Decatur
city in Morgan and Limestone counties, Alabama, United States
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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 (1,884 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Morgan County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Wheeler Lake[5]
- Head of government: Tab Bowling[6]
- Shares border with: Huntsville[7]
- Named after: Stephen Decatur[8]
- Postal code: 35601[9], 35602[10], 35603[11], 35609[12], 35699[13]
- Commons category: Decatur, Alabama[14]
- Local dialing code: 256[15]
- Inception: 1821[16]
- Coordinate location: 34.580992, -86.983392[17]
- Official website: https://www.cityofdecatural.com/[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Decatur, Alabama[19]
- Population: 55,816[20], 55,683[21], 57,938[22]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Decatur, Alabama[23]
- Capital of: Morgan County[24]
- Official name: Decatur[25]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Decatur, Alabama[26]
- Number of households: 22,345[27]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Decatur, Alabama[28]
- Different from: Decatur[29]
- Elevation above sea level: 171[30]
- Area: 158.600973[31], 156.618064[32]
- Water as percent of area: 11.2409[33]
- Territory overlaps: Decatur urban area[34]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Decatur include Battle of Decatur[35], a battle[36], in United States[37] and 34351 Decatur[38], an asteroid[39].
Why It Matters
Decatur has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] Decatur is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]
Entities named for Decatur include Battle of Decatur[35], a battle[36], in United States[37] and 34351 Decatur[38], an asteroid[39].