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Decatur was the first county seat of Decatur County, until 1853, when the seat was transferred to Leon. [5]Decatur was incorporated in 1875. [6]In 2023, the city council had the city's name clarified through a vote in the regular city election (public measure) as previously there are documents calling it both Decatur and Decatur City.
Decatur County (/ d ɪ ˈ k eɪ t ər /) is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,645. [1] The county seat is Leon. [2] This county is named for Stephen Decatur Jr., a hero in the War of 1812. [3]
What was Iowa before it became a state and how has Iowa’s boundaries changed? An 1845 map of Iowa depicting a proposed northern border. The federal government established Iowa as a territory in ...
Decatur metropolitan area, Alabama, the largest metro area with the name Decatur. Decatur, Arkansas, a city; Decatur, Georgia, county seat of DeKalb County; Decatur, Illinois, county seat of Macon County and largest city with the name Decatur. Lake Decatur, a reservoir in the city; Decatur, Indiana, county seat of Adams County; Decatur City ...
The following is a list of the 3,143 counties and county-equivalents in the 50 states and District of Columbia sorted by U.S. state, plus an additional 100 county-equivalents in the U.S. territories sorted by territory.
Seal of the Territory of Iowa. Most of the area in the territory was originally part of the Louisiana Purchase and was a part of the Missouri Territory. When Missouri became a state in 1821, this area (along with the Dakotas) effectively became unorganized territory. The area was closed to white settlers until the 1830s, after the Black Hawk ...
Leon is a city in and the county seat of Decatur County, Iowa, United States. [3] The population was 1,822 at the time of the 2020 census. [4]The city is located near the Little River Lake Recreation Area.
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