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DeWitt County

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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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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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