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. [4] .
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 24,928 people, 8,841 households, and 5,597 families residing in the city. In recent decades, the city of Decatur has become markedly less diverse in racial terms. In 1990, the city's population was nearly 40 percent African American.
Decatur may also refer to a number of places, streets, military establishments, schools, and others mostly named after Stephen Decatur:
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