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Ford County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 7, 2026
County Board meets
Second Monday of each month at 6:00 p.m. (or Tuesday if Monday is a holiday).
Meeting location
Ford County Board Room, Sheriff's Boardroom/Jail, 220 W. State St., Paxton, IL 60957.
County Clerk
Amy Frederick · 217-379-9400 · clerk@fordcounty.illinois.gov
Agendas posted at
https://fordcounty.illinois.gov/board-meetings/agenda-minutes/
Chair, County Board
Ford County Board, 12 members representing 3 districts. Chairman: Debbie Smith (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 (7)

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 (3)
  • Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley CUSD 5
  • Paxton-Buckley-Loda Cud 10
  • Tri Point CUSD 6-J

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

Special districts · Cemetery (3)
  • Drummer Township Cemetery District
  • Lyman Township Cemetery District
  • Patton Township Cemetery District

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

Special districts · Drainage (14)
  • Big Four Drainage District
  • Brenton-Pella Townships Union Drainage District 1
  • Little Lyman Drainage District
  • Lyman Township Drainage District
  • Lyman-Wall Townships Drainage District 1
  • Mona-Pella-Sullivan Townships Union Drainage District 1
  • Pella Drainage District 1
  • Pella Drainage District 2
  • Sibley Drainage District
  • Sugar Creek Drainage District
  • Vermilion River Outlet Drainage District
  • Vermilion Special Drainage District
  • Wall Township Drainage District
  • Walton Drainage District

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

Special districts · Fire Protection (7)
  • Elliott Fire Protection District
  • Gibson City Fire Protection District
  • Kempton Fire Protection District
  • Paxton Fire Protection District
  • Piper City Fire Protection District
  • Roberts Melvin Fire Protection District
  • Sullivant Fire Protection District

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

Special districts · Housing & Community Development (1)
  • Ford County Housing Authority

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

Special districts · Library (2)

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 · Multi-Purpose (1)
  • Ford County Public Building Commission

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

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

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

Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)
  • Ford 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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