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Clinton County

FIPS code

27

County seat

Carlyle

Established

1824

Origin

Washington, Bond, and Fayette County

Etymology

DeWitt Clinton (1769–1828), Governor of New York, responsible for the construction of the Erie Canal

Population

37,762

Area

474 sq mi
(1,228 km2)

County Information

Albers, Aviston, Bartelso, Beckemeyer, Breese, Carlyle (County Seat), Centralia, Damiansville, Germantown, Hoffman, Huey, Shattuc, Trenton, Wamac