Wayne County, Illinois
46 public bodies govern here, 7 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 15,973
- Median household income
- $55,521
- ±3,923
- Unemployed
- 3.4%
- 254 of 7,435 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 83.0%
- 5,700 of 6,866 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 Wayne | 15,963 (2021) | Po Box 187, Fairfield | — |
Cities, towns and villages 9
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Fairfield | 4,778 (2021) | 109 Ne 2nd St, Fairfield | Website |
| Village of Cisne | 611 (2021) | Po Box 190, Cisne | — |
| Village of Golden Gate | 61 (2021) | 201 North Leach, Golden Gate | — |
| Village of Jeffersonville | 352 (2021) | Po Box 67, Geff | — |
| Village of Johnsonville | 71 (2021) | 870 Ch16, Johnsonville | — |
| Village of Keenes | 47 (2021) | 307 East Madison, Keenes | — |
| Village of Mount Erie | 98 (2021) | 203 S. Long ST., Mt Erie | — |
| Village of Sims | 166 (2021) | Po Box 9, Sims | — |
| Village of Wayne City | 987 (2021) | Po Box 176, Wayne City | — |
Townships 20
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Arrington | 310 (2021) | 1200 Il Hwy 15, Fairfield | — |
| Township of Barnhill | 627 (2021) | 1812 Co Rd 445 N, Fairfield | — |
| Township of Bedford | 980 (2021) | 1799 Co Rd 1900 N, Cisne | — |
| Township of Berry | 342 (2021) | 771 County Rd 1000N, Sims | — |
| Township of Big Mound | 1,689 (2021) | Po Box 137, Fairfield | — |
| Township of Elm River | 246 (2021) | 1703 Co Rd 2300E, Geff | — |
| Township of Four Mile | 556 (2021) | Po Box 335A, Bluford | — |
| Township of Garden Hill | 162 (2021) | 403 County Road 2375 N, Xenia | — |
| Township of Grover | 3,542 (2021) | Po Box 39, Fairfield | — |
| Township of Hickory Hill | 376 (2021) | 1165 County Highway 12, Wayne City | — |
| Township of Indian Prairie | 678 (2021) | Po Box 103, Johnsonville | — |
| Township of Jasper | 1,729 (2021) | 1052 Co Hwy 1, Fairfield | — |
| Township of Keith | 380 (2021) | 2140 County Highway 20, Rinard | — |
| Township of Lamard | 1,335 (2021) | 542 S Washington St, Geff | — |
| Township of Leech | 448 (2021) | 501 Co Rd 2775 E, Ellery | — |
| Township of Massilon | 140 (2021) | 1268 County Road 2675E, Mt Erie | — |
| Township of Mount Erie | 334 (2021) | 2502 C R 1825 N, Mount Erie | — |
| Township of Orchard | 627 (2021) | 481 CO. Hwy 18, Xenia | — |
| Township of Orel | 1,342 (2021) | 160 Illinois Highway 242, Wayne City | — |
| Township of Zif | 120 (2021) | 2341 County Rd 2200E, Clay City | — |
Special districts 16
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Mound Drainage District | Drainage | 108A Ne Second Street, Fairfield | — |
| Elm River Drainage District | Drainage | 2242 Co Rd 1680 N, Geff | — |
| Golden Gate Drainage District | Drainage | 660 Co Hwy 19, Ellery | — |
| Leech Grover Drainage District 1 | Drainage | 307 W Parkhurst St, Fairfield | — |
| Leech-Massilon Townships Union Drainage District 1 | Drainage | 883 County Road 125 E, Ellery | — |
| Skillet Fork River Outlet Drainage District | Drainage | Po Box 279, Fairfield | — |
| Wayne Edwards County Union Drainage District | Drainage | 1268 Cr 2675 East, Mt Erie | — |
| Woods Drainage District | Drainage | 1877 County Road 470 N, Fairfield | — |
| Wayne County Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 303 N 1st St, Fairfield | — |
| Bedford Township Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 327, Cisne | — |
| Fairfield Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 109 Southeast 9th Street, Fairfield | — |
| Lamard Township Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 8, Geff | — |
| Orchardville Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 1721 Co Hwy 13, Xenia | — |
| Wayne Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 340, Wayne City | — |
| Fairfield Park District | Parks and recreation | Po Box 467, Fairfield | — |
| Wayne County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 23 Industrial Dr, Fairfield | — |
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
Fairfield Comm H S Dist 225
School district1 schools
300 W King St, Fairfield, IL, 62837
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Fairfield PSD 112
School district2 schools
806 N 1st St, Fairfield, IL, 62837
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Geff CCSD 14
School district1 schools
201 E Lafayette St, Geff, IL, 62842
Jasper CCSD 17
School district1 schools
2030 County Road 1020 N, Fairfield, IL, 62837
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
New Hope CCSD 6
School district1 schools
1804 County Road 445 N, Fairfield, IL, 62837
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
North Wayne CUSD 200
School district4 schools
206 Mulberry St, Cisne, IL, 62823
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Wayne City CUSD 100
School district2 schools
408 E Mill St, Wayne City, IL, 62895
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
Mt. Vernon Farmers Market (3403 Broadway 3403 Broadway Mt. Vernon) · Mt. Vernon Market Days (Mount Vernon)
Centralia Il Farmers Market (Centralia) · Patoka Farmers Market (W. Bond Ave Patoka)
Main Street Farmers' Market of Olney (Olney)
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.