Decatur Island

island of the San Juan Islands in Washington state, United States
Place island Q5248799
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Summary

Decatur Island is an island[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (86 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Decatur Island is located in San Juan County[3].
  • Decatur Island is in the country of United States[4].
  • Decatur Island is on the body of water Puget Sound[5].
  • Decatur Island's instance of is recorded as island[6].
  • Decatur Island's instance of is recorded as unincorporated community[7].
  • Stephen Decatur is named after Decatur Island[8].
  • Decatur Island is part of San Juan Islands[9].
  • Decatur Island's Commons category is recorded as Decatur Island (Washington)[10].
  • Decatur Island's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 48.510236, 'lon': -122.810926}[11].
  • Decatur Island sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'foot', 'amount': '+79'}[12].
  • Decatur Island sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+24'}[13].
  • Decatur Island covers an area of {'unit': 'square mile', 'amount': '+3.52'}[14].
  • Decatur Island covers an area of {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+9.13'}[15].

Body

Geography

Decatur Island is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in San Juan County[3]. It is on the body of water Puget Sound[5]. It is part of San Juan Islands[9].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'square mile', 'amount': '+3.52'}[14] and {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+9.13'}[15]. Elevations include {'unit': 'foot', 'amount': '+79'}[12] and {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+24'}[13].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include island[6] and unincorporated community[7].

History and Context

Stephen Decatur is named after Decatur Island[8].

Why It Matters

Decatur Island ranks in the top 6% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (86 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Decatur Island. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/decatur-island
MLA “Decatur Island.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 17 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/decatur-island.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_decatur-island_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Decatur Island}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/decatur-island}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-17}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    Wikipedia languages → ['ceb', 'commons', 'cy', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'hu', 'zh']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/58669|batch #58669]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  2. 23w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wolfram language entity code → Entity["Island", "DecaturIsland"]
    Area → {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+3.52'}, {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+9.13'}
    Located in time zone → —
    Instance of → island, unincorporated community
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Wolfram language entity code: Entity["Island", "DecaturIsland"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257262|batch #257262]]"
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