Area:
373 square miles
Location:
Southeastern Indiana, bordered on the northwest by Shelby County, to the north by Rush County, to the east by Franklin County, to the southeast by Ripley County, to the south by Jennings County, and to the west by Bartholomew County.
| Population: 33,625 (2000)
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19,053
19,779
19,277
19,518
18,793
17,813
17,308
17,722
18,218
20,019
22,738
23,841
23,645
24,555
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| Cities & Towns:
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Greensburg
Millhousen
New Point
Westport
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10,260
136
290
1,515
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| Other Settlements:
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Adams ·
Alert ·
Burney ·
Clarksburg ·
Craig ·
Downeyville ·
Enochsburg ·
Ewington ·
Forest Hill ·
Gaynorsville ·
Harper ·
Harris City ·
Horace ·
Kingston ·
Knarr Corner ·
Layton Mills ·
Letts ·
Letts Corner ·
Mapleton Corner ·
McCoy ·
Mechanicsburg ·
Middle Branch ·
Milford ·
Neff Corner ·
New Pennington ·
Pinhook ·
Rossburg ·
St Maurice ·
St Omer ·
St Paul ·
Sandusky ·
Sardinia ·
Smithland ·
Smiths Xing ·
Smyrna ·
Springhill ·
Tarkeo Corner ·
Waynesburg ·
Williamstown
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Courthouse · More Images
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Attractions:
Decatur County Visitors Center
Notable Natives:
Carl Fisher, Auto Racing Promoter (born in Greensburg, 1874)
Named For:
Naval hero Stephen Decatur.
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