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Douglas County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 7, 2026
County Board meets
Monthly, scheduled per posted agenda (morning sessions often around 9:00 a.m.).
Meeting location
Douglas County Courthouse, 401 S. Center St., Tuscola, IL 61953.
County Clerk
Judi Pollock · 217-253-2411 · judi.pollock@douglascountyil.gov
Agendas posted at
https://douglascountyil.gov/county-meetings/
Chair, County Board
Douglas County Board, 7 members elected from districts. Chairman: Tom Hettinger (confirmed unchanged from the December 2025 directory).

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 (4)

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)
  • Arthur
  • Atwood
  • Camargo
  • Garrett
  • Hindsboro

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024

School districts (4)
  • Arcola CUSD 306
  • Arthur CUSD 305
  • Tuscola CUSD 301
  • Villa Grove CUSD 302

Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only

Special districts · Drainage (49)
  • Arcola Bourbon Drainage District 13
  • Arcola Bourbon Drainage District 15
  • Arcola Drainage District 1
  • Arcola Drainage District 10
  • Arcola Drainage District 11
  • Arcola Drainage District 2
  • Arcola Drainage District 4
  • Arcola Humboldt Drainage District 8
  • Arcola-Bowdre Union Drainage District 3
  • Arcola-Tuscola Drainage District 3
  • Bourbon Drainage District 3
  • Bourbon Drainage District 5
  • Bourbon-Arcola Drainage District 1
  • Bowdre Drainage District by User 7
  • Bowdre Seven Hickory Drainage District 6
  • Brushy Fork Drainage District
  • Camargo Drainage District 3
  • Camargo-Bowdre Drainage District by User 3
  • Camargo-Bowdre Union Drainage District 4
  • Camargo-Tuscola Union Drainage District 2
  • Camargo-Tuscola Union Drainage District 6
  • Craig Drainage District 13 of Tuscola and Arcola
  • Garrett Bourbon Drainage District 1
  • Garrett Bourbon Drainage District 17
  • Garrett Drainage District 2
  • Garrett-Unity Drainage District 7
  • Hayes Branch Drainage District
  • Huff Drainage District
  • Kemp Drainage District of Bowdre
  • McDonald Drainage District
  • Miller Drainage District by User Bourbon Township
  • Moultrie Coles Douglas Drainage District
  • Murdock-Camargo Drainage District 4
  • Murdock-Newman Union Drainage District 3
  • Newman Drainage District 2
  • Newman Drainage District 3
  • Newman Drainage District 4
  • Newman Huff Drainage District 5
  • Newman-Murdock Union Drainage District 1
  • Sargent Drainage District 3
  • Sargent Newman Union Mutual Drainage District 1
  • Sargent Union Drainage District 2
  • Scattering Fork Drainage District
  • Shiloh Sargent Drainage District 1
  • Southwest Douglas Drainage District
  • Tuscola Drainage District 4
  • Tuscola Drainage District 5
  • Tuscola Union Drainage District 20
  • Union Drainage District by User No. 13 of

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Fire Protection (6)
  • Arcola Fire Protection District
  • Arthur Rural Fire Protection District
  • Atwood Fire Protection District
  • Camargo Fire Protection District
  • Hindsboro Community Fire Protection District
  • Newman Fire Protection District

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Health (1)
  • Douglas County Tuberculosis Sanitarium Board

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Library (4)
  • Arcola Public Library District
  • Arthur Public Library District
  • Camargo Township Public Library District
  • Newman Regional Public Library District

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Parks & Recreation (1)
  • Arthur Park District

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)
  • Douglas County Soil and Water Conservation District

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

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