DeWitt County, Illinois

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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.[1] Its county seat is Clinton.[2] 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.[3]

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 Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert". is land and Script error: No such module "convert". (1.9%) is water.[4]

Climate and weather

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Adjacent counties

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Demographics

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2000 census age pyramid for DeWitt County

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2020 census

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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 1980[12] Pop 1990[13] Pop 2000[14] Pop 2010[15] Pop 2020[16] % 1980 % 1990 % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 17,932 16,332 16,303 15,855 14,370 99.03% 98.89% 97.05% 95.74% 92.61%
Black or African American alone (NH) 26 25 81 82 108 0.14% 0.15% 0.48% 0.50% 0.70%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 15 36 27 23 19 0.08% 0.22% 0.16% 0.14% 0.12%
Asian alone (NH) 26 43 46 58 40 0.14% 0.26% 0.27% 0.35% 0.26%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) x [17] x [18] 3 4 16 x x 0.02% 0.02% 0.10%
Other race alone (NH) 3 0 16 26 16 0.02% 0.00% 0.10% 0.16% 0.10%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) x [19] x [20] 109 159 437 x x 0.65% 0.96% 2.82%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 106 80 213 354 510 0.59% 0.48% 1.27% 2.14% 3.29%
Total 18,108 16,516 16,798 16,561 15,516 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

2020 census

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 16,561 people, 6,811 households, and 4,618 families residing in the county.[21] The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 7,521 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert"..[4] 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.[21] In terms of ancestry, 31.2% were American, 21.7% were German, 15.8% were English, and 12.3% were Irish.[22]

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.[21]

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.[23]

Communities

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Map of DeWitt County, Illinois

Cities

Villages

Townships

DeWitt County is divided into thirteen townships:

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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.

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Education

K-12 school districts include:[24]

There are also an elementary school district, Chester-East Lincoln Community Csd 61, and a secondary school district, Lincoln Community High School District 404.[24]

See also

Notes

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References

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