State ALABAMA

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Decatur is a city in Limestone and Morgan Counties in the U.S. state of Alabama. 

The city, known as "The River City", is located in Northern Alabama on the banks of Wheeler Lake, 
along the Tennessee River. It is the largest city and county seat of Morgan County.

The estimated population in 2006 was 55,778.

Decatur is also the core city of the two-county large Decatur Metropolitan Area which had 149,269 in 2006.
Combined with the Huntsville Metropolitan Area, the two create the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area, 
of which, Decatur is the second largest city.

Like many southern cities in the early 1800s, Decatur's early success was based upon its location along a river.

Railroad routes and boating traffic pushed the city to the front of North Alabama's economic atmosphere. 
The city rapidly grew into a large economic center within the Tennessee Valley and was a hub for travelers and 
cargo between Nashville/Chattanooga and Mobile/New Orleans. 

Throughout the 20th century, the city experienced steady growth, but was eclipsed as the regional economic center 
by a fast growing Huntsville during the space race. The city now finds its economy heavily based on manufacturing 
industries, cargo transit, and hi-tech industries such as General Electric, and the United Launch Alliance.

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