LaSalle County, Illinois
111 public bodies govern here, 27 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 8 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 108,714
- Median household income
- $73,045
- ±2,890
- Unemployed
- 5.4%
- 2,911 of 54,397 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 87.4%
- 39,650 of 45,373 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 Lasalle | 108,965 (2021) | 707 E Etna Rd, Ottawa | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 23
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Earlville | 1,600 (2021) | Po Box 98, Earlville | — |
| City of la Salle | 9,499 (2021) | 745 2nd St, La Salle | Website |
| City of Marseilles | 4,804 (2021) | 209 Lincoln St, Marseilles | Website |
| City of Mendota | 6,982 (2021) | 800 Washington St, Mendota | Website |
| City of Oglesby | 3,660 (2021) | 110 E Walnut St, Oglesby | — |
| City of Ottawa | 18,749 (2021) | 301 W Madison St, Ottawa | Website |
| City of Peru | 9,842 (2021) | 1901 4th St, Peru | Website |
| City of Streator | 12,374 (2021) | 204 S Bloomington St, Streator | Website |
| Village of Cedar Point | 264 (2021) | Po Box 20, Cedar Point | — |
| Village of Dana | 156 (2021) | 202 S Main St, Dana | — |
| Village of Grand Ridge | 512 (2021) | Po Box 745, Grand Ridge | — |
| Village of Kangley | 231 (2021) | 4501 Main Street, Kangley | — |
| Village of Leland | 934 (2021) | Po Box 647, Leland | — |
| Village of Leonore | 123 (2021) | Po Box 253, Leonore | — |
| Village of Lostant | 432 (2021) | Po Box 186, Lostant | Website |
| Village of Naplate | 409 (2021) | 2000 Ottawa Ave, Ottawa | — |
| Village of North Utica | 1,321 (2021) | Po Box 188, Utica | Website |
| Village of Ransom | 308 (2021) | Po Box 33, Ransom | — |
| Village of Rutland | 255 (2021) | Po Box 395, Rutland | — |
| Village of Seneca | 2,320 (2021) | 340 N. Cash, Seneca | Website |
| Village of Sheridan | 2,646 (2021) | Po Box 580, Sheridan | Website |
| Village of Tonica | 741 (2021) | Po Box 268, Tonica | Website |
| Village of Troy Grove | 224 (2021) | Po Box 2, Troy Grove | — |
Townships 37
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Adams | 1,606 (2021) | Po Box 22, Leland | — |
| Township of Allen | 502 (2021) | 1432 E 29th Rd, Ransom | — |
| Township of Brookfield | 1,058 (2021) | 1827 E 27th Rd, Ransom | — |
| Township of Bruce | 11,817 (2021) | 216 N Sterling St, Streator | — |
| Township of Dayton | 2,425 (2021) | 3531 E 2075th Rd, Serena | — |
| Township of Deer Park | 475 (2021) | 2346 E 1025th Rd, Ottawa | — |
| Township of Dimmick | 744 (2021) | 3375 E 3rd Rd, La Salle | — |
| Township of Eagle | 1,451 (2021) | Eagle Township, Streator | — |
| Township of Earl | 2,439 (2021) | Po Box 418, Earlville | — |
| Township of Eden | 1,366 (2021) | 216 S. 1st ST., Tonica | — |
| Township of Fall River | 785 (2021) | 1805 N 25th Rd, Ottawa | — |
| Township of Farm Ridge | 832 (2021) | Po Box 625, Grand Ridge | — |
| Township of Freedom | 602 (2021) | 1575 E Us Highway 52, Ottawa | — |
| Township of Grand Rapids | 278 (2021) | Rr 1, Grand Ridge | — |
| Township of Groveland | 559 (2021) | 338 E 8th Rd, Dana | — |
| Township of Hope | 577 (2021) | Po Box 134, Lostant | — |
| Township of la Salle | 13,292 (2021) | 931 1st St, La Salle | — |
| Township of Manlius | 6,089 (2021) | Po Box 798, Seneca | — |
| Township of Mendota | 7,095 (2021) | Po Box 465, Mendota | — |
| Township of Meriden | 264 (2021) | Po Box 536, Earlville | — |
| Township of Miller | 584 (2021) | 3747 E 2603rd Rd, Sheridan | — |
| Township of Mission | 4,274 (2021) | Po Box 101, Sheridan | — |
| Township of Northville | 7,297 (2021) | 2689 N 45th Rd, Sandwich | — |
| Township of Ophir | 437 (2021) | Po Box 78, Triumph | — |
| Township of Osage | 242 (2021) | 123 N Lasalle St, Wenona | — |
| Township of Ottawa | 11,185 (2021) | 325 W Lafayette St, Ottawa | — |
| Township of Otter Creek | 2,659 (2021) | Po Box 285, Streator | — |
| Township of Peru | 10,085 (2021) | 1009 Peoria St, Peru | — |
| Township of Richland | 347 (2021) | Po Box 201, Leonore | — |
| Township of Rutland | 3,578 (2021) | Po Box 66, Marseilles | — |
| Township of Serena | 1,118 (2021) | Po Box 146, Serena | — |
| Township of South Ottawa | 8,332 (2021) | 518 1st Ave, Ottawa | — |
| Township of Troy Grove | 1,273 (2021) | Po Box, Troy Grove | — |
| Township of Utica | 1,936 (2021) | Po Box 472, Utica | — |
| Township of Vermillion | 378 (2021) | 2107 E 875th Rd, Tonica | — |
