DeWitt County, Illinois
DeWitt County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 census, the population was 15,516.[1] Its county seat is Clinton.[2] The county was founded on March 1, 1839 from Macon and McLean counties and named in honor of the seventh Governor of New York State, DeWitt Clinton.[3]
DeWitt County, Illinois Media
Map of DeWitt County, Illinois
DeWitt County from its creation in 1839 to the splitting off of Piatt County in 1841
DeWitt County from 1841 to 1845
DeWitt County in 1845, when it was reduced to its current size
References
- ↑ "QuickFacts: DeWitt County, Illinois". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 105.
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