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Marion County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 7, 2026

County Board meets: Fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m.
Meeting location: Room 302, Marion County Courthouse, 100 East Main Street, Salem, IL 62881.
County Clerk: Steven Fox · 618-548-3400 · countyclerk@marionco.illinois.gov
Agendas posted at: https://marioncountyil.gov/agendas-minutes/
Chair, County Board: Marion County Board, 15 members (three from each of five districts). Chair: Debbie Smith (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

Villages (11)

Alma
Central City
Farina
Iuka
Junction City
Kell
Odin
Patoka
Sandoval
Vernon
Walnut Hill

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

School districts (13)

Central City SD 133
Centralia Hsd 200
Centralia SD 135
Iuka Ccsd 7
Kell Cons SD 2
Odin Psd 722
Patoka CUSD 100
Raccoon Cons SD 1
Salem Chsd 600
Salem SD 111
Sandoval CUSD 501
Selmaville Ccsd 10
South Central Cud 401

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

Special districts · Airport (1)

Salem Airport Authority