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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)

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)

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