De Witt county is located in central Illinois and enjoys a rural setting between Bloomington to the north, Decatur to the south and Champaign-Urbana to the east.
Manmade 4,900-acre Clinton Lake provides year-round recreation with hunting, fishing, hiking, boating and swimming opportunities. Weldon Springs State Park compliments the larger lake.
The Clifton H. Moore Homestead, an Historical Landmark located in the county seat of Clinton, is now a De Witt County attraction serving as the County Museum. Mr. Moore was an influential attorney in the mid-to-late 1800's and often paired with Abraham Lincoln in De Witt County court cases.
The county population on July 1, 1999, was 16,676, an increase of 160 over the 1990 census.
For information on county government, contact the National Association of Counties Web site.
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