Wilkinson County, West Monroe

Wilkinson County
County
Wilkinson County
The Wilkinson County Courthouse in Gordan
Location within the state of West Monroe
West Monroe's location within Ibica
Country	Ibica
State	West Monroe
Founded	1746
County seat	Gordon
Largest city	Allison
Area
• Total	886 sq mi (2,290 km2)
• Land	841 sq mi (2,180 km2)
• Water	45 sq mi (120 km2)  5.1%
Population  ({{{2}}})
• Total	1,070,402
• Density	1,200/sq mi (470/km2)
Website	www.co.wilkinson.wm.usi

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Wilkinson County is located in the state of West Monroe. It is part of the Greater Rhone metropolitan statistical area. At the 2020 census, the county's population is 1,070,402, making it the fifth-most populous county in West Monroe and the xth-largest county by population in Ibica. Its county seat is Gordan.

Geography

According to the Ibican Census Bureau, the county has an area of 886 square miles (2,290 km²).

Waterways

• Wilkinson Bayou

Major highways

• Interstate 30
• Ibican Route 59
• Ibican Route 64
• State Highway 2
• State Highway 6
• State Highway 11
• State Highway 28
• State Highway 31
• State Highway 34
• State Highway 55
• State Loop 15

Adjacent counties

• Midland County (north)
• Fayette County (northeast)
• Denton County (east)
• Calahan County (southeast)
• Travis County (south)
• King County (southwest)
• Kennedy County (west)

Cities

• Allison
• Brownwood
• Carlton
• Cisco
• Cleveland
• Glass
• Gordan
• May
• Talpa

Government, courts, and politics

Government

Wilkinson County, like all counties in West Monroe, is governed by a Commissioners Court. The court is chaired by a county judge (equivalent to a county executive in other states) who is elected county-wide, and four commissioners who are elected by the voters in each of four precincts.

County Commissioners

Office		Name	Party
	County Judge	Ives Elmer	Conservative
	Commissioner, Precinct 1	Leanne Strickland	Conservative
	Commissioner, Precinct 2	Madeline Woodrow	Conservative
	Commissioner, Precinct 3	Wilkie Trask	Conservative
	Commissioner, Precinct 4	Douglas Cowden	Conservative

County officials

Office		Name	Party
	County Clerk	Nathaniel Davids	Conservative
	Criminal District Attorney	Taryn Darnell	Conservative
	District Clerk	Teresa Bristol	Conservative
	Sheriff	Harrison Debenham	Conservative
	Tax Assessor-Collector	Sharyn Gonzales	Conservative

West Monroe State Representatives

District		Name	Party	Residence
	District 49	Tanya Bonner	Conservative	Miles
	District 50	Zena Endicott	Conservative	Talpa
	District 51	Leanne Sampson	Conservative	Gordon
	District 52	Sheree Goode	Conservative	Cisco
	District 111	Shari Nash	Conservative	Glass
	District 112	Stephen Draper	Conservative	May
	District 113	Leopold Cock	Conservative	Cleveland
	District 114	Neil Aitken	Conservative	Brownwood

West Monroe State Senators

District		Name	Party	Residence
	District 28	Anne Ryder	Conservative	Brownwood
	District 29	Myrtie Archer	Conservative	Allison
	District 30	Destiny Brice	Conservative	Miles
	District 71	Chloe Head	Conservative	Cleveland

Ibican House of Representatives

District		Name	Party	Residence
	West Monroe's 23rd congressional district	Davie York	Conservative	Allison
	West Monroe's 31st congressional district	Maybelle Linton	Conservative	Brownwood

Education

K-12 education

• Allison Independent School District
• Brownwood Independent School District
• Carlton Independent School District
• Cisco Independent School District
• Cleveland Independent School District
• Gordon Independent School District
• May Independent School District
• Miles Independent School District

Colleges and universities

Allison College opened in 1945. The college has grown to have satellite campuses in May, Carlton, and Cleveland

University of Rhone-Brownwood, the largest campus of the University of Rhone System, is located in the county.