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Decatur, Alabama

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(Walker County)

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(Limestone County)

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The 2000 Census showed that Decatur had a population of 53,929 people ^<1>. This represents 1.21% of the total population of Alabama, making it the state's 8th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	56,068	+3.97%	+0.87% since 2007
2007	55,583	+3.07%	+0.85% since 2006
2006	55,114	+2.2%	+1.19% since 2005
2005	54,464	+0.99%	+0.85% since 2004
2004	54,004	+0.14%	-0.44% since 2003
2003	54,242	+0.58%	+0.61% since 2002
2002	53,911
2001	54,040	+0.21%	+0.21% since 2000
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2000	53,929	The Last Census

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
5	Tuscaloosa	S	97 mi [156.1 km]	90,221	15.81% increase
6	Hoover	S	83 mi [133.6 km]	71,020	13.19% increase
7	Dothan	SE	248 mi [399.1 km]	66,505	15.19% increase
-8-	Decatur			56,068	3.97% increase
9	Auburn	SE	160 mi [257.5 km]	56,088	30.48% increase
10	Gadsden	SE	67 mi [107.8 km]	36,816	5.55% decrease
11	Florence	NW	42 mi [67.6 km]	37,877	4.45% increase

Decatur had 23,950 Housing Units ^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Decatur has a total area of 59.9 square miles [155.1 km²]^<4>. Of this total, 53.4 square miles [138.3 km²]6.49 square miles [16.8 km²]).

Using the above population and land area values, Decatur had a 2000 population density of 1,009 people per square mile [389.9 people/km²], making it the state's 42nd most densely populated area.

Limestone County

The city of Decatur is primarily located in Limestone County and is the county seat. A portion of Decatur extends into Morgan County.

The county had a population of 65,912 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 53,929 people, Decatur contained 81.8% of the Limestone County total.

In addition, where the community of Decatur has a population density of 1,009 people per square mile [389.9 people/km²], Limestone County averages 116 people per square mile [44.8 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Limestone County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Decatur and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Decatur. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

Radius	No of Communities	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
5 mi [8 km]	2	58,044	4.08% increase
10 mi [16 km]	5	74,811	7.67% increase
15 mi [24 km]	10	101,278	11.22% increase
20 mi [32 km]	14	144,821	15.66% increase
25 mi [40 km]	21	326,132	13.43% increase
30 mi [48 km]	29	346,290	13.16% increase

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Decatur. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Decatur, it also contains a comparison between Decatur and the state of Alabama.

Click here for the Decatur QuickFact (QF-0120104).

A Census Quickfact is available for Limestone County (QF-01083).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Limestone County.

County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Madison	QF-01089	E	319,510	14.99% increase
Morgan	QF-01103	S	115,959	4.3% increase
Lawrence	QF-01079	SW	34,166	1.98% decrease
Lauderdale	QF-01077	W	89,128	1.3% increase
Giles (TN)	QF-47055	N	29,184	0.96% decrease
Lincoln (TN)	QF-47103	NE	33,116	5.46% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Decatur:

	State Code:	01 (Alabama)
	County Code:	083 (Limestone County)
	Place Code:	20104 (Decatur)

	State & County Code:	01083 (Alabama/Limestone County)

	State & Place Code:	0120104 (Alabama/Decatur)

Decatur is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and in Division #6 (the East South-Central Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Decatur.

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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Decatur and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live, whether occupied or temporarily vacant, such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). - Return to Citation
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Decatur. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group of people. - Return to Citation
<5>	The communities in our count are those provided by the 2000 Census, so keep in mind that our population rings will only include the people living in those communities. Smaller communities usually don't participate directly in the Census and therefore they won't be included. While our count is a close approximation, it shouldn't be considered as a complete or accurate count. - Return to Citation
<6>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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