title: Decatur Township, Macon County, Illinois
text: # Decatur Township, Macon County, Illinois
  
  Decatur Township is in Macon County, Illinois. At the 2010 census, its population was 52,915 and it contained 24,918 housing units.
  
  ## Cities and towns
  
  * Bearsdale
  * Decatur (main part)
  * Wyckles Corners
  
  ## Adjacent townships
  
  * Hickory Point Township (north)
  * Whitmore Township (north and northeast)
  * Oakley Township (east)
  * Long Creek Township (southeast)
  * South Wheatland Township (south)
  * Blue Mound Township (southwest)
  * Harristown Township (west)
  * Illini Township (northwest)
  
  ## Geography
  
  According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 31.12 square miles (80.6 $km^2),$ of which 29.08 square miles (75.3 $km^2)$ (or 93.44%) is land and 2.05 square miles (5.3 $km^2)$ (or 6.59%) is water.
  
  