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Decatur

About Decatur

75,407 in city
118 km² (46 mi²)
205.132894416 m
Decatur is the seat of Macon County, located on the Sangamon River in the geographical center of the state. Surrounded by rich farmlands, it is a trading, distribution, and railroad center, with heavy industry at the heart of its economy. The city was settled around 1821 and named for Commodore Stephen Decatur. Abraham Lincoln worked in the area as a lawyer from 1847 to 1857, and received his first endorsement for the Presidency at the Republican convention here in 1860. The municipal band, founded in 1857, is the nation's oldest.

Metro Cities

Argenta, Blue Mound, Decatur, Forsyth, Harristown, Macon, Maroa, Mt. Zion, Niantic, Oreana, Warrensburg

No. of Buildings

No. Current status
81 All Buildings
73
existing
8
demolished

Tallest Buildings

# Building Height Year
1 A.E. Staley Administration Building 210 ft 1930
2 Barnes Citizens Building 161 ft 1930
3 Illinois Power Building 105 ft 1910
4 One Main Place 104 ft 1915
5 Macon County Building 96 ft 1939

Building types

No. Type
57 low-rise building
9 mast (framework)
5 silo
4 high-rise building
3 mast (wired)
2 mast (pole)
1 church