| Township of Wallace | 568 (2021) | 3478 E 14th Rd, Ottawa | — |
| Township of Waltham | 416 (2021) | Rr 1, Utica | — |
Special districts 50
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Drainage District 1 | Drainage | 760 E Etna Rd, Ottawa | Website |
| Adams Earl Drainage District 1 | Drainage | 760 E Etna Rd, Ottawa | — |
| Adams Victor Towns Drainage District 86 | Drainage | 1471 N 42nd Rd, Earlville | — |
| Allen Township Drainage District 1 | Drainage | 2967 N 15th Rd, Ransom | — |
| Brookfield Vienna Drainage District | Drainage | 227 W Madison Street, Ottawa | — |
| Dew Mutual Drainage District | Drainage | 1 Birch Drive, Sandwich | — |
| Eden Drainage District 3 | Drainage | 214 W Main St, Ottawa | — |
| Freedom Drainage District 1 | Drainage | 214 W Main St, Ottawa | — |
| Freedom-Earl Union Drainage District 1 | Drainage | 760 E Etna Rd, Ottawa | — |
| Freedom-Wallace Drainage District 1 | Drainage | 214 W Main St, Ottawa | — |
| Freedom-Wallace-Dayton Drainage District 1 | Drainage | 760 E Etna Rd, Ottawa | — |
| Manilius Miller Drainage District 1 | Drainage | 3123 E 28th Rd, Marseilles | — |
| Meriden Drainage District 1 | Drainage | 214 W Main St, Ottawa | — |
| Ophir Drainage District 1 | Drainage | 1471 N 42nd Rd, Earlville | — |
| Ophir-Meriden Union Drainage District 10 | Drainage | 760 E Etna Rd, Ottawa | — |
| Serena Freedom Drainage District 1 | Drainage | 214 W Main St, Ottawa | — |
| Wallace Drainage District 2 | Drainage | 1471 N 42nd Rd, Earlville | — |
| Wallace Drainage District 7 | Drainage | 760 E Etna Rd, Ottawa | — |
| Wallace Waltham Drainage District 1 | Drainage | 760 E Etna Rd, Ottawa | — |
| Wallace Waltham Utica Drainage District | Drainage | 760 E Etna Rd, Ottawa | — |
| Wallace-Dayton Union Drainage District 1 | Drainage | 760 E Etna Rd, Ottawa | — |
| Lasalle County Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 782, Ottawa | — |
| Seneca Regional Port District | Industrial development | 760 E Etna Rd, Ottawa | Website |
| Earlville Public Library District | Libraries | Po Box 420, Earlville | Website |
| Graves Hume Public Library District | Libraries | 1401 W Main St, Mendota | Website |
| Lostant Library District | Libraries | Po Box 189, Lostant | — |
| Oglesby Public Library District | Libraries | Po Box 69, Oglesby | — |
| Reddick Public Library District | Libraries | 1010 Canal St, Ottawa | Website |
| Robert W Rowe Public Library District | Libraries | Po Box 358, Sheridan | Website |
| Seneca Public Library District | Libraries | 210 N Main St, Seneca | Website |
| Utica Public Library District | Libraries | Po Box 367, Utica | Website |
| Allen Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 102 S Lincoln St, Ransom | — |
| Dana Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 102 E Madison St, Dana | — |
| Dimmick Peru Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 816 West St, Peru | — |
| Earlville Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 787, Earlville | — |
| Leland Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 180 E Railroad, Leland | — |
| Lostant Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 100 E 1st Street, Lostant | Website |
| Marseilles Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 205 Lincoln St., Po Box 4, Marseilles | — |
| Mendota Troy Grove Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 610 Main St, Mendota | — |
| Oglesby Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 500 S Columbia Ave, Oglesby | — |
| Seneca Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 121 Armour St, Seneca | — |
| Serena Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 126, Serena | — |
| Sheridan Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 508, Sheridan | — |
| Utica Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 86, Utica | Website |
| Wallace Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 4, Ottawa | — |
| South Prairie Park District | Parks and recreation | 1979 E 20th Rd, Grand Ridge | — |
| Ottawa Port District | Sea and inland port facilities | 2180 N 1350 St, Ottawa | — |
| Serena Sanitary District | Sewerage | Po Box 242, Serena | — |
| Sheridan Sanitary District | Sewerage | Po Box 450, Sheridan | — |
| La Salle County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 1691 N 31st Rd, Ottawa | 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
Allen-Otter Creek CCSD 65
School district1 schools
400 S Lane St, Ransom, IL, 60470
