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Jersey County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 7, 2026

County Board meets: Second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
Meeting location: Auditorium, Jersey County Government/Administration Building, 200 N. Lafayette St., Jerseyville, IL 62052.
County Clerk: Pam Warford · 618-498-5571 · pwarford@jerseycounty-il.gov
Agendas posted at: https://jerseycounty-il.gov/county-board/
Chair, County Board: Jersey County Board, 12 members representing 4 districts. Chairman: Mark Wagner (District 3), who assumed the role as Vice Chairman succeeding Gary Krueger — Krueger died at home on April 21, 2026 at age 75 (independently confirmed via multiple news obituaries). A real, significant leadership change since 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 (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

Towns (1)

Otterville

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

Villages (5)

Brighton
Elsah
Fidelity
Fieldon
Medora

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

School districts (1)

Jersey CUSD 100

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

Special districts · Drainage (1)

Nutwood Drainage and Levee District