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Knox County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 7, 2026

County Board meets: Fourth Wednesday of each month at 6:00 p.m.
Meeting location: Galesburg City Hall Council Chambers, 55 W. Tompkins St., Galesburg, IL 61401.
County Clerk: Scott G. Erickson · 309-345-3815 · serickson@knoxcountyil.gov
Agendas posted at: https://www.knoxcountyil.gov
Chair, County Board: Knox County Board, 15 members representing five districts. Chairman: Jared Hawkinson (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)

Abingdon
Galesburg (official website, opens in a new tab)
Knoxville
Oneida

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 (11)

Altona
East Galesburg
Henderson
London Mills (official website, opens in a new tab)
Maquon
Rio
St. Augustine
Victoria
Wataga
Williamsfield (official website, opens in a new tab)
Yates City

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 (5)

Abingdon-Avon CUSD 276
Galesburg CUSD 205
Knoxville CUSD 202
R O W V A CUSD 208
Williamsfield CUSD 210

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

Special districts · Cemetery (1)

Haw Creek-Maquon Cemetery District