Piatt County, Illinois
68 public bodies govern here, 4 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 1 farmers market. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 16,695
- Median household income
- $94,811
- ±8,069
- Unemployed
- 2.8%
- 243 of 8,745 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 91.3%
- 6,319 of 6,924 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 Piatt | 16,753 (2021) | 101 W Washington St, Monticello | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 8
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Monticello | 5,931 (2021) | 210 N Hamilton, Monticello | Website |
| Village of Atwood | 1,118 (2021) | Po Box 319, Atwood | Website |
| Village of Bement | 1,470 (2021) | 148 W Bodman St, Bement | — |
| Village of Cerro Gordo | 1,328 (2021) | Po Box 497, Cerro Gordo | — |
| Village of Cisco | 259 (2021) | Po Box 130, Cisco | — |
| Village of de Land | 454 (2021) | Po Box 132, De Land | — |
| Village of Hammond | 512 (2021) | Po Box 207, Hammond | — |
| Village of Mansfield | 932 (2021) | Po Box 10, Mansfield | — |
Townships 8
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Bement | 1,631 (2021) | 301 W Wilson St, Bement | — |
| Township of Blue Ridge | 1,395 (2021) | Po Box 446, Mansfield | — |
| Township of Cerro Gordo | 1,920 (2021) | Po Box 704, Cerro Gordo | — |
| Township of Goose Creek | 792 (2021) | Po Box 105, De Land | — |
| Township of Monticello | 6,123 (2021) | 205 N State St, Monticello | Website |
| Township of Sangamon | 2,506 (2021) | Po Box 38, White Heath | Website |
| Township of Unity | 1,413 (2021) | Po Box 260, Atwood | — |
| Township of Willow Branch | 973 (2021) | Po Box 153, Cisco | — |
Special districts 51
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bement Drainage District 1 | Drainage | Po Box 588, Monticello | — |
| Bement Drainage District 2 | Drainage | Po Box 588, Monticello | — |
| Cerro Gordo Drainage District 1 | Drainage | 132 S Water St, Decatur | — |
| Cerro Gordo Drainage District 2 | Drainage | Po Box 588, Monticello | — |
| Cerro Gordo Drainage District 4 | Drainage | Po Box 588, Monticello | — |
| Cerro Gordo-Long Creek Union Drainage District 6 | Drainage | 132 S Water St, Decatur | — |
| Cerro Gordo-Lovington Union Drainage District 7 | Drainage | Po Box 588, Monticello | — |
| Consolidated Hammond Mutual Union 1 Drainage District | Drainage | 303 E Harrison St, Sullivan | — |
| Deland Special Drainage District | Drainage | Po Box 588, Monticello | — |
| East Camp Creek Drainage District | Drainage | Po Box 588, Monticello | — |
| Garrett-Unity Drainage District 7 | Drainage | Po Box 116, Monticello | — |
| Goose Creek Drainage District 1 | Drainage | Po Box 588, Monticello | — |
| Goose Creek Drainage District 2A | Drainage | 114 S Charter St, Monticello | — |
| Goose Creek Drainage District 3 | Drainage | 114 S Charter St, Monticello | — |
| Lake Fork Drainage District | Drainage | 114 S Charter St, Monticello | — |
| Monticello Township Drainage District 2 | Drainage | Po Box 588, Monticello | — |
| Piatt Drainage District 7 | Drainage | 114 S Charter St, Monticello | — |
| Trenkle Slough Blue Ridge Special Drainage District | Drainage | Po Box 588, Monticello | — |
| Union Drainage District 1 (piatt) | Drainage | Po Box 588, Monticello | — |
| Union Drainage District 2 (piatt) | Drainage | Po Box 588, Monticello | — |
| Union Drainage District 3 (piatt) | Drainage | Po Box 588, Monticello | — |
| Union Drainage District 6 (piatt) | Drainage | 132 S Water St, Decatur | — |
| Union Mutual Drainage District 4 | Drainage | Po Box 588, Monticello | — |
| Unity Drainage District 3 | Drainage | Po Box 588, Monticello | — |
| Unity Drainage District 7 | Drainage | Po Box 116, Monticello | — |
| Unity Drainage District 9 | Drainage | Po Box 588, Monticello | — |
| Wildcat Creek Drainage District | Drainage | Po Box 588, Monticello | — |
| Willow Branch Drainage District 1 | Drainage | Po Box 588, Monticello | — |
| Willow Branch Drainage District 10 | Drainage | Po Box 588, Monticello | — |
| Willow Branch Drainage District 12 | Drainage | Po Box 588, Monticello | — |
| Willow Branch Drainage District 3 | Drainage | Po Box 588, Monticello | — |
| Willow Branch Drainage District 4 | Drainage | 114 S Charter St, Monticello | — |
| Willow Branch-Friends Creek Union Drainage District 1 | Drainage | Po Box 588, Monticello | — |
| Willow Branch-Goose Creek Townships Union Drainage District 2 | Drainage | Po Box 588, Monticello | — |
| Wolf Run Special Drainage District | Drainage | 114 S Charter St, Monticello | — |
| Cerro Gordo-Willow Branch and Lovington Drainage District 3 | Flood control | Po Box 588, Monticello | — |
| Piatt County Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 200, Hammond | — |
| Allerton Public Library District | Libraries | 201 N State St, Monticello | Website |
| Atwood-Hammond Public Library District | Libraries | Po Box 440, Atwood | Website |
| Bement Public Library District | Libraries | Bement Public Library, Bement | Website |
| Goose Creek Carnegie Library | Libraries | 1065 E Gardner Rd, Deland | — |
| Hope Welty Public Library District | Libraries | Po Box 260, Cerro Gordo | Website |
| Bement Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 233 S Piatt St, Bement | — |
| Cerro Gordo Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 327, Cerro Gordo | — |
| Cisco Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 61, Cisco | — |
| Deland Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 115, Deland | — |
| Hammond Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 1424 E 450 North Rd, Atwood | — |
| Mid Piatt Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 231, Monticello | — |
| Northern Piatt Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 40, Mansfield | Website |
| Mahomet Valley Water Authority | Other natural resources | Po Box 138, Monticello | — |
| Piatt County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 1209 Bear Ln, Monticello | 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
Bement CUSD 5
School district3 schools
201 S Champaign St, Bement, IL, 61813
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Cerro Gordo CUSD 100
School district2 schools
300 E Durfee St, Cerro Gordo, IL, 61818
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Deland-Weldon CUSD 57
School district3 schools
304 E IL Route 10, De Land, IL, 61839
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Monticello CUSD 25
School district4 schools
2 Sage Dr, Monticello, IL, 61856
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
Monticello Farmers' Market
201 N State Street Monticello, IL, 61856
Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-20. USDA listing
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.