Local Wiki
Macoupin County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 7, 2026- County Board meets
- Second Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m.
- Meeting location
- County Board Room, 2nd Floor, 215 S. East Street, Carlinville, IL 62626.
- County Clerk
- Pete Duncan · 217-854-3214 · pete.duncan@macoupincountyil.gov
- Agendas posted at
- https://macoupincountyil.gov
- Chair, County Board
- Macoupin County Board, 18 members (two from each of nine districts). Chairman: Larry Schmidt (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 (8)
- Benld
- Bunker Hill
- Carlinville
- Gillespie
- Girard
- Mount Olive
- Staunton
- Virden (official website, opens in a new tab)
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)
- Nilwood
- Shipman
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024
Villages (17)
- Brighton
- Chesterfield
- Dorchester
- Eagarville
- East Gillespie
- Hettick
- Lake Ka-Ho
- Medora
- Modesto
- Mount Clare
- Palmyra
- Royal Lakes
- Sawyerville
- Scottville
- Standard City
- White City
- Wilsonville
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024
School districts (8)
- Bunker Hill CUSD 8
- Carlinville CUSD 1
- Gillespie CUSD 7
- Mount Olive CUSD 5
- North Mac CUSD 34
- Northwestern CUSD 2
- Southwestern CUSD 9
- Staunton CUSD 6
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Special districts · Drainage (2)
- Girard-Virden Drainage District 1
- South Otter Drainage District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Fire Protection (12)
- Brighton-Betsey Ann Fire District
- Bunker Hill Fire Protection District
- Carlinville Fire Protection District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Girard Fire Protection District
- Medora Community Fire Protection District
- Mount Olive Fire Protection District
- Northwestern Fire Protection District
- Scottville-Modesto Fire Protection District
- Staunton Fire Protection District
- Toluca-Rutland Fire Protection District
- Unit 7 Fire Protection District
- Virden 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 · Housing & Community Development (1)
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 · Library (2)
- Bunker Hill Library District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Grand Prairie of the West Public Library 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 · Multi-Purpose (1)
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 · Parks & Recreation (1)
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 · Sewer (1)
- Virden Sanitary District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)
- Macoupin County Soil and Water Conservation District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Water Supply (4)
- Central Macoupin County Rural Public Water District
- Henderson Public Water Service District
- Palmyra-Modesto Water Commission
- South Palmyra Rural Water Service District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)