DeWitt County, Illinois

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. Its county seat is Clinton. The county was formed on March 1, 1839, from Macon and McLean counties. The county was named in honor of the seventh Governor of New York State, DeWitt Clinton.
DeWitt County is included in Bloomington–Normal, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) list the county's name as De Witt, although the county uses the name DeWitt (no space).
History
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.9%) is water.
Climate and weather
In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Clinton have ranged from a low of in January to a high of in July, although a record low of was recorded in February 1905 and a record high of was recorded in July 1954. Average monthly precipitation ranged from in February to in July.
Adjacent counties
McLean County - north
Piatt County - east
Macon County - south
Logan County - west
Transit
SHOW Bus
Major highways
Interstate 74
US Route 51
US Route 150
Illinois Route 10
Illinois Route 48
Illinois Route 54
Demographics
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 16,561 people, 6,811 households, and 4,618 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 7,521 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 96.8% white, 0.5% black or African American, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 0.9% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 2.1% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 31.2% were American, 21.7% were German, 15.8% were English, and 12.3% were Irish.
Of the 6,811 households, 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.0% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 32.2% were non-families, and 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.88. The median age was 41.7 years.
The median income for a household in the county was $45,347 and the median income for a family was $56,806. Males had a median income of $41,649 versus $27,729 for females. The per capita income for the county was $24,320. About 6.4% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.2% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.
Communities
Cities
Clinton (seat)
Farmer City
Villages
DeWitt
Kenney
Wapella
Waynesville
Weldon
Townships
DeWitt County is divided into thirteen townships:
Barnett
Clintonia
Creek
DeWitt
Harp
Nixon
Rutledge
Santa Anna
Texas
Tunbridge
Wapella
Waynesville
Wilson
Unincorporated communities
Birkbeck
Bucks
Carle Springs
Fullerton
Hallsville
Jenkins
Lane
Midland City
Ospur
Parnell
Rowell
Solomon
Tabor
Tunbridge
Watkins
Weedman
Politics
DeWitt is frequently a Republican county. It has not been carried by a Democratic presidential candidate since Lyndon Johnson’s 1964 landslide, and even before that it was carried by Democrats only in strong winning elections like 1936, 1932, 1916, 1912 and 1892.
See also
National Register of Historic Places listings in DeWitt County, Illinois
Notes
References
United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
United States National Atlas
External links
DeWitt County
1839 establishments in Illinois
Illinois counties
Populated places established in 1839