History of Decatur, Alabama
The city of Decatur is the county seat of Morgan County, Alabama. Morgan County sits along the shores of the Tennessee River in North Alabama. Decatur is also the core city of the two-county large Decatur Metropolitan area. As of the 2005 Census Bureau estimates, Decatur has a population of 54,909.
Decatur is also the second largest core city of the Huntsville-Decatur combined statistical area, which includes the two metro areas of Decatur and Huntsville Alabama. The two cities are sometimes referred to as Twin cities, or Sister Cities. Both municipalities provide vital resources to each other, and their respective metropolitan areas. Each are important to the economy of the entire region and the well-being of its residents.
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