Decatur, Illinois

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city municipality

Decatur, Illinois is a mid-sized industrial and agricultural city in central Illinois known historically for manufacturing, agribusiness, and its location along Lake Decatur.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city →
municipality →
areaCode 217 →
climate humid continental climate →
coordinates 39.8403°N 88.9548°W →
country United States of America →
surface form: "United States"
county Macon County, Illinois NERFINISHED →
economy agricultural →
industrial →
elevation 205 meters →
673 feet →
formerNFLFranchiseOrigin Chicago Bears →
governingBody Decatur City Council →
governmentType council–manager →
hasCollege Richland Community College →
hasCulturalInstitution Kirkland Fine Arts Center →
hasMuseum Hieronymus Mueller Museum →
hasPark Fairview Park NERFINISHED →
hasSportsTeam Decatur Commodores →
hasUniversity Millikin University →
hasZoo Scovill Zoo →
inception 1823 →
incorporatedAsCity 1856 →
isCountySeatOf Macon County, Illinois NERFINISHED →
knownFor agribusiness →
corn processing →
manufacturing →
soybean processing →
locatedInRegion Central Illinois →
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone →
locatedOnRiver Sangamon River →
locatedOnWaterbody Lake Decatur →
majorEmployer Archer Daniels Midland →
Caterpillar →
surface form: "Caterpillar Inc."

Primient →
namedAfter Stephen Decatur →
surface form: "Stephen A. Decatur"
nickname Soybean Capital of the World →
partOf Midwestern United States →
population approximately 70,000 →
populationCensusYear 2020 →
postalCode 62521 →
62522 →
62523 →
62526 →
62535 →
state Illinois →
timeZone America/Chicago →
transportHub Decatur Airport →

Referenced by (10)

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Princess Theatre Decatur → addressLocality → Decatur, Illinois →
this entity surface form: "Decatur"
Central Illinois → contains → Decatur, Illinois →
Illinois → hasMajorCity → Decatur, Illinois →
Illinois → hasMajorMetropolitanArea → Decatur, Illinois →
this entity surface form: "Decatur metropolitan area"
Stephen Decatur → namesakeOf → Decatur, Illinois →
Howard Graham Buffett → residence → Decatur, Illinois →
Interstate 72 → servesCity → Decatur, Illinois →
The Informant! → setIn → Decatur, Illinois →