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Welcome to Decatur County ...

Time Zone: Decatur County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Oberlin is the Seat for Decatur County.

Decatur County was founded March 20, 1873.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Decatur had a population of 2,827 people. This is a decrease of 4.4% since the last Census (which gave a population of 2,957 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Decatur represented 0.1% of the total population of Kansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Decatur County:

  • Dresden
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jennings
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jennings is located in Decatur County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
  • Norcatur
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Norcatur is located in Decatur County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcatur
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
  • Oberlin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Oberlin is located in Decatur County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberlin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oberlin <2>

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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