Douglas County, Illinois
County seat: Tuscola · Population 19,880 (2025) · 417 sq mi
Douglas County is the 58th most populous of Illinois's 102 counties, with 19,880 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Tuscola. It is part of the East Central region, one of the 10 Illinois economic development regions (DCEO). The map shows its 9 cities and towns and the 6 neighboring counties.
Douglas County facts
- County seat
- Tuscola
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 19,880 +0.7% since 2020
- Land area
- 417 sq mi 70th largest of 102
- Water area
- 1 sq mi
- Population density
- 48 per sq mi
- Established
- 1859
- Same name
- One of 12 Douglas Counties in the US
- Named after
- Stephen A. Douglas American politician and lawyer (1813–1861)
- Largest city
- Tuscola 4,668
- Median household income
- $77,320
- Cities and towns
- 9
- ZIP codes
- 13
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 17041
Cities and towns in Douglas County
Douglas County has 9 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Douglas County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuscola (county seat) | City | 4,668 | |
| Arcola | City | 2,928 | |
| Villa Grove | City | 2,447 | |
| Arthur | Village | 1,452 | Moultrie County |
| Newman | City | 770 | |
| Atwood | Village | 521 | Piatt County |
| Camargo | Village | 459 | |
| Hindsboro | Village | 273 | |
| Garrett | Village | 126 |
ZIP codes in Douglas County
13 ZIP codes reach into Douglas County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 61852 also Champaign County
- 61872 also Champaign County
- 61910 also Coles County
- 61911 also Moultrie and Coles counties
- 61913 also Piatt and Moultrie counties
- 61917 also Edgar County
- 61919
- 61930 also Coles County
- 61941
- 61942 also Edgar County
- 61943 also Coles and Edgar counties
- 61953
- 61956 also Champaign County
Population of Douglas County, 2020–2025
Douglas County grew by 134 people (+0.7%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 187 more births than deaths and a net loss of 57 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 19,774 |
| 2021 | 19,706 |
| 2022 | 19,684 |
| 2023 | 19,757 |
| 2024 | 19,848 |
| 2025 | 19,880 |
Neighboring counties
- Coles County south · 46,607 people
- Champaign County north · 209,972 people
- Edgar County east · 16,323 people
- Moultrie County southwest · 14,371 people
- Piatt County northwest · 16,791 people
- Vermilion County northeast · 71,259 people
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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