Local Wiki

Henry County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 7, 2026

County Board meets: Thursday following the third Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m.
Meeting location: Small Courtroom 102J, 1st Floor, Henry County Courthouse, 307 West Center Street, Cambridge, IL 61238.
County Clerk: Barbara M. Link · 309-937-3480 · blink@henrycty.com
Agendas posted at: https://www.henrycty.com/AgendaCenter
Chair, County Board: Henry County Board, 20 members representing two districts. Chairman: Kippy Breeden (confirmed unchanged from the December 2025 directory).

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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

Towns (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 (9)

Alpha
Andover
Bishop Hill (official website, opens in a new tab)
Cambridge (official website, opens in a new tab)
Cleveland
Coal Valley
Hooppole
Orion
Woodhull

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 (9)

Alwood CUSD 225
Annawan CUSD 226
Cambridge CUSD 227
Colona SD 190
Galva CUSD 224
Geneseo CUSD 228
Kewanee CUSD 229
Orion CUSD 223
Wethersfield CUSD 230

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

Special districts · Airport (1)

Kewanee Airport Authority

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

Special districts · Drainage (20)

Aquaduct Special Drainage District
Atkinson Alba Union Drainage District 1
Big Slough Special Drainage District
Blue Joint Special Drainage District
Central Special Drainage District
Green River Special Drainage District
Green River Special Drainage District 1
Harrison North of Green River Drainage District 3
Harrison South of Green River Drainage District 2
MUD Creek Special Drainage District
North Edwards River West MUD Creek Drainage District
North Edwards Special Drainage District
Penny Slough Drainage District 1
Penny Slough Drainage District 2
Penny Slough Drainage District 3
Shabbona Special Drainage District
Union Drainage District
Whiteside Central Special Drainage District
Whiteside Henry Union Special Drainage District
Yorktown Township Drainage District 1

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

Special districts · Fire Protection (12)

Annawan Alba Fire Protection District
Atkinson Fire Protection District
Bishop Hill Community Fire Protection District
Cambridge Fire Protection District
Clover Fire Protection District
Colona Community Fire Protection District (official website, opens in a new tab)
Galva Community Fire Protection District
Geneseo Fire Protection District
Kewanee Fire Protection District
Orion Fire Protection District
Osco Fire Protection District
Oxford Fire Protection District

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 · Flood Control (1)

Lower Green River Special Drainage District

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

Special districts · Hospital (1)

Hammond-Henry Hospital District (official website, opens in a new tab)

Special districts · Housing & Community Development (1)

Henry County Housing Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)

Special districts · Library (9)

Atkinson Public Library District
Cambridge Public Library District
Clover Public Library District
Colona Public Library District (official website, opens in a new tab)
Galva Public Library District (official website, opens in a new tab)
Geneseo Public Library District (official website, opens in a new tab)
Hooppole Public Library District
Kewanee Public Library District (official website, opens in a new tab)
Western District Library (official website, opens in a new tab)

Special districts · Parks & Recreation (3)

Galva Park District
Geneseo Park District (official website, opens in a new tab)
Kewanee Park District

Special districts · Sewer (1)

Annawan Sanitary District

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

Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)

Henry County Soil and Water Conservation District

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

Special districts · Water & Sewer (1)

Orion Sanitary District

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