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Central Illinois within Illinois. Historically prairie, Central Illinois is generally flat and includes Douglas County, the state's flattest. [2] [3] The region also hosts a variety of man-made lakes, including Lake Shelbyville, Lake Springfield, Clinton Lake and Lake Decatur. [4]
Decatur (/ d ɪ ˈ k eɪ t ər / dih-KAY-tər) is the largest city in and the county seat of Macon County, Illinois, United States. The city was founded in 1829 and is situated along the Sangamon River and Lake Decatur in Central Illinois. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 70,522. [4] It is the seventeenth-most populous city in ...
In 1837, Congress created the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, placing it in Chicago, Illinois and giving it jurisdiction over the District of Illinois, 5 Stat. 176. [ 5 ] On February 13, 1855, by 10 Stat. 606 , the District of Illinois was subdivided into Northern and the Southern Districts. [ 5 ]
Macon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 United States census, it had a population of 103,998. [1] Its county seat and most populous city is Decatur. [2] Macon County comprises the Decatur, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Original courthouse, seen in 1935. When the county was formed, a rude log building was soon erected to serve as the first courthouse. Measuring 18 by 24 by 20 feet (5.5 m × 7.3 m × 6.1 m), [2] it was used as a courthouse during the week, and it was available for churches to use on weekends.
Forsyth is located in north-central Macon County at (39.9258, -88.9593 It is bordered to the south by the city of Decatur, the county seat. U.S. Route 51 is the main highway through the village, leading south 6 miles (10 km) to the center of Decatur and north 15 miles (24 km) to Clinton.
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Decatur Township is in Macon County, Illinois. At the 2010 census, its population was 52,915 and it contained 24,918 housing units. At the 2010 census, its population was 52,915 and it contained 24,918 housing units.