Decatur is named after Decatur^[10].
• Decatur's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 147767804^[11].
• Decatur's GND ID is recorded as 4375379-6^[12].
• Decatur's locator map image is recorded as Morgan County Alabama Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Decatur Highlighted.svg^[13].
• Decatur's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82067419^[14].
• Decatur's postal code is recorded as 35601^[15].
• Decatur's postal code is recorded as 35602^[16].
• Decatur's postal code is recorded as 35603^[17].
• Decatur's postal code is recorded as 35609^[18].
• Decatur's postal code is recorded as 35699^[19].
• Decatur's Commons category is recorded as Decatur, Alabama^[20].
• Decatur's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 110985^[21].
• Decatur's located in time zone is recorded as Central Time Zone^[22].
• Decatur's local dialing code is recorded as 256^[23].
• +1821-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Decatur^[24].
• Decatur's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 117185^[25].
• Decatur's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 2404206^[26].
• Decatur's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.580992, 'lon': -86.983392}^[27].

Body

Founding

+1821-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Decatur^[24].

Identity

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

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Decatur include Battle of Decatur^[29], a battle^[30], in United States^[31] and 34351 Decatur^[32], an asteroid^[33].

Why It Matters

Decatur ranks in the top 6% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (341 views/month).^[2] Decatur has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Decatur is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for Decatur include Battle of Decatur^[29], a battle^[30], in United States^[31] and 34351 Decatur^[32], an asteroid^[33].