Decatur Wedding

Decatur, Illinois USA (2006 population approximately 85,000) was founded in 1836, is the county seat as well as the business and employment center of Macon County (pop. over 100,000). The city is located along the Sangamon River which meets Lake Decatur, a 2800 acre reservoir and beautiful recreation spot and site of many homes. The downtown has undergone much revitalization and improvement including new storefronts and the Central Park fountains.

With its central Illinois location it forms center of the Decatur, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area, (population 125,000) which includes surrounding towns of Argenta, Bethany, Blue Mound, Cerro Gordo, Clinton, Dalton City, Elwin, Findlay, Forsyth, Harristown, Illiopolis, Kirksville, La Place, Macon, Maroa, Monticello, Moweaqua, Mt. Auburn, Mt. Zion, Niantic, Oakley, Oreana, Stonington, Sullivan, and Warrensburg.

This town is named after War of 1812 naval hero Stephen Decatur, Jr.