Douglas County, Illinois
80 public bodies govern here, 4 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 2 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 19,751
- Median household income
- $77,320
- ±2,305
- Unemployed
- 2.5%
- 255 of 10,087 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 82.8%
- 6,426 of 7,765 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 Douglas | 19,722 (2021) | Po Box 467, Tuscola | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 8
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Arcola | 2,880 (2021) | Po Box 215, Arcola | Website |
| City of Newman | 763 (2021) | Po Box 507, Newman | — |
| City of Tuscola | 4,654 (2021) | 214 N Main St, Tuscola | Website |
| City of Villa Grove | 2,480 (2021) | Po Box 108, Villa Grove | Website |
| Village of Arthur | 2,227 (2021) | Po Box 139, Arthur | Website |
| Village of Camargo | 452 (2021) | Po Box 259, Camargo | — |
| Village of Garrett | 124 (2021) | Po Box 650, Atwood | — |
| Village of Hindsboro | 277 (2021) | 2 S Hugo Rd, Hindsboro | — |
Townships 9
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Arcola | 3,228 (2021) | 108 E Main St, Arcola | — |
| Township of Bourbon | 4,104 (2021) | 323 W Columbia St, Arthur | — |
| Township of Bowdre | 627 (2021) | Po Box 66, Hindsboro | — |
| Township of Camargo | 3,513 (2021) | Po Box 214, Villa Grove | — |
| Township of Garrett | 1,328 (2021) | 325 E County Road 800 N, Tuscola | — |
| Township of Murdock | 229 (2021) | Po Box 229, Murdock | — |
| Township of Newman | 993 (2021) | Po Box 230, Newman | — |
| Township of Sargent | 249 (2021) | 1990 E CO. RD. 560 N, Hindsboro | — |
| Township of Tuscola | 5,451 (2021) | Po Box 194, Tuscola | — |
Special districts 62
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arcola Bourbon Drainage District 13 | Drainage | Po Box 689, Mattoon | — |
| Arcola Bourbon Drainage District 15 | Drainage | 341 E County Road 200N, Arcola | — |
| Arcola Drainage District 1 | Drainage | Po Box 689, Mattoon | — |
| Arcola Drainage District 10 | Drainage | Po Box 689, Mattoon | — |
| Arcola Drainage District 11 | Drainage | 840 E County Road 600N, Arcola | — |
| Arcola Drainage District 2 | Drainage | Po Box 689, Mattoon | — |
| Arcola Drainage District 4 | Drainage | Po Box 689, Mattoon | — |
| Arcola Humboldt Drainage District 8 | Drainage | Po Box 689, Mattoon | — |
| Arcola-Bowdre Union Drainage District 3 | Drainage | Po Box 689, Mattoon | — |
| Arcola-Tuscola Drainage District 3 | Drainage | 782 E County Road 750 N, Tuscola | — |
| Bourbon Drainage District 3 | Drainage | Po Box 689, Mattoon | — |
| Bourbon Drainage District 5 | Drainage | 901 N Vine St, Arthur | — |
| Bourbon-Arcola Drainage District 1 | Drainage | Po Box 689, Mattoon | — |
| Bowdre Drainage District By User 7 | Drainage | 350 N County Road 1675E, Hindsboro | — |
| Bowdre Seven Hickory Drainage District 6 | Drainage | 1807 Broadway Ave, Mattoon | — |
| Brushy Fork Drainage District | Drainage | Rr 1, Brocton | — |
| Camargo Drainage District 3 | Drainage | Po Box 689, Mattoon | — |
| Camargo-Bowdre Drainage District By User 3 | Drainage | 1752 E County Road 775 N, Camargo | — |
| Camargo-Bowdre Union Drainage District 4 | Drainage | 1752 E County Road 775 N, Camargo | — |
| Camargo-Tuscola Union Drainage District 2 | Drainage | Po Box 689, Mattoon | — |
| Camargo-Tuscola Union Drainage District 6 | Drainage | Po Box 689, Mattoon | — |
| Craig Drainage District 13 of Tuscola and Arcola | Drainage | Po Box 689, Mattoon | — |
| Garrett Bourbon Drainage District 1 | Drainage | Po Box 689, Mattoon | — |
| Garrett Bourbon Drainage District 17 | Drainage | 482 N Cr 250 E, Arthur | — |
| Garrett Drainage District 2 | Drainage | Po Box 689, Mattoon | — |
| Garrett-Unity Drainage District 7 | Drainage | 1155 N Cr 50E, Atwood | — |
| Hayes Branch Drainage District | Drainage | Po Box 689, Mattoon | — |
