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 (3,541 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 instance of is recorded as city in the United States^[7].
• Decatur's shares border with is recorded as Huntsville^[8].
• Stephen Decatur is named after Decatur^[9].
• Decatur's postal code is recorded as 35601^[10].
• Decatur's postal code is recorded as 35602^[11].
• Decatur's postal code is recorded as 35603^[12].
• Decatur's postal code is recorded as 35609^[13].
• Decatur's postal code is recorded as 35699^[14].
• Decatur's Commons category is recorded as Decatur, Alabama^[15].
• Decatur's local dialing code is recorded as 256^[16].
• 1821 marks the founding of Decatur^[17].
• Decatur's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 34.580992, 'longitude': -86.983392}^[18].
• Decatur's official website is recorded as https://www.cityofdecatural.com/^[19].
• Decatur's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Decatur, Alabama^[20].
• Decatur has a population of {'amount': '+55816'}^[21].
• Decatur has a population of {'amount': '+55683'}^[22].
• Decatur has a population of {'amount': '+57938'}^[23].
• Decatur's office held by head of government is recorded as Mayor of Decatur, Alabama^[24].
• Decatur's capital of is recorded as Morgan County^[25].
• Decatur's official name is recorded as Decatur^[26].
• Decatur's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Decatur, Alabama^[27].

Body

Geography

Decatur is in the country of United States^[4]. Decatur is located in Morgan County^[3]. Decatur is on the body of water Wheeler Lake^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'amount': '+158.600973'}^[28] and {'amount': '+156.618064'}^[29]. Decatur sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+171'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+55816'}^[21], {'amount': '+55683'}^[22], and {'amount': '+57938'}^[23].

Designation and Status

Decatur's instance of is recorded as city in the United States^[7].

History and Context

1821 marks the founding of Decatur^[17]. Stephen Decatur is named after Decatur^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Decatur include Battle of Decatur^[31], a battle^[32], in United States^[33] and 34351 Decatur^[34], an asteroid^[35].

Why It Matters

Decatur ranks in the top 6% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,541 views/month).^[2] Decatur has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] Decatur is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for Decatur include Battle of Decatur^[31], a battle^[32], in United States^[33] and 34351 Decatur^[34], an asteroid^[35].