Local Wiki
Piatt County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 7, 2026- County Board meets
- Second Wednesday of each month at 9:00 a.m.
- Meeting location
- Piatt County Courthouse, 101 W. Washington St. #310, Monticello, IL 61856.
- County Clerk
- Jennifer Harper · 217-762-9487 · countyclerk@piatt.gov
- Agendas posted at
- https://piatt.gov/agendas-minutes/
- Chair, County Board
- Piatt County Board, 6 members elected from 3 districts. Chairman: Todd Henricks (Vice-Chair: Jerry Edwards). 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 (1)
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 (8)
- Atwood
- Bement
- Cerro Gordo
- Cisco
- De Land
- Hammond
- Ivesdale
- Mansfield
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024
School districts (4)
- Bement CUSD 5
- Cerro Gordo CUSD 100
- Deland-Weldon CUSD 57
- Monticello CUSD 25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Special districts · Drainage (35)
- Bement Drainage District 1
- Bement Drainage District 2
- Cerro Gordo Drainage District 1
- Cerro Gordo Drainage District 2
- Cerro Gordo Drainage District 4
- Cerro Gordo-Long Creek Union Drainage District 6
- Cerro Gordo-Lovington Union Drainage District 7
- Consolidated Hammond Mutual Union 1 Drainage District
- Deland Special Drainage District
- East Camp Creek Drainage District
- Garrett-Unity Drainage District 7
- Goose Creek Drainage District 1
- Goose Creek Drainage District 2A
- Goose Creek Drainage District 3
- Lake Fork Drainage District
- Monticello Township Drainage District 2
- Piatt Drainage District 7
- Trenkle Slough Blue Ridge Special Drainage District
- Union Drainage District 1 (Piatt)
- Union Drainage District 2 (Piatt)
- Union Drainage District 3 (Piatt)
- Union Drainage District 6 (Piatt)
- Union Mutual Drainage District 4
- Unity Drainage District 3
- Unity Drainage District 7
- Unity Drainage District 9
- Wildcat Creek Drainage District
- Willow Branch Drainage District 1
- Willow Branch Drainage District 10
- Willow Branch Drainage District 12
- Willow Branch Drainage District 3
- Willow Branch Drainage District 4
- Willow Branch-Friends Creek Union Drainage District 1
- Willow Branch-Goose Creek Townships Union Drainage District 2
- Wolf Run Special Drainage District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Fire Protection (7)
- Bement Fire Protection District
- Cerro Gordo Fire Protection District
- Cisco Fire Protection District
- Deland Fire Protection District
- Hammond Fire Protection District
- Mid Piatt Fire Protection District
- Northern Piatt Fire Protection District (official website, opens in a new tab)
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 · Flood Control (1)
- Cerro Gordo-Willow Branch and Lovington Drainage District 3
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Housing & Community Development (1)
- Piatt County Housing Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Library (5)
- Allerton Public Library District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Atwood-Hammond Public Library District
- Bement Public Library District
- Goose Creek Carnegie Library
- Hope Welty 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 · Natural Resources (1)
- Mahomet Valley Water Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)
- Piatt County Soil and Water Conservation District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)