Local Wiki
De Witt County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 7, 2026- County Board meets
- Third Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m.
- Meeting location
- DeWitt County Building, 201 W. Washington St., Clinton, IL 61727.
- County Clerk
- Kari L Harris · 217-935-7780 · kharris@dewittcountyil.gov
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.dewittcountyil.gov/government/agendas_minutes.php
- Chair, County Board
- DeWitt County Board, 12 members (three from each of four districts A-D). Chairman: Joe Witte (District A) (Vice Chairman: Terry Ferguson). Real leadership change since the December 2025 directory, which had listed Dan Matthews.
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
Cities (2)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Villages (5)
- De Witt
- Kenney
- Wapella (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Waynesville
- Weldon
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
School districts (2)
- Blue Ridge CUSD 18
- Clinton CUSD 15
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Special districts · Drainage (13)
- Barnett Special Drainage District
- Creek Union Drainage District 1
- De Witt Special Drainage District
- Friends Creek Special Drainage District
- Goose Creek Drainage District (Harp-Clintonia)
- Maroa Mutual Drainage District 1
- Nixon Special Drainage District
- Prairie Center Drainage District
- Rutledge Empire Drainage District 1
- Ten Mile Creek Outlet Drainage District
- Texas Creek Union Drainage District
- Wapella Union Drainage District 2
- Wilson Drainage District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Fire Protection (7)
- Clinton Community Rural Fire Protection District
- Farmer City Fire Protection District
- Kenney Fire Protection District
- Leroy Community Fire Protection District
- Wapella Fire Protection District
- Waynesville Community Fire Protection District
- Weldon Community Fire Protection District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Housing & Community Development (1)
- De Witt County Housing Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Library (2)
- Vespasian Warner Public Library District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Weldon Public Library District (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Sewer (1)
- Clinton Sanitary District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)
- De Witt County Soil and Water Conservation District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)