Moultrie County, Illinois
47 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
- 14,424
- Median household income
- $71,784
- ±7,457
- Unemployed
- 2.2%
- 148 of 6,754 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 82.6%
- 4,803 of 5,817 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 Moultrie | 14,510 (2021) | Courthouse, Sullivan | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 6
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Sullivan | 4,387 (2021) | 2 W Harrison St, Sullivan | Website |
| Village of Allenville | 133 (2021) | 102 Illini Ave, Allenville | — |
| Village of Bethany | 1,252 (2021) | Po Box 353, Bethany | — |
| Village of Dalton City | 452 (2021) | Po Box 56, Dalton City | — |
| Village of Gays | 222 (2021) | 1322 N 2nd St, Gays | — |
| Village of Lovington | 1,064 (2021) | Po Box 169, Lovington | Website |
Townships 8
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Dora | 702 (2021) | Po Box 3, Dalton City | — |
| Township of East Nelson | 978 (2021) | 966 Cr 1300E, Sullivan | — |
| Township of Jonathan Creek | 1,027 (2021) | 1501 County RD. 1700N, Sullivan | — |
| Township of Lovington | 1,566 (2021) | Po Box 557, Lovington | — |
| Township of Lowe | 1,746 (2021) | 103 Rhine Blvd, Arthur | — |
| Township of Marrowbone | 1,610 (2021) | Po Box 456, Bethany | — |
| Township of Sullivan | 6,284 (2021) | 518 S Market, Sullivan | — |
| Township of Whitley | 597 (2021) | 1698 Cr 550N, Gays | — |
Special districts 32
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asa Creek Drainage District | Drainage | 303 E Harrison St, Sullivan | — |
| Cadwell Drainage District | Drainage | Po Box 689, Mattoon | — |
| Dora-Lovington Union Drainage District 1 | Drainage | 1474 Cr 1200E, Sullivan | — |
| East Nelson Drainage District 1 | Drainage | 1508 Cr 800N, Sullivan | — |
| Hostetler Drainage District | Drainage | 200 W Harrison St, Sullivan | — |
| Jonathan Creek Drainage District 4 | Drainage | 303 E Harrison St, Sullivan | — |
| Lovington By Sections Drainage District | Drainage | 303 E Harrison St, Sullivan | — |
| Lovington Drainage District 3 | Drainage | 303 E Harrison St, Sullivan | — |
| Lovington Drainage District 6 | Drainage | 303 E Harrison St, Sullivan | — |
| Lovington Lowe Jonathan Creek Twps Special Drainage District | Drainage | 200 W Harrison St, Sullivan | — |
| Lowe Drainage District 1 | Drainage | Po Box 689, Mattoon | — |
| Lowe Drainage District 2 | Drainage | 225 S Vine St, Arthur | — |
| Lowe Drainage District 4 | Drainage | 303 E Harrison St, Sullivan | — |
| Lowe Drainage District 5 | Drainage | 225 S Vine St, Arthur | — |
| Lowe Drainage District 7 | Drainage | 225 S Vine St, Arthur | — |
| Lowe Special Drainage District | Drainage | 206 Taylor Lane, Arthur | — |
| Marrowbone Milam Drainage District 1 | Drainage | 303 E Harrison St, Sullivan | — |
| Moultrie Union Special Drainage District (moultrie-Coal-Douglas) | Drainage | Po Box 689, Mattoon | — |
| Mt Zion Dora Union Drainage District 1 | Drainage | 303 E Harrison St, Sullivan | — |
| Sullivan Drainage District 2 | Drainage | Po Box 378, Sullivan | — |
| Sullivan-Jonathan Creek-Lowe-Lovington Drainage District 1 | Drainage | 303 E Harrison St, Sullivan | — |
| West Okaw River Outlet Drainage District | Drainage | 303 E Harrison St, Sullivan | — |
| Whitley Drainage District 1 | Drainage | 303 E Harrison St, Sullivan | — |
| Lovington Public Library District | Libraries | Po Box 199, Lovington | — |
| Marrowbone Public Library District | Libraries | 216 W Main, Bethany | Website |
| Bethany Fire and Ambulance Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 42, Bethany | Website |
| Dora Township Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 43, Dalton City | — |
| Lovington Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 72, Lovington | — |
| Sullivan Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 115 W Harrison St, Sullivan | Website |
| Marrowbone Township Park District | Parks and recreation | Po Box 398, Bethany | — |
| Moultrie County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 1412 S Hamilton St, Sullivan | — |
| Moultrie County Rural Public Water District | Water supply utility | 1070 State Highway 32, Sullivan | — |
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
Okaw Valley CUSD 302
School district3 schools
709 S Saint John St, Bethany, IL, 61914
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Sullivan CUSD 300
School district3 schools
910 N Graham St, Sullivan, IL, 61951
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
Mattoon Farmers Market (500 Broadway Avenue Mattoon) · 18th Street Farmers Market (825 18th Street Charleston)
Abundant Market - Tuscola's Downtown Farmers' Market (214 N. Main Tuscola) · Downtown Farmers' Market (Arthur)
Saturday Produce Market (Decatur) · Richland Farmers Market (One College Park Decatur)
Monticello Farmers' Market (201 N State Street Monticello)
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.