Hamilton County, Illinois
26 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
- 7,916
- Median household income
- $65,746
- ±6,413
- Unemployed
- 5.1%
- 191 of 3,722 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 80.7%
- 2,734 of 3,387 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 Hamilton | 7,911 (2021) | 100 S Jackson St, McLeansboro | — |
Cities, towns and villages 5
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of McLeansboro | 2,612 (2021) | 102 W Main St, Mc Leansboro | — |
| Town of Belle Prairie City | 47 (2021) | 606 Grubb Memorial DR., Dahlgren | — |
| Village of Broughton | 179 (2021) | Po Box 87, Broughton | — |
| Village of Dahlgren | 498 (2021) | Po Box 98, Dahlgren | — |
| Village of Macedonia | 29 (2021) | Po Box 42, Macedonia | — |
Townships 12
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Beaver Creek | 255 (2021) | Po Box 157, Mc Leansboro | — |
| Township of Crook | 286 (2021) | 11158 Cr 1700 E, Mc Leansboro | — |
| Township of Crouch | 382 (2021) | 6705 Piopolis Road, McLeansboro | — |
| Township of Dahlgren | 1,133 (2021) | 901 W Route 142, Dahlgren | — |
| Township of Flannigan | 310 (2021) | 7697 Ten Mile Rd, McLeansboro | — |
| Township of Knight Prairie | 528 (2021) | Po Box 221, Mc Leansboro | — |
| Township of Mayberry | 443 (2021) | 402 West Dawes, Broughton | — |
| Township of McLeansboro | 3,630 (2021) | Po Box 35, Mc Leansboro | — |
| Township of South Crouch | 197 (2021) | 16022 State Route 242, McLeansboro | — |
| Township of South Flannigan | 142 (2021) | 1310 N Cornerville Rd, Thompsonville | — |
| Township of South Twigg | 119 (2021) | 8115 Walpole Rd, Broughton | — |
| Township of Twigg | 486 (2021) | 7050 Anderson School Rd, Mc Leansboro | — |
Special districts 8
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haw Creek Special Drainage District | Drainage | 100 S Jackson St, Mc Leansboro | — |
| North Fork Special Drainage District | Drainage | 100 S Jackson St, Mc Leansboro | — |
| Rector Special Drainage District | Drainage | 1312 Jackson St, Eldorado | — |
| Hamilton Memorial Hospital District | Hospitals | Po Box 429, Mc Leansboro | Website |
| Hamilton County Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 606 S Marshall Ave, Mc Leansboro | — |
| Dahlgren Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 113, Dahlgren | — |
| Hamilton County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 1101 E Randolph St, Mc Leansboro | — |
| Hamilton County Rural Water Service District | Water supply utility | Po Box 220, Mc Leansboro | — |
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
Hamilton Co CUSD 10
School district4 schools
804 Golf Course Rd, Mc Leansboro, IL, 62859
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
West Frankfort Farmers' Market (1100 E. Cleveland St. West Frankfort)
Mt. Vernon Farmers Market (3403 Broadway 3403 Broadway Mt. Vernon) · Mt. Vernon Market Days (Mount Vernon)
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.