Decatur, Illinois
Decatur, Illinois | |
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Downtown Decatur | |
| Nicknames: Soy City, Soybean Capital of the World, Limitless Decatur | |
Location of Decatur in Macon County, Illinois | |
Location in Illinois | |
| 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 (2020) | |
• Total | 70,522 |
• Estimate (2022) | 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 Macon County, Illinois, United States, and its county seat. 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. It is the 17th-most populous city in Illinois and the sixth-most populous outside the Chicago metropolitan area. Decatur has an economy based on industrial and agricultural commodity processing and production. The city is home to Millikin University and Richland Community College.