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
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Map of DeWitt County, Illinois
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DeWitt County from its creation in 1839 to the splitting off of Piatt County in 1841
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DeWitt County from 1841 to 1845
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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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