| Huff Drainage District | Drainage | 505 W University Ave, Champaign | — |
| Kemp Drainage District of Bowdre | Drainage | Po Box 689, Mattoon | — |
| McDonald Drainage District | Drainage | Po Box 689, Mattoon | — |
| Miller Drainage District By User Bourbon Township | Drainage | 121 E Lincoln St, Arthur | — |
| Moultrie Coles Douglas Drainage District | Drainage | Po Box 689, Mattoon | — |
| Murdock-Camargo Drainage District 4 | Drainage | 1532 N County Road 1850 E, Villa Grove | — |
| Murdock-Newman Union Drainage District 3 | Drainage | P.o. Box 467, Tuscola | — |
| Newman Drainage District 2 | Drainage | 2671 E Cr 725 N, Newman | — |
| Newman Drainage District 3 | Drainage | 2735 Cr 1425 N, Allerton | — |
| Newman Drainage District 4 | Drainage | Po Box 689, Mattoon | — |
| Newman Huff Drainage District 5 | Drainage | 940 N Cr 1965 N, Camargo | — |
| Newman-Murdock Union Drainage District 1 | Drainage | 2330 E Country Rd 1350 N, Newman | — |
| Sargent Drainage District 3 | Drainage | 481 N Cr 2360, Oakland | — |
| Sargent Newman Union Mutual Drainage District 1 | Drainage | 2511 E County Road 675 N, Newman | — |
| Sargent Union Drainage District 2 | Drainage | 505 W University Ave, Champaign | — |
| Scattering Fork Drainage District | Drainage | Po Box 689, Mattoon | — |
| Shiloh Sargent Drainage District 1 | Drainage | Po Box 820, Paris | — |
| Southwest Douglas Drainage District | Drainage | 9731 E Cr 1800 N, Arcola | Website |
| Tuscola Drainage District 4 | Drainage | Po Box 689, Mattoon | — |
| Tuscola Drainage District 5 | Drainage | Po Box 689, Mattoon | — |
| Tuscola Union Drainage District 20 | Drainage | Po Box 689, Mattoon | — |
| Union Drainage District By User No 13 of | Drainage | 507 S Broadway Ave, Urbana | — |
| Douglas County Tuberculosis Sanitarium Board | Health | 1250 E Us Highway 36, Tuscola | — |
| Arcola Public Library District | Libraries | 407 E Main St, Arcola | — |
| Arthur Public Library District | Libraries | 225 S Walnut St, Arthur | Website |
| Camargo Township Public Library District | Libraries | 14 N Main St, Villa Grove | Website |
| Newman Regional Public Library District | Libraries | Po Box 118, Newman | Website |
| Arcola Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 305, Arcola | — |
| Arthur Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 323 W Columbia, Arthur | — |
| Atwood Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 1424 E 450 North Rd, Atwood | — |
| Camargo Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 166, Camargo | — |
| Hindsboro Community Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 400 N County Road 1775E, Hindsboro | — |
| Newman Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 1048 N County Road 2580 E, Newman | — |
| Arthur Park District | Parks and recreation | 413 E Columbia St, Arthur | — |
| Douglas County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 900 S Washington St, Tuscola | Website |
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
Arcola CUSD 306
School district2 schools
351 W Washington St, Arcola, IL, 61910
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Arthur CUSD 305
School district4 schools
301 E Columbia St, Arthur, IL, 61911
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Tuscola CUSD 301
School district3 schools
409 S Prairie St, Tuscola, IL, 61953
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Villa Grove CUSD 302
School district3 schools
400 N Sycamore St, Villa Grove, IL, 61956
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
Abundant Market - Tuscola's Downtown Farmers' Market
214 N. Main Tuscola, IL, 61953
Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-20. USDA listing
Downtown Farmers' Market
138 S. Vine St., Downtown, Arthur, IL, 61911
Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-20. USDA listing
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.