Montgomery County, Arkansas
8 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 8,553
- Median household income
- $48,906
- ±6,190
- Unemployed
- 5.8%
- 187 of 3,234 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 78.2%
- 2,904 of 3,715 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 Montgomery | 8,611 (2021) | 105 Highway 270 E, Mount Ida | — |
Cities, towns and villages 4
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Mount Ida | 976 (2021) | Po Box 239, Mount Ida | — |
| Town of Black Springs | 94 (2021) | 1111 Highway 8 W, Norman | — |
| Town of Norman | 310 (2021) | Po Box 427, Norman | — |
| Town of Oden | 182 (2021) | Po Box 130, Oden | — |
Special districts 3
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Ida Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 19 Graham Ct, Mount Ida | Website |
| Montgomery County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 325, Mount Ida | Website |
| Montgomery County Regional Public Water Authority | Water supply utility | Po Box 190, Mount Ida | — |
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
CADDO HILLS SCHOOL DISTRICT
School district2 schools
2268 HWY EIGHT E, Norman, AR, 71960
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
MOUNT IDA SCHOOL DISTRICT
School district2 schools
338 WHITTINGTON, Mount Ida, AR, 71957
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
Hot Springs Historic Downtown Farmers Market (121 Orange Street Hot Springs) · Historic Downtown Farmers Market (Hot Springs) · Hot Springs County Farmers' Market (Hot Springs)
Howard County Farmers Market (110 South Washington Nashville)
Polk County Farmers' Market (Hatfield)
Dardanelle Farmers Market (120 N Front St. Dardanelle)
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.