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Decatur is a village in Burt County, Nebraska, United States, adjacent to the upper Missouri River. The population was 481 at the 2010 census. This town is named after one of its incorporators, Stephen Decatur. It developed around a trading post established by Colonel Peter Sarpy, the namesake for Sarpy County in the state.
Decatur Township is one of twelve townships in Burt County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 576 at the 2020 census. A 2021 estimate placed the township's population at 576. [1] The Village of Decatur is located within the Township.
The Burt County Missouri River Bridge is a continuous truss bridge over the Missouri River connecting Burt County, Nebraska and Monona County, Iowa at Decatur, Nebraska. The bridge connects Nebraska Highway 51 and Iowa Highway 175. Interstate 29 is 7 miles east and Onawa, Iowa 8 miles east of the Missouri River.
Stephen A. Decatur (born 1813, [1] died 1888 [2] [3] or 1889 [1]), born Stephen Decatur Bross and often referred to as Commodore Decatur, [2] was one of the earliest settlers in Nebraska. He was born and educated in the East, where he became a school teacher and started a family.
Burt County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska, bordering the west bank of the upper Missouri River. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 6,722. [1] Its county seat is Tekamah. [2] The county was formed in 1854 and named after Francis Burt, the first governor of Nebraska Territory. [3]
Born in Oakland, Nebraska, he graduated from Decatur High School in 1970. He attended the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul, Minnesota , and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln from 1970 to 1973.
The following people were either born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the village of Decatur, Nebraska. Pages in category "People from Decatur, Nebraska" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
Map of the United States with Nebraska highlighted. Nebraska is a state located in the Midwestern United States.According to the 2020 census, Nebraska was the 37th most populous state with 1,961,504 inhabitants [1] and the 15th largest by land area spanning 76,824.17 square miles (198,973.7 km 2) of land.