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DeWitt County

county in Illinois, United States
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DeWitt County

Summary

DeWitt County is a county of Illinois[1]. It draws 410 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_illinois category, ranking #53 of 102).[2]

Key Facts

  • DeWitt County is located in Illinois[3].
  • DeWitt County is in the country of United States[4].
  • DeWitt County's instance of is recorded as county of Illinois[5].
  • DeWitt County's capital is recorded as Clinton[6].
  • DeWitt County's shares border with is recorded as McLean County[7].
  • DeWitt County's shares border with is recorded as Piatt County[8].
  • DeWitt County's shares border with is recorded as Macon County[9].
  • DeWitt County's shares border with is recorded as Logan County[10].
  • DeWitt Clinton is named after DeWitt County[11].
  • DeWitt County's Commons category is recorded as DeWitt County, Illinois[12].
  • 1839 marks the founding of DeWitt County[13].
  • DeWitt County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 40.17463, 'longitude': -88.90409}[14].
  • DeWitt County's official website is recorded as http://www.dewittcountyill.com[15].
  • DeWitt County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:DeWitt County, Illinois[16].
  • DeWitt County has a population of {'amount': '+16561'}[17].
  • DeWitt County has a population of {'amount': '+16575'}[18].
  • DeWitt County has a population of {'amount': '+16537'}[19].
  • DeWitt County has a population of {'amount': '+16484'}[20].
  • DeWitt County has a population of {'amount': '+16420'}[21].
  • DeWitt County has a population of {'amount': '+16247'}[22].
  • DeWitt County has a population of {'amount': '+15516'}[23].
  • DeWitt County's topic has template is recorded as Template:DeWitt County, Illinois[24].
  • DeWitt County's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in DeWitt County, Illinois[25].
  • DeWitt County's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+6732'}[26].
  • DeWitt County's native label is recorded as DeWitt County[27].

Body

Geography

DeWitt County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Illinois[3].

Physical Characteristics

DeWitt County covers an area of {'amount': '+1030'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+16561'}[17], {'amount': '+16575'}[18], {'amount': '+16537'}[19], {'amount': '+16484'}[20], {'amount': '+16420'}[21], and {'amount': '+16247'}[22].

Designation and Status

DeWitt County's instance of is recorded as county of Illinois[5].

History and Context

1839 marks the founding of DeWitt County[13]. DeWitt Clinton is named after it[11].

Why It Matters

DeWitt County draws 410 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_illinois category, ranking #53 of 102).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Illinois United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1839-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Named after → —
    Located in → —
    Topic has template → Template:DeWitt County, Illinois
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14687]]: Data:US presidential elections by county/DeWitt County, Illinois.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States presidenti"
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