Decatur is a city, in Benton County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,699 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Fayetteville - Springdale - Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area. This town is named after war hero Stephen Decatur, Jr.GeographyDecatur is located in western Benton County at . Arkansas Highway 59 passes through the city, leading north 6mi to Gravette and to the Missouri border, and south to Siloam Springs. Arkansas Highway 102 leads east to Bentonville and west to the Oklahoma border.According to the United States Census Bureau, Decatur has a total area of 11.7km2, of which 11.5sqkm is land and 0.1sqkm, or 1.21%, is water.DemographicsAs of the 2010 census Decatur had a population of 1,699. The racial and ethnic makeup of the population was 62.4% non-Hispanic white, 0.5% non-Hispanic black, 4.3% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 5.2% from two or more races and 28.4% Hispanic or Latino.
