Mason County, Illinois
61 public bodies govern here, 3 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 12,745
- Median household income
- $62,845
- ±5,651
- Unemployed
- 4.9%
- 276 of 5,674 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 87.0%
- 5,030 of 5,781 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 Mason | 12,881 (2021) | County Building, Havana | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 8
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Havana | 2,905 (2021) | 227 W Main St, Havana | Website |
| City of Mason City | 2,035 (2021) | 145 S Main St, Mason City | — |
| Town of Topeka | 57 (2021) | Po Box 227, Topeka | — |
| Village of Bath | 272 (2021) | Po Box 140, Bath | — |
| Village of Easton | 309 (2021) | Po Box 177, Easton | — |
| Village of Forest City | 218 (2021) | Po Box 5, Forest City | — |
| Village of Kilbourne | 264 (2021) | Po Box 223, Kilbourne | — |
| Village of Manito | 1,529 (2021) | Po Box 618, Manito | Website |
Townships 13
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Allens Grove | 459 (2021) | Po Box 73, San Jose | — |
| Township of Bath | 730 (2021) | 11794 E Cr 400N, Chandlerville | — |
| Township of Crane Creek | 147 (2021) | 24428 E Herget Rd, Easton | — |
| Township of Forest City | 463 (2021) | 30547 County Road 1900 N, Forest City | — |
| Township of Havana | 4,320 (2021) | 549 S Schrader Ave, Havana | — |
| Township of Kilbourne | 468 (2021) | Po Box 191, Kilbourne | — |
| Township of Lynchburg | 231 (2021) | 3977 N Cr 800E, Bath | — |
| Township of Manito | 2,208 (2021) | Po Box 142, Manito | — |
| Township of Mason City | 2,293 (2021) | Po Box 8, Mason City | — |
| Township of Pennsylvania | 154 (2021) | 28435 Us Highway 136, Forest City | — |
| Township of Quiver | 709 (2021) | 22517 Ecr 1800 N, Topeka | — |
| Township of Salt Creek | 219 (2021) | 30360 E Cr 1000N, Mason City | — |
| Township of Sherman | 480 (2021) | Po Box 57, Easton | — |
Special districts 39
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Havana Township Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 115 S Orange St, Havana | — |
| Mason County Public Building Commission | Correctional institutions | Po Box 77, Havana | Website |
| Bulls Eye Special Drainage District | Drainage | 115 S Orange St, Havana | — |
| Central Special Drainage District | Drainage | 124 W Market St, Havana | — |
| Fairview Special Drainage District | Drainage | 2155 N County Road 800 E, Chandlerville | — |
| Farmer'S Drainage Dist | Drainage | 124 W Market St, Havana | — |
| Farmers Drainage District | Drainage | 124 W Market St, Havana | — |
| Garden Special Drainage District | Drainage | 124 W Market St, Havana | — |
| Havana Drainage District 2 | Drainage | 115 S Orange St, Havana | — |
| Herget Drainage and Levee District | Drainage | 124 W Market St, Havana | — |
| Hurd Lake Drainage District | Drainage | 115 S Orange St, Havana | — |
| Long Branch Special Drainage District | Drainage | 124 W Market St, Havana | — |
| Mason Cass Dredge River Conservancy District | Drainage | 1452 N Cr 1030E, Chandlerville | — |
| Mason City Drainage District 1 | Drainage | 8940 N Cr 3530E, Mason City | — |
| Mason Menard Special Drainage District | Drainage | 24842 Cr 700 N, Easton | — |
| Mason Tazewell Drainage District | Drainage | 124 W Market St, Havana | — |
| Saidora Drainage District | Drainage | 11794 E Cr 400N, Chandlerville | — |
| Sangamon River Special Drainage District | Drainage | 23709 Lounsberry Rd, Oakford | — |
| Mason Hospital District | Hospitals | Po Box 530, Havana | Website |
| Mason County Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 201 E Hurst St, Havana | — |
| Havana Public Library District | Libraries | 201 W Adams St, Havana | Website |
| Manito Public Library District | Libraries | Po Box 710, Manito | — |
| Mason City Public Library District | Libraries | 820 W Chestnut St, Mason City | Website |
| Bath Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 107 E 1st St, Bath | — |
| Easton Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 226, Easton | — |
| Forman Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 205 N. Broadway, Manito | — |
| Havana Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 318 S McKinley St, Havana | — |
| Kilbourne Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 288, Kilbourne | — |
| Mason City Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 416 W Pine St, Mason City | — |
| Ridge Lake Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 196, Topeka | — |
| San Jose Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 311, San Jose | — |
| Imperial Valley Water Authority | Natural resources and water supply | Po Box 503, Havana | Website |
| Easton Park District | Parks and recreation | Po Box 143, Easton | — |
| Havana Park District | Parks and recreation | Po Box 228, Havana | Website |
| Mason City Park District | Parks and recreation | Po Box 148, Mason City | — |
| San Jose Park District | Parks and recreation | 2625 200th Ave, San Jose | — |
| Havana Regional Port District | Sea and inland port facilities | 308 N Orange St, Havana | — |
| San Jose Sanitary District | Sewerage | 317 W Arch St, San Jose | — |
| Mason County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 930 E Laurel Ave, Havana | — |
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
Havana CUSD 126
School district3 schools
501 S McKinley St, Havana, IL, 62644
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Illini Central CUSD 189
School district4 schools
208 N West Ave, Mason City, IL, 62664
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Midwest Central CUSD 191
School district3 schools
1010 S Washington St, Manito, IL, 61546
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
Beardstown Farmers Market (206 Washington Beardstown) · Spears Family Market/Farmer's Market (300 Garden Ave Beardstown)
Lewistown Farmers Market (101 N. Main Street Lewistown) · Cuba Farmers Market (403 E. Jefferson Street Cuba) · Canton Farmers Market (90 E. Locust Street Canton)
The Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital Market (1408 Short Eleventh Street Lincoln) · Lincoln Farmers' Market (Lincoln) · The LMH Market (Lincoln)
Athens Farmers Market (Jefferson Street Athens)
Heritage Farmers' Market () · Pekin Downtown Farmers Market (17 S. Capitol Street Pekin) · Morton Farmers Market (210 S Main Street Morton) · and 1 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.