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Deer Park CCSD 82
School district1 schools
2350 E 1025th Rd, Ottawa, IL, 61350
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Dimmick Comm Cons SD #175
School district1 schools
297 N 33rd Rd, La Salle, IL, 61301
Earlville CUSD 9
School district3 schools
415 W Union St, Earlville, IL, 60518
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Grand Ridge CCSD 95
School district1 schools
400 W Main St, Grand Ridge, IL, 61325
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
La Salle ESD 122
School district2 schools
1165 Saint Vincents Ave, La Salle, IL, 61301
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
La Salle-Peru Twp HSD 120
School district1 schools
541 Chartres St, La Salle, IL, 61301
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
LaSalle Putnam Alliance
Specialized district1 schools
1009 Boyce Memorial Dr, Ottawa, IL, 61350
Leland CUSD 1
School district2 schools
370 N Main St, Leland, IL, 60531
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Lostant CUSD 425
School district1 schools
315 W 3rd St, Lostant, IL, 61334
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Marseilles ESD 150
School district1 schools
201 Chicago St, Marseilles, IL, 61341
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Mendota CCSD 289
School district3 schools
1806 Guiles Ave, Mendota, IL, 61342
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Mendota Twp HSD 280
School district1 schools
2300 W Main St, Mendota, IL, 61342
Miller Twp CCSD 210
School district1 schools
3197 E 28th Rd, Marseilles, IL, 61341
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Oglesby ESD 125
School district2 schools
755 Bennett Ave, Oglesby, IL, 61348
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Ottawa ESD 141
School district5 schools
320 W Main St, Ottawa, IL, 61350
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Ottawa Twp HSD 140
School district2 schools
211 E Main St, Ottawa, IL, 61350
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Peru ESD 124
School district2 schools
1800 Church St, Peru, IL, 61354
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Rutland CCSD 230
School district1 schools
3231 N Il Route 71, Ottawa, IL, 61350
Seneca CCSD 170
School district2 schools
174 Oak St, Seneca, IL, 61360
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Seneca Twp HSD 160
School district1 schools
307 E Scott St, Seneca, IL, 61360
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Serena CUSD 2
School district4 schools
2283 N 3812th Rd, Serena, IL, 60549
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Streator ESD 44
School district3 schools
1520 N Bloomington St, Streator, IL, 61364
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Streator Twp HSD 40
School district1 schools
202 W Lincoln Ave, Streator, IL, 61364
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Tonica CCSD 79
School district1 schools
535 N 1981st Rd, Tonica, IL, 61370
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Wallace CCSD 195
School district2 schools
1463 N 33rd Rd, Ottawa, IL, 61350
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Waltham CCSD 185
School district1 schools
2902 N Il Route 178, Utica, IL, 61373
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
Ottawa's Old Town Farmers Market
100 West Jackson Street Ottawa, IL, 61350
Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-20. USDA listing
Marseilles Farmers Market
200 Lincoln Street Marseilles, IL, 61341
Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-20. USDA listing
Streator Downtown Farmers Market
200 N Park Streator, IL, 61364
Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-20. USDA listing
CL Farms Farmers Market
2042 N 2653rd Road Marseilles, IL, 61341
Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-20. USDA listing
LaSalle Farmers Market
2nd St & Gooding St La Salle, IL, 61301
Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-20. USDA listing
Mendota Farmers Market
700 Main Street Mendota, IL, 61342
Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-20. USDA listing
City of La Salle Farmers Market
North West Corner Hegeler Park St. Vincent Avenue and Maple Rd La Salle, IL, 61301
Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-20. USDA listing
Streator Farmers Market
201 North Park Street, Streator, IL
SNAP / EBT
Submitted by the market; USDA record last changed 2022-06-17. USDA listing
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.