Map of Illinois highlighting counties without township government

Of the 102

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in the

state State most commonly refers to: * State (polity), a centralized political organization that regulates law and society within a territory **Sovereign state, a sovereign polity in international law, commonly referred to as a country **Nation state, a ...

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...

, 17 are divided into minor civil divisions known as precincts. The 261 such precincts in Illinois are listed below. The remaining 85 counties are divided into 1,433

townships A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...

. Despite this distinction, precincts are also sometimes referred to as "civil townships". Unlike

electoral precinct A precinct or voting district (U.S. terms), polling district (UK term) or polling division (Canadian term), constituency(Indian term)is a subdivision of an electoral district, typically a contiguous area within which all electors go to a single ...

s, these precincts are not necessarily restricted to a single electoral district. Instead, they serve as administrative divisions of county government.

Illinois precincts by name

A

* Adkins Precinct, Massac County * Albion No. 1 Precinct,

Edwards County Edwards County is the name of several counties in the United States: *Edwards County, Illinois *Edwards County, Kansas *Edwards County, Texas Edwards County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the ...

* Albion No. 2 Precinct,

* Albion No. 3 Precinct,

* Alexander Precinct, Morgan County * Alsey Precinct,

Scott County Scott County is the name of eleven counties in the United States of America: *Scott County, Arkansas *Scott County, Illinois *Scott County, Indiana *Scott County, Iowa, the most populous county on the list *Scott County, Kansas, the least populous ...

* Alto Pass Precinct, Union County * America Precinct, Pulaski County * Anna District 1 Precinct, Union County * Anna District 2 Precinct, Union County * Anna District 3 Precinct, Union County * Anna District 4 Precinct, Union County * Anna District 5 Precinct, Union County * Anna District 6 Precinct, Union County * Anna District 7 Precinct, Union County * Arcadia Precinct, Morgan County * Athens North No. 2 Precinct, Menard County * Athens South No. 1 Precinct, Menard County * Atterberry No. 10 Precinct, Menard County

B

* Balcom Precinct, Union County * Baldwin Precinct, Randolph County * Beaucoup Precinct,

Perry County Perry County may refer to: United States *Perry County, Alabama *Perry County, Arkansas *Perry County, Illinois *Perry County, Indiana *Perry County, Kentucky *Perry County, Mississippi *Perry County, Missouri *Perry County, Ohio * Perry Cou ...