Clinton County is located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 37,762. Its county seat is Carlyle. In 1960, the United States Census Bureau placed the mean center of U.S. population in Clinton County. Clinton County is part of the St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area. History In 1805, prior to the establishment of the county, the territorial government established a post road from its capital (Vincennes, Indiana) to St. Louis, Missouri, passing through the county. In 1808 a wagon road was laid out through the future Clinton County. It extended from the Goshen Settlement to the Ohio salt works and crossed the Kaskaskia River at Carlyle. Clinton County was created on 27 December 1824, from portions of Washington, Fayette, and Bond Counties. It was named for the seventh Governor of New York, DeWitt Clinton, who helped build the Erie Canal. Crossing the Kaskaskia became much easier when the bridge now known as the General Dean Suspension Bridge was built
Clinton County se encuentra en el estado estadounidense de Illinois. A partir del Censo de los Estados Unidos de 2010, la población era de 37,762. Su sede del condado es Carlyle. En 1960, la Oficina de Censo de los Estados Unidos colocó el centro medio de la población de Estados Unidos en Clinton County. Clinton County es parte del St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area. Historia En 1805, antes de la fundación del condado, el gobierno territorial estableció una carretera postal desde su capital (Vincennes, Indiana) a St. Louis, Missouri, pasando a través del condado. En 1808 se colocó una carretera de vagón a través del futuro condado de Clinton. Se extendió desde el asentamiento de Goshen a las obras de sal de Ohio y atravesó el río Kaskaskia en Carle. Clinton County se creó el 27 de diciembre de 1824, a partir de partes de Washington, Fayette y Bond Counties. Se llamó el séptimo gobernador de Nueva York, DeWitt, quien ayudó a construir el Canal Erie Crosskaya.