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Welcome to Clinton County ...

Time Zone: Clinton County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Carlyle is the Seat for Clinton County.

Clinton County was founded in 1824. Clinton was created by taking area from Washington, Bond and Fayette Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Clinton had a population of 37,562 people. This is a decrease of 0.74% since the last Census (which gave a population of 37,843 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Clinton represented 0.29% of the total population of Illinois.

Below are some of the communities located in Clinton County:

  • Albers
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Albers is located in Clinton County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
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  • Aviston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Aviston is located in Clinton County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,156 people
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  • Bartelso
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Beckemeyer
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Breese
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Breese is located in Clinton County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,538 people
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  • Carlyle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Carlyle is located in Clinton County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,148 people
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  • Centralia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Damiansville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Damiansville is located in Clinton County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
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    • Germantown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hoffman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Hoffman is located in Clinton County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
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    • Huey
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Huey is located in Clinton County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
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    • Keyesport
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • New Baden
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Trenton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Trenton is located in Clinton County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,566 people
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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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