Brown County, Illinois
22 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 6,322
- Median household income
- $67,917
- ±7,581
- Unemployed
- 3.1%
- 69 of 2,255 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 84.6%
- 1,726 of 2,041 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 Brown | 6,421 (2021) | 200 Court St, Mt Sterling | — |
Cities, towns and villages 4
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Mount Sterling | 2,026 (2021) | 145 W Main St, Mt Sterling | — |
| Village of Mound Station | 118 (2021) | 207 E North St, Timewell | — |
| Village of Ripley | 51 (2021) | 414 Us Hwy 24, Ripley | — |
| Village of Versailles | 456 (2021) | Po Box 327, Versailles | — |
Townships 9
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Buckhorn | 81 (2021) | Rr 4 Po Box 98, Mt Sterling | — |
| Township of Cooperstown | 272 (2021) | 1170 1400 E St, Mt Sterling | — |
| Township of Elkhorn | 306 (2021) | 494 925E St, Mt Sterling | — |
| Township of Lee | 260 (2021) | 210 W. North ST., Timewell | — |
| Township of Missouri | 137 (2021) | 783 1375N Ave, Mt Sterling | — |
| Township of Mount Sterling | 4,440 (2021) | 503 Camden Rd, Mt Sterling | — |
| Township of Pea Ridge | 189 (2021) | 200 Court St, Mt Sterling | — |
| Township of Ripley | 69 (2021) | Po Box 62, Mt Sterling | — |
| Township of Versailles | 667 (2021) | 331 East 2nd St Po Box 153, Versailles | — |
Special districts 8
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Creek Drainage District | Drainage | 116 S Capitol Ave, Mt Sterling | — |
| McGee Creek Levee and Drainage District | Drainage | 316 N Bickford St, Griggsville | — |
| Brown County Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 400 N Maple St, Mt Sterling | — |
| Brown County Public Library District | Libraries | 143 W Main St, Mt Sterling | Website |
| Brown County Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 518 550N Ave, Mount Sterling | — |
| Versailles Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 173, Versailles | — |
| Mount Sterling Park District | Parks and recreation | Po Box 226, Mt Sterling | — |
| Brown County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 511 E Main St, Mt Sterling | — |
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
Brown County CUSD 1
School district3 schools
502 E Main St, Mt Sterling, IL, 62353
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
JBJ Market (214 Highway 24 Clayton) · Quincy Farmers Market (500 Hampshire Street Washington Park Quincy) · Camp Point Farmers' Market (Camp Point)
Beardstown Farmers Market (206 Washington Beardstown) · Spears Family Market/Farmer's Market (300 Garden Ave Beardstown)
Jacksonville Main Street Farmers Market on the Square (300 W. State Street Jacksonville) · Farmers Market on the Square (901 East Morton Avenue Jacksonville) · Jacksonville Farmers Market at Lincoln Square (901 W. Morton Avenue Jacksonville)
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.