Decatur
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Decatur is a city located in Morgan and Limestone counties in Alabama. It serves as a significant population center in the northern part of the state.
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Decatur (/dɪˈkeɪtər/) is the largest city in and the county seat of Morgan County (with a portion also in Limestone County) in the U.S. state of Alabama. Nicknamed "The River City," it is located in northern Alabama on the banks of Wheeler Lake along the Tennessee River. The population was 57,938 at the 2020 census.
Decatur is the core city of the two-county large Decatur metropolitan area, with an estimated population of 157,425 in 2022. Combined with the Huntsville Metropolitan Area, the two create the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area, of which Decatur is the second-largest city.
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Alabama populated places on the Tennessee RiverCities in AlabamaCities in Limestone County, AlabamaCities in Morgan County, AlabamaCounty seats in AlabamaDecatur, AlabamaDecatur metropolitan area, AlabamaHuntsville–Decatur–Albertville combined statistical areaInland port cities and towns in the United StatesPopulated places in the United States established in 1821