Moultrie County, Illinois

Moultrie County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Sullivan
Year Organized: 1843
Square Miles: 336

Court House:

10 South Main Street
County Courthouse
Sullivan, IL 61951-1969

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Gen. William Moultrie, successful defender of Fort Moultrie at Charleston, SC, during the American Revolution.

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

History

Moultrie County was created on February 16, 1843 (Laws, 1843, p. 83) and was formed from Macon and Shelby County. Present area, or parts of it, formerly included in: Macon County (1831–1843), Shelby County (1827–1843), Fayette County (1821–1827), Clark County (1819–1821), Crawford County (1816–1819), Edwards County (1815–1816), Madison County (1812–1815), St. Clair County (1801–1812) and Knox, Northwest Territory (1790–1801).

The County was named for William Moultrie, a General of the Revolution, who built Fort Moultrie and successfully defended it. The County Seat is Sullivan . Prior County Seats was Home of James Camfield—Temporary designation (1843–1844), East Nelson—Temporary designation (1844–1845) and Sullivan (1845-Present).

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 344 square miles (892 km²), of which, 336 square miles (869 km²) of it is land and 9 square miles (23 km²) of it (2.57%) is water.

Neighboring Counties:

North: Piatt County
Northeast: Douglas County
Southeast: Coles County
Southwest: Shelby County
Northwest: Macon County

Cities and Towns:

- Allenville	village	Incorporated Area
- Bethany	village	Incorporated Area
- Dalton City	village	Incorporated Area
- Dora	township
- East Nelson	township
- Gays	village	Incorporated Area
- Jonathan Creek	township
- Lovington	village	Incorporated Area
- Lowe	township
- Marrowbone	township
- Sullivan (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Whitley	township

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