Marshall County, Illinois
34 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 11,647
- Median household income
- $71,585
- ±3,594
- Unemployed
- 3.8%
- 205 of 5,363 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 85.6%
- 4,363 of 5,094 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 Marshall | 11,663 (2021) | Po Box 328, Lacon | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 8
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Henry | 2,315 (2021) | Po Box 196, Henry | Website |
| City of Lacon | 1,862 (2021) | Po Box 204, Lacon | Website |
| City of Toluca | 1,336 (2021) | Po Box 516, Toluca | Website |
| City of Wenona | 968 (2021) | 226 S Chestnut St, Wenona | — |
| Village of Hopewell | 416 (2021) | 91 Hopewell Dr, Hopewell | — |
| Village of la Rose | 96 (2021) | Village Hall, La Rose | — |
| Village of Sparland | 361 (2021) | P.o. Bx 278, Lacon | — |
| Village of Varna | 373 (2021) | Po Box 266, Varna | — |
Townships 12
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Bell Plain | 314 (2021) | Po Box 139, Layrose | — |
| Township of Bennington | 1,570 (2021) | Po Box 575, Toluca | — |
| Township of Evans | 1,165 (2021) | Po Box 291, Wenona | — |
| Township of Henry | 2,553 (2021) | 507 Jackson St, Henry | — |
| Township of Hopewell | 495 (2021) | 1324 Co Rd 900N, Lincoln | — |
| Township of la Prairie | 344 (2021) | 475 County Road 550 N, Sparland | — |
| Township of Lacon | 2,339 (2021) | Po Box 204, Lacon | — |
| Township of Richland | 400 (2021) | 1860 Pigeon Creek Rd, Varna | — |
| Township of Roberts | 883 (2021) | Po Box 126, Varna | — |
| Township of Saratoga | 239 (2021) | Po Box 10, Camp Grove | — |
| Township of Steuben | 1,104 (2021) | 846 Yankee Ln, Sparland | — |
| Township of Whitefield | 257 (2021) | 1058 County Road 1400 N, Henry | — |
Special districts 13
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centerville Drainage District | Drainage | 1479 County Road 300 E, Bradford | — |
| Surface Water District | Drainage | Po Box 351, Toluca | — |
| Camp Grove Street Lighting District | Highways | Po Box 85, Camp Grove | — |
| Lacon Public Library District | Libraries | 205 6th St, Lacon | Website |
| Toluca Public Library District | Libraries | Po Box 526, Toluca | — |
| Henry Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 220 Railroad Ave, Henry | — |
| Lacon-Sparland Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 122, Lacon | — |
| Varna Community Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 271, Varna | — |
| Wenona Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 621 E 10th Rd, Dana | — |
| Lacon Park District | Parks and recreation | 1225 2nd St, Lacon | — |
| Toluca Park District | Parks and recreation | Po Box 374, Toluca | — |
| Marshall Putnam River Conservancy District | Soil and water conservation | 13301 N 950th Ave, Granville | — |
| Marshall Putnam Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 1511 University Ct, Henry | 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
Henry-Senachwine CUSD 5
School district2 schools
1023 College St, Henry, IL, 61537
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Midland CUSD 7
School district3 schools
901 Hilltop Dr, Sparland, IL, 61565
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
Princeton Farmers' Market (Princeton)
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
EP!C Market (1913 W. Townline Rd. Peoria) · PEORIA HEIGHTS FARMERS MARKET (4541 North Prospect Road Peoria Heights) · North Valley Market (614 Spring St Peoria) · and 3 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.