Stark County, Illinois
24 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
- 5,308
- Median household income
- $62,878
- ±5,960
- Unemployed
- 2.3%
- 59 of 2,529 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 85.2%
- 1,946 of 2,285 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 Stark | 5,294 (2021) | Po Box 309, Toulon | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 4
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Toulon | 1,159 (2021) | 120 N Franklin St, Toulon | — |
| City of Wyoming | 1,278 (2021) | 108 E Williams St, Wyoming | — |
| Village of Bradford | 660 (2021) | 160 W Main St, Bradford | — |
| Village of la Fayette | 159 (2021) | Po Box 116, La Fayette | — |
Townships 8
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Elmira | 314 (2021) | 13327 Township Road 850 E, Toulon | — |
| Township of Essex | 569 (2021) | 103 S Third St, Wyoming | — |
| Township of Goshen | 576 (2021) | 1667 Township Road 1100 N, La Fayette | — |
| Township of Osceola | 878 (2021) | 433 E Main St, Bradford | — |
| Township of Penn | 310 (2021) | 9148 Snareville Rd, Wyoming | — |
| Township of Toulon | 2,145 (2021) | 6663 Wallace Hwy, Toulon | — |
| Township of Valley | 265 (2021) | 4466 Township Road 1400 E, Wyoming | — |
| Township of West Jersey | 237 (2021) | 3019 Sharkey Hwy, Toulon | — |
Special districts 11
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford Public Library District | Libraries | Po Box 249, Bradford | — |
| Ira C Reed Public Library District | Libraries | Po Box 185, La Fayette | — |
| Toulon Public Library District | Libraries | 317 E Jefferson St, Toulon | Website |
| Wyoming Library District | Libraries | 119 N 7th St, Wyoming | Website |
| Bradford Community Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 400 Enterprise Dr, Bradford | — |
| Lafayette Community Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 41, La Fayette | — |
| Toulon Community Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 135, Toulon | — |
| Wyoming Community Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 302, Wyoming | — |
| Bradford Park District | Parks and recreation | 322 1st St, Bradford | — |
| La Fayette Park District | Parks and recreation | Po Box 89, La Fayette | — |
| Stark County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 7419 State Route 17, Toulon | — |
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
Bradford CUSD 1
School district2 schools
115 High St, Bradford, IL, 61421
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Stark County CUSD 100
School district3 schools
300 W Van Buren St, Wyoming, IL, 61491
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)
Oneida Farmers Market (221 W. Highway 34 Oneida) · Galesburg Farmers' Market (Galesburg)
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.