Macon County, Illinois
85 public bodies govern here, 8 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 2 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 101,849
- Median household income
- $62,666
- ±2,127
- Unemployed
- 6.8%
- 3,200 of 47,235 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 89.4%
- 38,876 of 43,468 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 Macon | 102,432 (2021) | 141 S Main St, Decatur | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 12
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Decatur | 69,646 (2021) | 1 Gary K Anderson Plz, Decatur | Website |
| City of Macon | 1,144 (2021) | Po Box 349, Macon | — |
| City of Maroa | 1,549 (2021) | Po Box 136, Maroa | — |
| Village of Argenta | 890 (2021) | 330 N Warren St, Argenta | — |
| Village of Blue Mound | 1,103 (2021) | Po Box 378, Blue Mound | — |
| Village of Forsyth | 3,683 (2021) | 301 S Route 51, Forsyth | Website |
| Village of Harristown | 1,280 (2021) | Po Box 200, Harristown | — |
| Village of Long Creek | 1,235 (2021) | 7135 E Us Route 36, Decatur | — |
| Village of Mount Zion | 5,920 (2021) | 1400 Mt Zion Pkwy, Mount Zion | Website |
| Village of Niantic | 596 (2021) | Po Box 58, Niantic | — |
| Village of Oreana | 866 (2021) | Po Box 37, Oreana | — |
| Village of Warrensburg | 1,088 (2021) | Po Box 350, Warrensburg | Website |
Townships 16
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Austin | 228 (2021) | 9288 Poland Rd, Warrensburg | — |
| Township of Blue Mound | 794 (2021) | Po Box 211, Boody | — |
| Township of Decatur | 47,075 (2021) | 1620 S Taylorville Rd, Decatur | — |
| Township of Friends Creek | 1,342 (2021) | Po Box 596, Argenta | — |
| Township of Harristown | 1,718 (2021) | Po Box 61, Harristown | — |
| Township of Hickory Point | 18,052 (2021) | 2240 W Ash Ave, Decatur | — |
| Township of Illini | 1,310 (2021) | Po Box 216, Warrensburg | — |
| Township of Long Creek | 10,332 (2021) | 2610 Salem School Rd, Decatur | Website |
| Township of Maroa | 1,822 (2021) | Maroa Township Supervisor, Maroa | — |
| Township of Mount Zion | 7,085 (2021) | Po Box 323, Mt Zion | — |
| Township of Niantic | 735 (2021) | 3386 Niantic Rd, Niantic | — |
| Township of Oakley | 952 (2021) | 10100 Sheets Rd, Oakley | Website |
| Township of Pleasant View | 1,384 (2021) | 512 S Lewis St, Blue Mound | — |
| Township of South Macon | 1,436 (2021) | 4311 W. Andrews, Macon | — |
| Township of South Wheatland | 3,944 (2021) | 3135 Turpin Road, Decatur | — |
| Township of Whitmore | 4,223 (2021) | 204 W Bower, Oreana | — |
Special districts 56
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Drainage District 1 | Drainage | 132 S Water St, Decatur | — |
| Cerro Gordo-Long Creek Union Drainage District 5 | Drainage | 132 S Water St, Decatur | — |
| Friends Creek-Maroa Mutual Drainage District 2 | Drainage | 135 E Claremont St, Argenta | — |
| Friends Creek-Maroa Union Drainage District 10 | Drainage | 2833 E School Rd, Maroa | — |
| Friends Creek-Maroa Union Drainage District 8 | Drainage | 135 E Claremont St, Argenta | — |
| Friends Creek-Maroa Union Drainage District 9 | Drainage | 132 S Water St, Decatur | — |
| Friends Creek-Whitmore Union Drainage District 2 | Drainage | 135 E Claremont St, Argenta | — |
| Friendscreek Drainage District 1 | Drainage | 135 E Claremont St, Argenta | — |
| Friendscreek Drainage District 3 | Drainage | 5384 E Emery Rd, Oreana | — |
| Friendscreek Willow Branch Drainage District 5 | Drainage | 132 S Water St, Decatur | — |
| Illini Drainage District | Drainage | 132 S Water St, Decatur | — |
| Long Creek-Oakley Townships Union Drainage District 1 | Drainage | 132 S Water St, Decatur | — |
| Long Creek-Oakley Townships Union Drainage District 2 | Drainage | 132 S Water St, Decatur | — |
| Maroa Drainage District 2 | Drainage | Po Box 676, Maroa | — |
| Maroa Drainage District 4 | Drainage | 505 E Main St, Maroa | Website |
| Mutual Drainage District 1 of Macon Dewitt County | Drainage | 216 S Center St, Clinton | — |
| Niantic Drainage District | Drainage | 225 N Water St, Decatur | — |
| Prairieton-Pleasant View Drainage District 2 | Drainage | 312 S Depray St, Blue Mound | — |
| S Macon Milam Union Drainage District 1 | Drainage | 132 S Water St, Decatur | — |
| Sanner Chapel Drainage District | Drainage | 132 S Water St, Decatur | — |
| South Macon-South Wheatland Union Drainage District 1 | Drainage | 614 N Antler Dr, Mt Zion | — |
| Stevens Creek Special Drainage District | Drainage | 50 Park Ln, Clinton | — |
