Welcome to Moultrie County ...
Time Zone: Moultrie County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Sullivan is the Seat for Moultrie County.
Moultrie County was founded in 1843. Moultrie was created by taking area from Shelby and Macon Counties.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Moultrie had a population of 14,501 people. This is a decrease of 2.41% since the last Census (which gave a population of 14,859 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Moultrie represented 0.12% of the total population of Illinois.
Below are some of the communities located in Moultrie County:
- Allenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Allenville is located in Moultrie County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Bethany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dalton City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gays
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gays is located in Moultrie County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gays <2>
- Lovington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sullivan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Illinois
- Websites specific to Moultrie County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Coles County
- Douglas County
- Macon County
- Piatt County
- Shelby County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |