How is Eagarville run?
Eagarville’s village government spent $38,000 on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, about $319 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Eagarville didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Eagarville is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $319 per resident a year, or $0.87 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 66%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Eagarville didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Eagarville yet
Every year of Eagarville’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the village reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $1,109 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.72% of the home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Eagarville’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Eagarville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Eagarville →
Who’s in charge in Eagarville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Gillespie Community Unit School District 7
Eagarville’s K–12 school district, shared with Benld, Dorchester, East Gillespie, Gillespie, Mount Clare and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,374 per pupil, $9,615 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Illinois districts overall: 52% local, 38% state, 10% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Eagarville’s votes are counted by county
Illinois reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Eagarville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Macoupin County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican68.3%16,065 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat29.3%6,892 votesOthers: 2.4% (568 votes).
Most votes in Macoupin County: Donald J Trump
Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%
100% of Eagarville lies in Macoupin County. Every 2024 race in Macoupin County is on the county’s page.
Macoupin County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Eagarville.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Illinois HouseState representatives
- 3Illinois SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Illinois
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Eagarville’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Eagarville’s government
How much does Eagarville spend per resident?
About $319 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to April 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Eagarville didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $111,000.
What is the property tax rate in Eagarville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,109 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.72% of the typical home’s value, vs 2.01% across Illinois. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the village’s assessor.
Who runs Eagarville’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Eagarville yet.
How did Eagarville vote in 2024?
Illinois counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Eagarville alone. Macoupin County, where 100% of Eagarville lies, voted Trump 68.3%, Harris 29.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Eagarville?
0 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $420 (about $5,040 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Eagarville in the state legislature?
State Senate District 54 (Steve McClure) and State House District 108 (Wayne Rosenthal). The House district also covers 105 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Eagarville’s government
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Eagarville, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →