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Gordon High School (Georgia)

Decatur, Georgia
Intown Atlanta
City of Decatur
Main façade of the former county courthouse
Main façade of the former county courthouse
Official logo of Decatur, Georgia
Logo
Motto: "A City of Homes, Schools and Places of Worship"
Location in DeKalb County and the state of Georgia
Location in DeKalb County and the state of Georgia
Decatur is located in the US
Decatur
Decatur
Location of Decatur in the US
Coordinates: 33°46′17″N 84°17′52″W / 33.77139°N 84.29778°W / 33.77139; -84.29778Coordinates: 33°46′17″N 84°17′52″W / 33.77139°N 84.29778°W / 33.77139; -84.29778
Country  United States
State Georgia
County DeKalb
Incorporated December 10, 1823; 193 years ago (1823-12-10)
Named for Commodore Stephen Decatur
Government
 • Type Commission–Manager
 • Commission Decatur City Commission
 • Manager Peggy Merriss
Area
 • Total 4.2 sq mi (10.8 km2)
 • Land 4.2 sq mi (10.8 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 1,043 ft (318 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 19,335
 • Estimate (2016) 22,813
 • Density 4,600/sq mi (1,800/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code(s) 30030, 30032, 30033, 30307, 30317
Area code(s) 404, 678 and 470
FIPS code 13-22052
GNIS feature ID 0331532
Major airport ATL
Website decaturga.com

Decatur is a city in, and the county seat of, DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. With a population of 20,148 in the 2013 census, the municipality is sometimes assumed to be larger since multiple zip codes in unincorporated DeKalb County bear the Decatur name, As well as a neighborhood of Atlanta and part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. Its public transportation is served by three MARTA rail stations. Although it is a city unto itself Decatur is an intown neighborhood located on the Northeastern and Southeastern sides of Atlanta

Decatur was established at the intersection of two Native American trails:  the Sandtown, which led east from the Chattahoochee River at Utoy Creek, and the Shallowford, which follows today's Clairmont Road, and eventually crossed near Roswell. It was named for United States Navy Commodore Stephen Decatur.

During the American Civil War, Decatur became a strategic site in Sherman's Atlanta Campaign. In July 1864, Major-General James McPherson occupied the town to cut off the Confederates' supply line from Augusta. On July 22, during the Battle of Atlanta, Confederate cavalry under Major-General Joseph Wheeler attacked McPherson's supply wagons and the Union troops left to defend the wagons. A historical marker at the old courthouse marks the site of this skirmish.


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