Hardin County, Illinois
7 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
- 3,605
- Median household income
- $54,271
- ±12,264
- Unemployed
- 2.8%
- 36 of 1,305 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 78.6%
- 1,214 of 1,545 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 Hardin | 3,650 (2021) | Po Box 187, Elizabethtown | — |
Cities, towns and villages 3
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Rosiclare | 966 (2021) | Po Box 578, Rosiclare | — |
| Village of Cave in Rock | 230 (2021) | Po Box 158, Cave in Rock | — |
| Village of Elizabethtown | 218 (2021) | Po Box 128, Elizabethtown | — |
Special districts 3
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardin County Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 322, Elizabethtown | Website |
| Rides Mass Transit District | Public mass transit utility | 30 Veterans Dr, Harrisburg | Website |
| Hardin County Water District 1 | Water supply utility | Rr 1 Po Box 325, Cave in Rock | — |
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
Hardin County CUSD 1
School district3 schools
4 School Rd, Elizabethtown, IL, 62931
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
Country Fresh Farmers Market - Sturgis (9355 US Hwy 60 West Sturgis) · Imogene Stout Market on Main (Marion)
Brown's Farmer's Market (1530 US HWY 60 E Burna)
Golconda Farmers' Market (310 E. Main Street Golconda)
Country Fresh Farmers' Market - Morganfield (329 N. Morgan Street Morganfield)
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.