Grundy County, Illinois
48 public bodies govern here, 13 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 53,219
- Median household income
- $92,235
- ±7,255
- Unemployed
- 4.6%
- 1,289 of 28,167 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 91.8%
- 18,896 of 20,595 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 Grundy | 52,989 (2021) | 111 E Washington St, Morris | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 12
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Morris | 14,359 (2021) | 700 N Division St, Morris | — |
| Village of Braceville | 726 (2021) | Po Box 187, Braceville | — |
| Village of Carbon Hill | 370 (2021) | 695 N Holcomb St, Carbon Hill | — |
| Village of Coal City | 5,749 (2021) | 515 S Broadway St, Coal City | Website |
| Village of Diamond | 2,657 (2021) | 1750 East Division St, Diamond | — |
| Village of East Brooklyn | 79 (2021) | Po Box 338, South Wilmington | — |
| Village of Gardner | 1,361 (2021) | Po Box 545, Gardner | — |
| Village of Kinsman | 90 (2021) | Po Box 836, Kinsman | — |
| Village of Mazon | 978 (2021) | Po Box 33, Mazon | — |
| Village of Minooka | 12,816 (2021) | 121 E McEvilly Rd, Minooka | Website |
| Village of South Wilmington | 715 (2021) | Po Box 67, South Wilmington | — |
| Village of Verona | 208 (2021) | Po Box 21, Verona | — |
Townships 17
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Aux Sable | 15,537 (2021) | 8960 East RT. 6, Morris | — |
| Township of Braceville | 6,504 (2021) | 3935 N. Merrill St, Braceville | — |
| Township of Erienna | 2,451 (2021) | 634 Edgewater Ct, Morris | — |
| Township of Felix | 4,451 (2021) | 6525 E Whitetie Road, Coal City | — |
| Township of Garfield | 1,446 (2021) | Po Box 27, Gardner | — |
| Township of Goodfarm | 342 (2021) | 1065 E Gardner Rd, Gardner | — |
| Township of Goose Lake | 1,760 (2021) | 3495 Holderman Rd, Morris | Website |
| Township of Greenfield | 1,003 (2021) | 8625 S Halpin Rd, Gardner | Website |
| Township of Highland | 262 (2021) | Po Box 796, Kinsman | — |
| Township of Maine | 309 (2021) | 1700 Ballard Rd, Park Ridge | — |
| Township of Mazon | 1,474 (2021) | Po Box 117, Mazon | — |
| Township of Morris | 7,198 (2021) | 203 W Washington St, Morris | — |
| Township of Nettle Creek | 472 (2021) | 11610 North la Salle Rd, Newark | — |
| Township of Norman | 324 (2021) | 6555 W Dupont Rd, Morris | Website |
| Township of Saratoga | 6,472 (2021) | 835 E Sherrill Rd, Minooka | — |
| Township of Vienna | 665 (2021) | 504 N Division St, Verona | — |
| Township of Wauponsee | 2,319 (2021) | 3640 Fern Ln, Morris | — |
Special districts 18
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claypool Drainage and Levee District | Drainage | 1130 E 3rd St, Coal City | Website |
| Dingman Drainage District | Drainage | Po Box 400, Minooka | — |
| Maine Township Drainage and Levee District | Drainage | 204 S Jugtown Rd, Coal City | — |
| Mazon Verona Kinsman Rescue Squad District | Health | 604 Front St, Mazon | — |
| Grundy County Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 1802 N Division St, Morris | — |
| Coal City Public Library District | Libraries | 85 N Garfield St, Coal City | Website |
| Morris Area Public Library District | Libraries | 604 Liberty St, Morris | Website |
| Braceville Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 237, Braceville | — |
| Coal City Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 219, Coal City | — |
| Gardner Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 181, Gardner | — |
| Mazon Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Depot & Park Streets, Mazon | — |
| Minooka Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 736, Minooka | Website |
| Morris Fire Protection and Ambulance District | Local fire protection | 2301 Ashton Rd, Morris | Website |
| South Wilmington Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 203, South Wilmington | — |
| Verona-Kinsman Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 132, Verona | — |
| Grundy County Public Building Commission | Other single function districts | 1320 Union St, Morris | — |
| S W E B Sanitary District | Sewerage | Po Box 399, South Wilmington | — |
| Grundy County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 3605 N State Route 47, Morris | 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
Braceville SD 75
School district1 schools
209 N Mitchell St, Braceville, IL, 60407
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Coal City CUSD 1
School district5 schools
550 S Carbon Hill Rd, Coal City, IL, 60416
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Gardner CCSD 72C
School district1 schools
598 N Elm St, Gardner, IL, 60424
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Gardner S Wilmington Twp HSD 73
School district1 schools
500 E Main St, Gardner, IL, 60424
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Grundy County Spec Educ Coop
Specialized district2 schools
725 School St, Morris, IL, 60450
Mazon-Verona-Kinsman ESD 2C
School district2 schools
1013 North St, Mazon, IL, 60444
Minooka CCSD 201
School district7 schools
305 W Church St, Minooka, IL, 60447
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Minooka CHSD 111
School district1 schools
26655 W Eames St, Channahon, IL, 60410
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Morris CHSD 101
School district1 schools
1000 Union St, Morris, IL, 60450
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Morris SD 54
School district2 schools
54 White Oak Dr, Morris, IL, 60450
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Nettle Creek CCSD 24C
School district1 schools
8820 Scott School Rd, Morris, IL, 60450
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Saratoga CCSD 60C
School district1 schools
4040 N Division St, Morris, IL, 60450
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
South Wilmington CCSD 74
School district1 schools
751 N 1790W Rd, Kankakee, IL, 60901
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
Kankakee County Farmers' Market 1 (100 E. Merchant Street Kankakee) · Winter Market (150 N Schuyler Avenue Kankakee) · Manteno Farmers Market (211 N. Main St. Manteno) · and 4 more
Oswego Country Market (Oswego) · Yorkville Farmers Market (S. Bridge St. at S. Main St. Yorkville)
Ottawa's Old Town Farmers Market (100 West Jackson Street Ottawa) · Marseilles Farmers Market (200 Lincoln Street Marseilles) · Streator Downtown Farmers Market (200 N Park Streator) · and 5 more
Dwight Main Street Farmers Market (132 E. Main Street Dwight) · Pontiac Farmers' Market (Pontiac)
Mokena Farmers' Market () · Mokena Market () · Navarro Farm () · and 11 more
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.