Decatur, Illinois | |
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 Downtown Decatur | |
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| Nicknames: Soy City, Soybean Capital of the World, Limitless Decatur | |
 Location of Decatur in Macon County, Illinois | |
  Decatur Location in Illinois  Decatur Decatur (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°50′29.12″N 88°57′21.17″W / 39.8414222°N 88.9558806°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Illinois |
| County | Macon |
| Townships | Decatur, Harristown, Hickory Point, Long Creek, Oakley, South Wheatland, Whitmore |
| Founded | 1823 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Julie Moore Wolfe |
| • City Manager | Tim Gleason |
| Area | |
• Total | 47.79 sq mi (123.78 km2) |
| • Land | 43.11 sq mi (111.65 km2) |
| • Water | 4.68 sq mi (12.13 km2) 10.0% |
| Elevation | 677 ft (206 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 70,522 |
• Estimate (2022)[3] | 69,097 |
| • Density | 1,500/sq mi (570/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT |
| ZIP Codes | 62521–62523, 62526 |
| Area codes | 217, 447 |
| FIPS code | 17-18823 |
| Website | www |
Decatur (/dɪˈkeɪtər/ dih-KAY-tər) is the largest city in and the county seat of Macon County, Illinois, United States. The city was founded in 1829 and is situated along the Sangamon River and Lake Decatur in Central Illinois. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 70,522.[4] It is the seventeenth-most populous city in Illinois.[5] Decatur has an economy based on industrial and agricultural commodity processing and production. The city is home to Millikin University and Richland Community College.
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- ^ "Decatur city, Illinois". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
- ^ "Illinois Cities by Population". www.illinois-demographics.com. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021.