Decatur, Mississippi

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Meridian. It is located about 24 miles [38 km] to the east of Decatur and has a population of 39,968 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Laurel. It is located about 50 miles [80 km] to the south of Decatur and has a population of 18,393 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	York (AL)	E	47 mi [75.6 km]	2,515	11.88% decrease
	Bay Springs	S	33 mi [53.1 km]	2,198	4.82% increase
	Carthage	NW	32 mi [51.5 km]	4,815	3.84% increase
	Forest	W	21 mi [33.8 km]	5,972	0.25% decrease
	Louisville	N	47 mi [75.6 km]	6,604	5.74% decrease
	Marion	E	26 mi [41.84 km]	1,497	14.71% increase
	Morton	W	32 mi [51.5 km]	3,437	1.29% decrease
	Newton	S	7 mi [11.27 km]	3,674	0.68% decrease
	Pelahatchie	W	41 mi [66 km]	1,474	0.89% increase
	Philadelphia	N	23 mi [37.01 km]	7,977	9.23% increase
	Quitman	SE	35 mi [56.3 km]	2,320	5.81% decrease
	Raleigh	SW	36 mi [57.9 km]	1,230	1.99% decrease
	Stonewall	SE	27 mi [43.45 km]	1,075	6.44% decrease
	Taylorsville	SW	45 mi [72.4 km]	1,265	5.67% decrease
	Union	N	9 mi [14.48 km]	2,093	3.56% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bogue Chitto	N	29 mi [46.67 km]	---
	Chunky	S	4 mi [6.44 km]	355	3.2% increase
	Collinsville	E	15 mi [24.14 km]	---
	Conehatta	W	10 mi [16.09 km]	---
	Enterprise	SE	24 mi [38.62 km]	454	4.22% decrease
	Hickory	SE	9 mi [14.48 km]	509	2% increase
	Lake	SW	14 mi [22.53 km]	406	0.49% decrease
	Louin	S	26 mi [41.84 km]	336	0.88% decrease
	Montrose	S	22 mi [35.41 km]	128	0.79% increase
	Nellieburg	E	19 mi [30.58 km]	---
	Pearl River	N	25 mi [40.23 km]	---
	Sebastopol	NW	16 mi [25.75 km]	234	0.43% increase
	Standing Pine	NW	25 mi [40.23 km]	---
	Tucker	N	19 mi [30.58 km]	---
	Walnut Grove	NW	23 mi [37.01 km]	1,476	202.46% increase

Newton County

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Newton: Clarke, Jasper, Kemper, Lauderdale, Leake, Neshoba, Scott and Smith.

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
	Clarke County	SE	Basic	24 miles [38 km]
	Jasper County	S	Garlandville	14 miles [22 km]
	Kemper County	NE	Rio	18 miles [28 km]
	Lauderdale County	E	Schamberville	14 miles [22 km]
	Leake County	NW	High Hill	17 miles [27 km]
	Neshoba County	N	Union	9 miles [14 km]
	Rankin County	W	Leesburg	37 miles [59 km]
	Scott County	W	Dennis Settlement	14 miles [22 km]
	Smith County	SW	Clear Springs	24 miles [38 km]
	Winston County	N	Nanih Waiya	34 miles [54 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Mississippi<3>

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