DeWitt County
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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
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
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.