Scott County, Arkansas
6 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
- 9,816
- Median household income
- $43,270
- ±7,861
- Unemployed
- 6.2%
- 249 of 4,035 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 78.4%
- 3,123 of 3,985 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 Scott | 9,822 (2021) | 190 W 1st St, Waldron | — |
Cities, towns and villages 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Waldron | 3,316 (2021) | Po Box 310, Waldron | — |
Special districts 4
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waldron City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 1092 Shipley Circle Dr, Waldron | — |
| Poteau River Watershed Improvement District | Other natural resources | 87 Pine St, Waldron | — |
| Poteau River Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 87 Pine St, Waldron | Website |
| Upper Petit Jean Public Water Authority | Water supply utility | Po Box 310, Waldron | — |
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
MANSFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT
School district3 schools
402 GROVE ST, Mansfield, AR, 72944
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
WALDRON SCHOOL DISTRICT
School district4 schools
1560 W. SIXTH ST., Waldron, AR, 72958
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
Old Town Poteau Farmer's Market, Craft Fair (220 Dewey Avenue Poteau) · Talihina Farmers' Market (Talihina) · Talihina Farmers' Market, Inc. (Talihina)
Paris Arkansas Farmers Market (25 w walnut Paris)
Polk County Farmers' Market (Hatfield)
Greenwood Farmers Market (30 Bell Road Greenwood)
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.