DeWitt County (Illinois)
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US state : | Illinois |
Administrative headquarters : | Clinton |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
DeWitt County Building 201 W. Washington St. Clinton, IL 61727 |
Foundation : | March 1, 1839 |
Made up from: | Macon County |
Area code : | 001 217 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 16,561 (2010) |
Population density : | 16.4 inhabitants / km 2 |
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Total area : | 1030 km² |
Water surface : | 20 km² |
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Website : www.dewittcountyill.com |
The DeWitt County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Illinois . In 2010 , the county had 16,561 residents and a population density of 16.4 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Clinton .
geography
The county is located in central Illinois and has an area of 1,030 square kilometers, of which 20 square kilometers are water.
The county is traversed by Salt Creek , which is dammed in between Clinton and Farmer City to Lake Clinton .
The following neighboring counties border DeWitt County:
McLean County | ||
Logan County |
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Piatt County |
Macon County |
history
The area of what is now DeWitt County was settled around 1820 and formed on March 1, 1839 from Macon County. It was named after DeWitt Clinton , an American statesman, lawyer, Mayor of New York City, and Governor of New York State . Illinois is the only state in the United States that has named two counties after a personality: DeWitt County and Clinton County .
During the 1840s, Abraham Lincoln had a law firm in Clinton.
Demographic data
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1840 | 3247 | - | |
1850 | 5002 | 54% | |
1860 | 10,820 | 116.3% | |
1870 | 14,768 | 36.5% | |
1880 | 17,010 | 15.2% | |
1890 | 17,011 | 0% | |
1900 | 18,972 | 11.5% | |
1910 | 18,906 | -0.3% | |
1920 | 19,252 | 1.8% | |
1930 | 18,598 | -3.4% | |
1940 | 18,244 | -1.9% | |
1950 | 16,894 | -7.4% | |
1960 | 17,253 | 2.1% | |
1970 | 16,975 | -1.6% | |
1980 | 18,108 | 6.7% | |
1990 | 16,516 | -8.8% | |
2000 | 16,798 | 1.7% | |
2010 | 16,561 | -1.4% | |
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010 |
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According to the 2010 census , DeWitt County had 16,561 people in 6,811 households. The population density was 16.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 6811 households there were statistically 2.45 people each.
The racial the population was composed of 97.5 percent white, 0.7 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.5 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.1 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 2.2 percent of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.
22.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.1 percent were 65 years or older. 50.4 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was 45,347 USD . The per capita income was $ 24,320. 8.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Localities in DeWitt County
1 - partially in McLean County
structure
DeWitt County is divided into 13 townships :
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See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 426598. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - DeWitt County, IL ( Memento of the original from July 9, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 27, 2012
- ^ A b National Association of Counties. Retrieved November 27, 2012
- ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved on February 14, 2011
- ↑ Missouri Census Data Center - Illinois ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 27, 2012
Web link
Coordinates: 40 ° 10 ′ N , 88 ° 53 ′ W