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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]
Augustus Eugene "Gene" Staley (25 February 1867 – 26 December 1940) [4] founded a business of repacking and selling cornstarch under his own Cream brand in Baltimore in 1898. On 6 November 1906, he incorporated the business as A. E. Staley Manufacturing Company (A. E. Staley) in order to start his own production of food starch.
13th, 15th. Website. maconcounty.illinois.gov. Macon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 United States Census, it had a population of 103,998. [1] Its county seat and most populous city is Decatur. [2] Macon County comprises the Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Lake Decatur is a 2,800-acre (11 km 2) reservoir located in the city of Decatur, Illinois, USA, east of downtown. The city and lake both share the name of U.S. Navy Commodore Stephen Decatur . The lake is 613 feet (187 m) above sea level and has a watershed of 925 square miles (2,400 km 2 ) or 592,000 acres (240,000 ha) reaching into parts of ...
This is a list of sister cities in the United States state of Illinois. Sister cities, known in Europe as town twins, are cities which partner with each other to promote human contact and cultural links, although this partnering is not limited to cities and often includes counties, regions, states and other sub-national entities.
Illinois Route 121 passes through the village, leading northwest 8 miles (13 km) to the center of Decatur and southeast 19 miles (31 km) to Sullivan. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the village of Mount Zion has a total area of 4.28 square miles (11.1 km 2 ), of which 0.003 square miles (1.9 acres), or 0.07%, are water. [ 2 ]
May 9, 1985. The Decatur Downtown Historic District is a historic commercial district located in downtown Decatur, Illinois. The district includes 75 buildings, 61 of which are considered significant or contributing to its historic character. While downtown Decatur was platted in 1829, it did not experience significant commercial development ...
Area code. 217. FIPS code. 17-27091. Website. forsythvillage.us. Forsyth is a village in Macon County, Illinois, United States. Its population was 3,734 at the 2020 census, [3] up from 3,490 in 2010. It is included in the Decatur, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.