Edwards County, Illinois
18 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
- 6,075
- Median household income
- $60,519
- ±3,712
- Unemployed
- 5.6%
- 165 of 2,964 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 85.1%
- 2,270 of 2,666 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 Edwards | 6,075 (2021) | 50 E Main St, Albion | — |
Cities, towns and villages 4
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Albion | 1,921 (2021) | 27 W Elm St, Albion | — |
| Village of Bone Gap | 179 (2021) | Village Hall, Bone Gap | — |
| Village of Browns | 135 (2021) | 311 Front St, Browns | — |
| Village of West Salem | 755 (2021) | Po Box 456, West Salem | Website |
Special districts 13
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restland Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 20 Co Rd 800N, Ellery | — |
| Butter Creek Drainage and Levee District | Drainage | 1167 Co Rd 400E, Albion | — |
| Edwards County Drainage District 1 | Drainage | 789 County Road 600 N, Albion | — |
| Edwards County Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 125 W Cherry St, Albion | Website |
| Albion Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 75, Ellery | — |
| Bone Gap Rural Fire Protection District 1 | Local fire protection | 787 County Road 1450 N, Bone Gap | — |
| Browns Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 1316 Highway 15, Browns | — |
| Little Wabash Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 236, Grayville | — |
| West Salem Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 2129 Illinois Route 130, West Salem | — |
| Albion Park District | Parks and recreation | 126 E Oak, Albion | — |
| West Salem Sanitary District | Sewerage | Po Box 456, West Salem | Website |
| Bonpas River Conservancy District | Soil and water conservation | 974 County Road 1750 N, West Salem | — |
| Edwards County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 90 W Pine St, Albion | — |
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
Edwards County CUSD 1
School district3 schools
361 W Main St # 100, Albion, IL, 62806
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
Main Street Farmers' Market of Olney (Olney)
Mt. Carmel Farmers Market (219 N Market St Mount Carmel) · Mt. Carmel Farmers Market - Market Street Mercantile (Mount Carmel)
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.