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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Decatur, Iowa
|settlement_type = [[City]]
|motto =
|image_skyline = DecaturCityIowaCityPark.jpg
|imagesize =
|image_caption = A city park in the town square of Decatur
|image_map = Decatur_County_Iowa_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Decatur_City_Highlighted.svg
|mapsize = 250x200px
|map_caption = Location of Decatur, Iowa

|subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1 = [[Iowa]]
|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Iowa|County]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Decatur County, Iowa|Decatur]]

|government_footnotes =
|government_type =
|leader_title = Mayor
|leader_name =
|established_title =
|established_date =

|unit_pref = Imperial
|area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_19.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 16, 2022}}</ref>
|area_total_km2 = 0.99
|area_land_km2 = 0.98
|area_water_km2 = 0.01
|area_total_sq_mi = 0.38
|area_land_sq_mi = 0.38
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.00

|population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes =
|population_total = 175
|population_density_km2 = 178.68
|population_density_sq_mi = 462.96

|timezone = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
|utc_offset = -6
|timezone_DST = CDT
|utc_offset_DST = -5
|elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
|elevation_ft = 1129
|coordinates = {{coord|40|44|34|N|93|49|58|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}

|postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code = 50067<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/50067|title=Decatur ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2022|access-date=November 11, 2022}}</ref>
|area_code = [[Area code 641|641]]
|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info = 19-19360
|blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info = 2394482<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2394482}}</ref>
|website =
|footnotes =
}}
'''Decatur''' is a city in [[Decatur County, Iowa|Decatur County]], [[Iowa]], United States. The population was 175 at the time of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name=cen2020>{{cite web |title=2020 Census State Redistricting Data |url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial/2020/data/01-Redistricting_File--PL_94-171/Iowa/ |website=census.gov |publisher=United states Census Bureau |access-date=12 August 2021}}</ref>

==History==
Decatur was the first county seat of Decatur County, until 1853, when the seat was transferred to [[Leon, Iowa|Leon]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bIQUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA175 | title=History of Decatur County, Iowa, and Its People, Volume 1 | publisher=S. J. Clarke Publishing Company | author=Smith, Heman Conoman | year=1915 | pages=175}}</ref>

Decatur was incorporated in 1875.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KFU4AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA159 | title=Acts and Resolutions Passed at the ... Session of the General Assembly of the State of Iowa | publisher=A.H. Palmer, Printer | year=1892}}</ref>

In 2023, the city council had the city's name clarified through a vote in the regular city election (public measure) as previously there are documents calling it both Decatur and Decatur City. Upon the certification of that election in November 2023, the city is officially named the city of Decatur.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://electionresults.iowa.gov/IA/Decatur/118713/web.317647/#/detail/158 | title=Election Night Reporting }}</ref>

==Geography==
Decatur is located on [[Iowa Highway 2]] just east of [[I-35]], 4.5 miles west of [[Leon, Iowa|Leon]] and approximately eight miles north-northeast of [[Lamoni, Iowa|Lamoni]].<ref>''Iowa Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 7th ed., 2021, p. 57 {{isbn|1946494003}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.40|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2012-05-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=2012-01-25 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|title= Historical populations
|type= USA
|align= left
|1880|235
|1890|215
|1900|367
|1910|311
|1920|300
|1930|282
|1940|275
|1950|196
|1960|203
|1970|198
|1980|199
|1990|177
|2000|199
|2010|197
|2020|175
|source={{center|U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref><ref name=cen2020/>}}|footnote=Source:{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|title=U.S. Census website|access-date=2020-03-29}} and [http://data.iowadatacenter.org/datatables/PlacesAll/plpopulation18502000.pdf Iowa Data Center]
}}
[[File:Decatur CityIowaPopPlot.png|thumb|upright=1.25|alt=The population of Decatur, Iowa from US census data|The population of Decatur, Iowa from US census data]]

===2020 census===
As of the [[United States census|census]] of 2020,<ref>{{cite web |title=2020 Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade/2020/2020-census-main.html |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> there were 175 people, 68 households, and 52 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was 462.8 inhabitants per square mile (178.7/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 90 housing units at an average density of 238.0 per square mile (91.9/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial]] makeup of the city was 95.4% [[White Americans|White]], 1.1% [[African Americans|Black or African American]], 0.0% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.6% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.0% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 1.1% from other races and 1.7% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] persons of any race comprised 1.7% of the population.

Of the 68 households, 35.3% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 2.9% were cohabitating couples, 17.6% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 23.5% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 23.5% of all households were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals, 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.

The median age in the city was 40.6 years. 28.0% of the residents were under the age of 20; 1.7% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 26.3% were from 25 and 44; 27.4% were from 45 and 64; and 16.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 53.7% male and 46.3% female.

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2012-05-11}}</ref> of 2010, there were 197 people, 78 households, and 53 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|492.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 91 housing units at an average density of {{convert|227.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 95.9% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.5% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.0% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 2.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.0% of the population.

There were 78 households, of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.1% were non-families. 24.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.08.

The median age in the city was 39.5 years. 23.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.4% were from 25 to 44; 24.4% were from 45 to 64; and 15.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.3% male and 49.7% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 199 people, 92 households, and 50 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|508.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 103 housing units at an average density of {{convert|263.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.49% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.51% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.01% of the population.

There were 92 households, out of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.6% were non-families. 41.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 26.1% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $21,250, and the median income for a family was $27,917. Males had a median income of $22,000 versus $16,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,394. About 15.4% of families and 26.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 33.3% of those under the age of eighteen and 16.1% of those 65 or over.

==Education==
The [[Central Decatur Community School District]] operates local area public schools.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://educateiowa.gov/sites/files/ed/documents/FY20_CENTRAL%20DECATUR_0.pdf|title=Central Decatur|publisher=Iowa Department of Education|access-date=2020-07-16}}</ref>

==Transportation==
While there is no fixed-route transit service in Decatur, intercity bus service is provided by [[Jefferson Lines]] in nearby [[Lamoni, Iowa|Lamoni]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jeffersonlines.com/bus-stops/iowa/|title=Iowa Bus Stops|access-date=September 28, 2023}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Decatur County, Iowa}}

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[[Category:Cities in Iowa]]
[[Category:Cities in Decatur County, Iowa]]

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