Local Wiki
Edgar County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 7, 2026- County Board meets
- Wednesdays monthly at 9:00 a.m. (preceded by study sessions Mondays at 9:30 a.m.).
- Meeting location
- Courtroom #2, Edgar County Courthouse, 115 W. Court St., Paris, IL 61944.
- County Clerk
- August Griffin · 217-466-7433 · agriffin@edgarcountyillinois.gov
- Agendas posted at
- https://edgarcountyillinois.com/county-board/
- Chair, County Board
- Edgar County Board, 7 members representing 7 districts. Chairman: Jeff Voigt (District #2) (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 (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 (6)
- Brocton
- Hume
- Kansas (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Metcalf
- Redmon
- Vermilion
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 (6)
- Edgar County Cud 6
- Kansas CUSD 3
- Paris Cooperative High School
- Paris CUSD 4
- Paris-Union SD 95
- Shiloh CUSD 1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Special districts · Drainage (33)
- Brocton Drainage District - East and West Ditches
- Brouilllets Creek Town Drainage District 1
- Buck Drainage District 7
- Buck Drainage District 9
- Buck-Embarrass Towns Union Drainage District 8
- Burnham Special Drainage District
- Consolidated Drainage District 1
- Edgar Drainage District 1
- Embarrass Drainage District 7
- Embarrass Drainage District 9
- Embarrass-Kansas Towns Union Drainage District 1
- Hughes Mutual Drainage District
- John Mitchell Drainage District
- Kansas-Ashmore Union Drainage District 1
- Paris-Buck Union Drainage District 2
- Paris-Edgar Towns Union Drainage District 1
- Prairie Township Drainage District 1
- Prairie Township Drainage District 4
- Prairie Township Drainage District 6
- Ross Township Drainage District 1
- Shiloh Drainage District 12
- Shiloh Drainage District 2
- Shiloh Drainage District 3
- Shiloh Drainage District 6
- Shiloh Drainage District 7
- Shiloh Edgar Township Union Drainage District 1
- Shiloh Special Drainage District
- Shiloh Young America Union Drainage District 2
- Symmes Special Drainage District
- Vermillion Edgar Drainage District
- Young America - Newman Union Drainage District 5
- Young America Drainage District 1
- Young America Township Drainage District 2
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Fire Protection (6)
- Brocton Fire Protection District
- Chrisman Fire Protection District
- Hume Fire Protection District
- Kansas Fire Protection District
- Metcalf Fire Protection District
- Paris 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)
- Edgar County Housing Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Multi-Purpose (1)
- Kansas Drainage District 2
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)
- Edgar County Soil and Water Conservation District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)