Decatur, Illinois

The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Springfield. It is located about 38 miles [61 km] to the west of Decatur and has a population of 111,454 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Champaign. It is located about 39 miles [62 km] to the northeast of Decatur and has a population of 67,518 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bloomington	N	42 mi [67.6 km]	73,026	12.68% increase
	Charleston	SE	47 mi [75.6 km]	21,715	3.21% increase
	Chatham	W	42 mi [67.6 km]	10,676	24.39% increase
	Clinton	N	20 mi [32.19 km]	7,154	4.42% decrease
	Lincoln	NW	30 mi [48.28 km]	14,541	5.39% decrease
	Mahomet	NE	36 mi [57.9 km]	6,422	31.68% increase
	Mattoon	SE	40 mi [64.4 km]	17,177	6.09% decrease
	Monticello	NE	22 mi [35.41 km]	5,350	4.13% increase
	Mount Zion	SE	5 mi [8.05 km]	5,159	6.48% increase
	Normal	N	46 mi [74 km]	52,056	14.7% increase
	Pana	S	33 mi [53.1 km]	5,718	1.85% increase
	Savoy	E	38 mi [61.2 km]	5,579	24.64% increase
	Shelbyville	S	31 mi [49.89 km]	4,605	7.36% decrease
	Taylorville	SW	28 mi [45.06 km]	12,238	7.1% increase
	Urbana	NE	42 mi [67.6 km]	39,641	8.92% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Argenta	NE	10 mi [16.09 km]	824	10.53% decrease
	Blue Mound	SW	14 mi [22.53 km]	1,020	9.65% decrease
	Cerro Gordo	E	10 mi [16.09 km]	1,343	6.48% decrease
	Dalton City	SE	11 mi [17.7 km]	546	6.02% decrease
	Forsyth	N	5 mi [8.05 km]	3,002	23.34% increase
	Harristown	W	6 mi [9.66 km]	1,244	7.03% decrease
	Hervey City	SE	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Lake City	SE	13 mi [20.92 km]	---
	Latham	NW	14 mi [22.53 km]	343	7.55% decrease
	Long Creek	SE	5 mi [8.05 km]	1,318	3.37% decrease
	Macon	S	10 mi [16.09 km]	1,133	6.6% decrease
	Maroa	N	12 mi [19.31 km]	1,538	7.01% decrease
	Niantic	W	12 mi [19.31 km]	667	9.62% decrease
	Oreana	NE	6 mi [9.66 km]	924	3.59% increase
	Warrensburg	NW	8 mi [12.87 km]	1,172	9.08% decrease

Macon County

Decatur is located in Macon County and is the county seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Macon: Christian, De Witt, Logan, Moultrie, Piatt, Sangamon and Shelby.

While not sharing a border with Macon, the counties of Douglas and Champaign are close to Decatur.

Below are counties that are near Decatur (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Decatur:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Decatur
	Champaign County	E	Ivesdale	25 miles [40 km]
	Christian County	SW	Osbernville	14 miles [22 km]
	Coles County	SE	Fuller	30 miles [48 km]
	De Witt County	N	Rowell	15 miles [24 km]
	Douglas County	E	Atwood	25 miles [40 km]
	Logan County	NW	Latham	14 miles [22 km]
	McLean County	N	Heyworth	31 miles [49 km]
	Menard County	W	Fancy Prairie	36 miles [57 km]
	Montgomery County	SW	Ohlman	38 miles [61 km]
	Moultrie County	SE	Dalton City	11 miles [17 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Illinois<3>

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