Moultrie County | |
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![]() Moultrie County Courthouse in Sullivan | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Illinois | |
![]() Illinois's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 39°38′N 88°37′W / 39.64°N 88.62°W | |
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Founded | February 16, 1843 |
Named for | William Moultrie |
Seat | Sullivan |
Largest city | Sullivan |
Area | |
• Total | 344 sq mi (890 km2) |
• Land | 336 sq mi (870 km2) |
• Water | 8.5 sq mi (22 km2) 2.5% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 14,526 |
• Estimate (2021)[1] | 14,510 |
• Density | 42/sq mi (16/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 15th |
Website | www |
Moultrie County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 United States census, its population was 14,526.[2] Its county seat is Sullivan.[3] The name is pronounced as in "mole tree", unlike the pronunciation of its namesake, the South Carolinian Revolutionary War hero William Moultrie.
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