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The Decatur, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area is a moderately urban region of North-Central Alabama.The 2020 Census put the population of the metropolitan area at 152,740, of which one-third resides within the boundaries of its core city, Decatur, Alabama, [1] It is also considered to be part of the North, Northwest, and North-Central regions of Alabama.
Albany first appeared on the 1890 U.S. Census as the incorporated city of New Decatur. [6] It continued to report as New Decatur until its name change in 1916. It reported lastly as Albany in 1920 [7] before its merger with the city of Decatur in 1927. From 1900-1920, New Decatur/Albany was the 12th largest city in Alabama.
Decatur (/ d ɪ ˈ k eɪ t ə r / [7]) is the largest city and county seat of Morgan County (with a portion also in Limestone County) in the U.S. state of Alabama. [8] Nicknamed "The River City," it is located in northern Alabama on the banks of Wheeler Lake along the Tennessee River.
State Route 67 (SR 67) is a 47.107-mile-long (75.811 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Alabama that connects the city of Decatur to U.S. Route 231 (US 231) at Rainbow Crossing in Blount County. This highway serves as a connector between Decatur and Gadsden .
Nov. 30—A judge last week increased the bond of a Decatur man who allegedly re-entered a female victim's home to rape her while she slept off a night of drinking following an indictment by a ...
Outside the doors, the floor is paved with terrazzo in a map of Alabama, that marks the Tennessee River and City of Decatur. In 1978, the city of Decatur purchased The Princess after it closed as a movie house. The city gave the theatre a $750,000 renovation, and the stage was again open as the premier performing arts venue for the Decatur area.
Decatur Mall (formerly Beltline Mall, River Oaks Center, and Colonial Mall Decatur) is a regional shopping mall located southwest of downtown Decatur, Alabama on State Route 67. The mall is owned and managed by Hull Property Group. It is the only mall in the Decatur Metropolitan Area. Anchor stores include Belk, and Electronic Express.
Decatur High's football and soccer programs play at the 9,000-seat Ogle Stadium at the southern end of the former Decatur High campus, also located near Decatur Morgan Hospital. The stadium, owned by the school system, [ 3 ] is named for Alabama Sports Hall of Famer and former Decatur High coach H. L. "Shorty" Ogle, who led the Red Raiders from ...