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Welcome to De Witt County ...

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

The community of Clinton is the Seat for De Witt County.

De Witt County was founded in 1839. De Witt was created by taking area from Macon and McLean Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> De Witt had a population of 15,638 people. This is a decrease of 5.74% since the last Census (which gave a population of 16,590 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, De Witt represented 0.13% of the total population of Illinois.

Below are some of the communities located in De Witt County:

  • Clinton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Clinton is located in De Witt County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,733 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <2>
  • De Witt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • De Witt is located in De Witt County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Farmer City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Kenney
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Kenney is located in De Witt County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenney <2>
  • Wapella
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wapella is located in De Witt County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
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  • Waynesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Weldon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Weldon is located in De Witt County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weldon <2>

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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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