| Whitmore Drainage District 1 | Drainage | 135 E Claremont St, Argenta | — |
| Whitmore Drainage District 2 | Drainage | 135 E Claremont St, Argenta | — |
| Whitmore Drainage District 4 | Drainage | 132 S Water St, Decatur | — |
| Whitmore Drainage District 5 | Drainage | 50 Park Ln, Clinton | — |
| Macon Mosquito Abatement District | Health | 3755 Cundiff Rd, Decatur | — |
| Decatur Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 1808 E Locust St, Decatur | — |
| Argenta Oreana Public Library District | Libraries | Po Box 278, Oreana | Website |
| Barclay Public Library District | Libraries | Po Box 349, Warrensburg | Website |
| Blue Mound Memorial Public Library District | Libraries | 213 N Saint Marie St, Blue Mound | Website |
| Harristown Public Library District | Libraries | 132 S Water St, Decatur | — |
| Maroa Public Library District | Libraries | 305 E Garfield St, Maroa | Website |
| Mount Zion Public Library District | Libraries | 115 W Main St, Mt Zion | Website |
| South Macon Public Library District | Libraries | Po Box 288, Macon | — |
| Argenta Oreana Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 303 S North St, Argenta | Website |
| Blue Mound County Side Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 324 N Lewis St, Blue Mound | — |
| Harristown Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 4417 W Main St, Decatur | Website |
| Hickory Point Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 88, Forsyth | Website |
| Long Creek Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 2625 S Mount Zion Rd, Decatur | Website |
| Maroa Countryside Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 209 N Birch St, Maroa | — |
| Mt Zion Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 110 W Main St, Mt Zion | Website |
| Niantic Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 108 N Illinois St, Niantic | — |
| South Macon Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 356, Macon | — |
| South Wheatland Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 6960 Mount Auburn Rd, Decatur | — |
| Warrensburg Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 420 East Main Street, Warrensburg | — |
| Decatur Public Building Commission | Other single function districts | 141 S Main St, Decatur | — |
| Blue Mound Park District | Parks and recreation | Po Box 91, Blue Mound | — |
| Decatur Park District | Parks and recreation | 620 E Riverside Ave, Decatur | Website |
| Friends Creek Park District | Parks and recreation | Po Box 52, Argenta | — |
| Illini Park District | Parks and recreation | Po Box 88, Warrensburg | — |
| Macon County Conservation District | Parks and recreation | 3939 Nearing Ln, Decatur | Website |
| Niantic Park District | Parks and recreation | 377 E Montgomery St, Niantic | Website |
| Whitemore Park District | Parks and recreation | 4896 Birch Church Rd, Oreana | — |
| Decatur Sanitary District | Sewerage | 501 S Dipper Ln, Decatur | Website |
| Macon County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 4004 College Park Rd, Decatur | — |
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
Argenta-Oreana CUSD 1
School district3 schools
500 N Main St, Argenta, IL, 62501
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Decatur SD 61
School district16 schools
101 W Cerro Gordo St, Decatur, IL, 62523
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Macon-Piatt Spec Educ Jnt Agr
Specialized district1 schools
620 E Garfield Ave, Decatur, IL, 62526
Maroa Forsyth CUSD 2
School district3 schools
450 W Washington St, Maroa, IL, 61756
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Meridian CUSD 15
School district3 schools
728 S Wall St, Macon, IL, 62544
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Mt Zion CUSD 3
School district5 schools
1595 W Main St, Mt Zion, IL, 62549
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Sangamon Valley CUSD 9
School district4 schools
398 N Illinois St, Niantic, IL, 62551
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Warrensburg-Latham CUSD 11
School district3 schools
430 W North St, Warrensburg, IL, 62573
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
Saturday Produce Market
1 College Park, National Sequestration Education Center, Decatur, IL, 62521
Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-20. USDA listing
Richland Farmers Market
One College Park Decatur, IL, 62521
Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-20. USDA listing
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.