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Also known as DeWitt County, Illinois, DeWitt County, IL

county in Illinois, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Illinois
Named after
DeWitt Clinton
Seat
Clinton
Largest city
Clinton
Total
405 sq mi (1,050 km )
Land
398 sq mi (1,030 km )
Water
7.6 sq mi (20 km ) 1.9%
Estimate 2025
15,118
Density
39.0/sq mi (15.1/km )
Time zone
UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst
UTC−5 ( CDT )
Congressional district
15th
Website
www .dewittcountyil .gov

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Wikidata facts

Named after
DeWitt Clinton
Located in
Illinois
Capital
Clinton
Population
15516
Area
1030
Shares border with
Logan County
Official website
www.dewittcountyill.com
Image
DeWitt County Courthouse, Clinton.jpg
Households
6732
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inception
1839-00-00
Commons category
DeWitt County, Illinois
water as percent of area
1.9
native label
DeWitt County
different from
De Witt
per capita income
30910
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Encyclopedic overview

DeWitt County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 15,516. Its county seat is Clinton. The county was formed as De Witt County on March 1, 1839, from Macon and McLean counties. The county was named in honor of the seventh Governor of New York State, De Witt Clinton.

DeWitt County is included in Bloomington–Normal, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “DeWitt County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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