Clinton County, Illinois

Founding: 1824
Parent counties: Bond, Fayette, and Washington

Namesake: DeWitt Clinton, New York politician
Seat: Carlyle (1824–)

Land area: 474 square miles

Population (2020): 36,899

Population (historic): 2,330 (1830); 5,139 (1850); 16,285 (1870); 19,824 (1900); 21,369 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1880; 1890–1920; 1930s; 1950–2010

Subdivisions: Three cities; 12 villages; 15 townships

National Register listings: Two

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,470 (15.7%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 45.6%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 9.7%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 9.6%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.5%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,201
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,211

Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.5 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,794
Average farm size (1920): 122.5 acres
Sources of settlement: Germany, Missouri, and Ohio
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Carlyle

Namesake: Unclear

Founding: 1818 (platting); 1819 (post office); 1837 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 3,253

Population (historic): 289 (1850); 1,364 (1870); 1,784 (1890); 1,982 (1910); 2,078 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–1880; 1890–1990
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 300 (19.6%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. *Staehr Farm (c. 1860). 5200 Shoal Creek Road. Germantown. Greek Revival.
2. *John Santel Farm (c. 1850). 5871 Albers Road. Looking Glass. Razed.
3. *Edward Copple Farm (c. 1865). 10221 Copple Road. Meridian. Italianate. Razed.
4. *Nymphas Crocker House (c. 1865). 15905 Old State Road. Wade. Italianate. Razed.
5. *Charles Morlock House (c. 1875). 16535 Old State Road. Wade. Italianate.
6. *David Sharp House (c. 1875). 11732 Slant Road. Wade. Italianate/Stick.