Decatur

Decatur

Decatur is the name of many places in the United States, most of which are named for Stephen Decatur, a U.S. Naval officer at the turn of the 19th century.

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People

Places

United States

Cities, Towns, Villages

Counties

Townships

Streets

  • Decatur Street (Atlanta), Georgia, among the earliest streets of the city, established in the mid-19th Century
  • Decatur Street (New Orleans), Louisiana, formerly known as "Levee Street"
  • The Decatur Highway, U.S. Route 31 between Decatur, Alabama and Birmingham, Alabama
  • Decatur Avenue, Bronx, New York, street that travels one-way north-bound alongside Webster Avenue, starting on Fordham Road, temporarily interrupted on Musholu Parkway and continuing to 211th Street
  • Decatur Street, New York, street that extends from the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Bedford-Stuyvesant and Bushwick to the Queens neighborhood of Ridgewood
  • Decatur Street, NW, Washington, D.C., a one-way street stretching eastward from Massachusetts Avenue, NW to Florida Avenue, NW
  • Decatur Street, Burlington VT
  • Decatur Street, Olympia WA

Other places

  • Decatur Island, one of the San Juan Islands in Washington state
  • Decatur Metropolitan Area, located in North-Central Alabama
  • Huntsville–Decatur Combined Statistical Area, located in North Alabama
  • Mount Decatur, variant name of Allyn Mountain near Gales Ferry, New London County, Connecticut

Schools

Italy

  • Stephen Decatur Secondary School (Italy)

United States

Other uses

  • Decatur Maritime Security, An international security company providing threat assessments, physical security and consulting for government and commercial maritime enterprises operating in piracy-troubled waterways
  • "Decatur, or, Round of Applause for Your Step Mother!", a song by Sufjan Stevens from his 2005 album Illinois (album)
  • USS Decatur, several ships of the U.S. Navy
  • "Eighter from Decatur", a form of rhyming slang used in craps

See also

  • All pages with titles containing "Decatur"

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  • Decatur — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Decatur puede hacer referencia a: Contenido 1 Personas 2 Lugares 2.1 Localidades 2.2 Condados (county) …   Wikipedia Español

  • Decatur — Decatur, AR U.S. city in Arkansas Population (2000): 1314 Housing Units (2000): 535 Land area (2000): 2.293365 sq. miles (5.939789 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.293365 sq. miles (5.939789 sq …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Decatur — ist der Nachname folgender Person: Stephen Decatur junior (1779–1820), Offizier der United States Navy Decatur ist der Name zahlreicher Städte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Decatur (Alabama) Decatur (Arkansas) Decatur (Georgia) Decatur (Illinois)… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Decatur, AL — U.S. city in Alabama Population (2000): 53929 Housing Units (2000): 23950 Land area (2000): 53.408369 sq. miles (138.327035 sq. km) Water area (2000): 6.487206 sq. miles (16.801786 sq. km) Total area (2000): 59.895575 sq. miles (155.128821 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Decatur, AR — U.S. city in Arkansas Population (2000): 1314 Housing Units (2000): 535 Land area (2000): 2.293365 sq. miles (5.939789 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.293365 sq. miles (5.939789 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Decatur, GA — U.S. city in Georgia Population (2000): 18147 Housing Units (2000): 8497 Land area (2000): 4.178214 sq. miles (10.821525 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 4.178214 sq. miles (10.821525 sq. km) FIPS …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Decatur, IL — U.S. city in Illinois Population (2000): 81860 Housing Units (2000): 37239 Land area (2000): 41.559540 sq. miles (107.638710 sq. km) Water area (2000): 4.316898 sq. miles (11.180714 sq. km) Total area (2000): 45.876438 sq. miles (118.819424 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Decatur, IN — U.S. city in Indiana Population (2000): 9528 Housing Units (2000): 4190 Land area (2000): 4.923109 sq. miles (12.750793 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.006426 sq. miles (0.016644 sq. km) Total area (2000): 4.929535 sq. miles (12.767437 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Decatur, MI — U.S. village in Michigan Population (2000): 1838 Housing Units (2000): 792 Land area (2000): 1.149385 sq. miles (2.976893 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.149385 sq. miles (2.976893 sq. km) FIPS …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Decatur, MS — U.S. town in Mississippi Population (2000): 1426 Housing Units (2000): 463 Land area (2000): 1.033435 sq. miles (2.676585 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.033435 sq. miles (2.676585 sq. km) FIPS …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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