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.

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

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Demographics

2020 census +De Witt County, Illinois – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 1980Pop 1990Pop 2000Pop 2010 Pop 2020% 1980% 1990% 2000% 2010% 2020White alone (NH)17,93216,33216,30315,85514,37099.03%98.89%97.05%95.74%92.61%Black or African American alone (NH)262581821080.14%0.15%0.48%0.50%0.70%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)15362723190.08%0.22%0.16%0.14%0.12%Asian alone (NH)26434658400.14%0.26%0.27%0.35%0.26%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)x included in the Asian category in the 1980 Censusx included in the Asian category in the 1990 Census3416xx0.02%0.02%0.10%Other race alone (NH)301626160.02%0.00%0.10%0.16%0.10%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)x not an option in the 1980 Censusx not an option in the 1990 Census109159437xx0.65%0.96%2.82%Hispanic or Latino (any race)106802133545100.59%0.48%1.27%2.14%3.29%Total18,10816,51616,79816,56115,516 100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%100.00%

2010 census 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

Census-designated place

Lane

Unincorporated communities

Birkbeck Bucks Carle Springs Fullerton Hallsville Jenkins Lane Midland City Ospur 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.

Education K-12 school districts include: - Text list Argenta-Oreana Community Unit School District 1 Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 18 Clinton Community Unit School District 15 DeLand-Weldon Community Unit School District 57 Heyworth Community Unit School District 4 Le Roy Community Unit School District 2 Maroa-Forsyth Community Unit School District 2 Monticello Community Unit School District 25 Mount Pulaski Community Unit District 23 Olympia Community Unit School District 16

There are also an elementary school district, Chester-East Lincoln Community Csd 61, and a secondary school district, Lincoln Community High School District 404.

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