Alexander County, Illinois
24 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 4,875
- Median household income
- $47,043
- ±5,354
- Unemployed
- 6.5%
- 125 of 1,929 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 61.9%
- 1,179 of 1,904 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Alexander | 5,030 (2021) | 2000 Washington Ave, Cairo | — |
Cities, towns and villages 5
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Cairo | 1,659 (2021) | 1501 Washington Ave, Cairo | — |
| Village of East Cape Girardeau | 278 (2021) | 50 Brookwood Dr, Mc Clure | — |
| Village of McClure | 247 (2021) | Po Box 117, Mc Clure | — |
| Village of Tamms | 415 (2021) | Po Box 69, Tamms | — |
| Village of Thebes | 200 (2021) | Po Box 159, Thebes | — |
Special districts 18
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander County Airport Authority | Air transportation | Po Box 26, Cairo | — |
| Cairo Drainage and Levee District | Drainage | Po Box 254, Cairo | — |
| Clear Creek Levee and Drainage District | Drainage | Po Box 119, Wolf Lake | — |
| East Cape Giradeau Levee and Drainage District | Flood control | Po Box 256, Mc Clure | — |
| Len Small Levee and Drainage District | Flood control | 20380 Miller City Rd, Miller City | — |
| Cairo Mosquito Abatement District | Health | 3014 Elm St, Cairo | — |
| Alexander County Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 191, Cairo | — |
| Dodge Memorial Public Library District | Libraries | Po Box 65, Olive Branch | — |
| Horseshoe Lake Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 253, Olive Branch | — |
| McClure-East Cape Girardeau Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 126, Mc Clure | — |
| North Cairo Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 12992 Kessler Rd, Cairo | — |
| Sandusky Elco Tamms Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 16598 Newell Rd, Tamms | — |
| North Alexander County Drainage and Levee District | Other multi-function districts | 37769 Grapevine Trail, Mc Clure | — |
| Alexander County Public Building Commission | Other single function districts | 2000 Washington Ave, Cairo | — |
| Alexander-Cairo Port District | Sea and inland port facilities | Po Box 591, Cairo | Website |
| Central Alexander CO. Sanitary District | Sewerage | 21418 Railroad St, Olive Branch | — |
| Central Alexander Water Service District | Water supply utility | Po Box 118, Olive Branch | — |
| McClure-East Cape Girardeau Water Service District | Water supply utility | Po Box 187, Mc Clure | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Cairo USD 1
School district2 schools
4201 Sycamore St, Cairo, IL, 62914
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Egyptian CUSD 5
School district3 schools
20023 Diswood Rd, Tamms, IL, 62988
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
La Center Community Farmers' Market (Hwy 60 La Center)
Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
Cape Riverfront Market (Cape Girardeau)
Downtown Sikeston Farmers' Market (Sikeston) · Sikeston Farmers' Market (Sikeston)
Union County Farmers' Market (Anna) · LEAF Food Hub (Cobden) · Anna / Union County Farmers' Market (IL 629062032)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.