Decatur, Texas Decatur, Texas Historic downtown Decatur, Texas Historic downtown Decatur, Texas Location of Decatur, Texas Location of Decatur, Texas Decatur is a town/city located in Wise County, Texas, United States.
Decatur is part of the Dallas Fort Worth metroplex and is positioned 25 miles northwest of Fort Worth and 45 miles northwest of Dallas.
Absalom Bishop, an early settler and member of the Texas Legislature, opposed naming the town after a Whig Party member, and in 1858 arranged to have the name changed to Decatur, with respect to naval hero Stephen Decatur.
A several weeks later, more suspected Unionist supporters were hanged without trial in a several north Texas communities, including 5 hanged in Decatur.
In 1882, the Fort Worth and Denver Railway reached the town, and Decatur was added to the Butterfield Overland mail route.
This has turn into an annual tradition in Decatur, and the reunion continues to take place amid the last full week of July.
Decatur Baptist College (now Dallas Baptist University) was established in Decatur in 1898 and was the first two-year institution of college studies in Texas.
The former Administration Building now homes the Wise County Heritage Museum, and is one of five sites in Decatur listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Wise County courthouse was designed by James Riely Gordon, the master architect of Texas courthouses.
In 1962, Eddie Wayne Hill, lead guitarist for Tommy & the Tom Toms, and drummer Joel Colbert, were killed when their convertible collided head-on with a gravel truck on state highway 114 south of Decatur.
Decatur is positioned at 33 13 40 N 97 35 24 W (33.227633, -97.589871).
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 8.5 square miles (22 km2), all land. The highest point of altitude in the county is at the locale in Decatur which homes the courthouse.
Of Decatur, a supplier of specialized graphite and silicon carbide products for use in semiconductor, EDM, glass bottling, biomedical, aerospace, and alternative energy applications.
Eagle's Canyon Raceway, an auto racing park in Decatur, was encompassed on the 2011 LATAM Challenge Series.
The City of Decatur is served by the Decatur Independent School District (DISD), the biggest precinct in Wise County.
Decatur ISD is centered in Decatur and has six campuses: Decatur High School, Mc - Carroll Middle School, Carson Elementary School, Rann Elementary School and Young Elementary.
During the 2010-2011 school year, Decatur ISD had 3,011 students enrolled. Weatherford College has a branch ground in Decatur.
Decatur Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use airport positioned 2 miles north of the central company district.
Bishop Airport is a privately owned public-use airport positioned 6 miles east of the central company precinct of Decatur.
Lifeteam 68, of the Air Evac Lifeteam air ambulance company, is based at Wise Regional Hospital in Decatur.
The town/city of Decatur has a full-service, award-winning enhance library, positioned at 1700 Hwy.
Phil Ryan: Texas Ranger, 3-term Wise County sheriff "Eighter from Decatur" is a slang phrase used by craps shooters who want to roll an eight as well as the title of a song (minus the "e" in eighter) by Western Swing legend Bob Wills.
In 1949, Decatur mayor Sly Hardwick added the phrase to two signs welcoming tourists to the town. According to the Koppen climate classification system, Decatur has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. a b "Table 4: Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Texas, Listed Alphabetically: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008".
"Population and Housing Unit Counts, 2010 Enumeration of Population and Housing" (PDF).
Texas State Historical Association.
"Under the Rebel Flag: Life in Texas During the Civil War".
Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Decatur Isd".
"Mayor Makes his Point: 'Eighter from Decatur' Signs to Greet Tourists".
Climate Summary for Decatur, Texas City of Decatur - Official Website Decatur Chamber of Commerce Decatur Independent School District Wikimedia Commons has media related to Decatur, Texas.
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