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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)

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)

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)

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