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Summary for Decatur

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Located in: Russell County (see below)

Time Zone: Decatur lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)<1>

Telephone Area Codes: 270 & 364<2>

Elevation: 800 feet [243.84 m] above sea level<3>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<4>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Decatur:

Lat: 37.125300° (or 37°7'31" N)

Lon: -84.998000° (or -84°59'52" W)

USGS Topo Map: Phil<5>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Decatur

GNIS ID: 507830

FIPS State / Place Code: 21 / 20445

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Decatur)

About Russell County

The community of Jamestown is the County Seat for {Russell County}.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Russell)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<6>	17,923 (1.99% increase since 2010)
2010	17,573 (7.71% increase since 2000)
2000:	16,315

Total Area:<7> 282.9 sq. miles [732.6 km²] - of which 10.33% is water (29.22 sq. miles [75.7 km²])

Housing Units: <8> 9,993

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Russell

GNIS ID: 516950

FIPS State / County Code: 21 / 207

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Decatur)

About Kentucky

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	4,472,345 (3.06% increase since 2010)
2010:	4,339,367 (7.36% increase since 2000)
2000:	4,041,769

Websites for State of Kentucky

Official Website: https://www.kentucky.gov/

Tourism: https://www.kentuckytourism.com/

Parks: https://parks.ky.gov/

Fishing: https://fw.ky.gov/Fish/

Hunting: https://fw.ky.gov/Hunt/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Kentucky

GNIS ID: 1779786

FIPS State: 21

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Decatur)

Footnotes ...

<1>	While Decatur is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
<2>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Decatur area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Decatur area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Decatur - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Decatur, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<5>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Decatur.
<6>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<7>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Decatur. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<8>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).