Jennings County, Indiana
18 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 27,562
- Median household income
- $69,322
- ±3,369
- Unemployed
- 4.6%
- 617 of 13,407 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 87.9%
- 9,625 of 10,944 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 Jennings | 27,409 (2021) | Po Box 383, Vernon | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 2
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of North Vernon | 6,509 (2021) | 143 East Walnut Street, North Vernon | Website |
| Town of Vernon | 235 (2021) | Po Box 233, Vernon | — |
Townships 11
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Bigger | 644 (2021) | 4685 E County Road 250 S, North Vernon | — |
| Township of Campbell | 1,110 (2021) | 5695 E Us Highway 50, Butlerville | — |
| Township of Center | 8,082 (2021) | 1435 E County Road 450 N, North Vernon | — |
| Township of Columbia | 886 (2021) | 3795 E County Road 850 N, North Vernon | — |
| Township of Geneva | 7,489 (2021) | 6815 N County Road 575 W, Scipio | — |
| Township of Lovett | 1,048 (2021) | 180 W County Road 500 S, North Vernon | — |
| Township of Marion | 1,103 (2021) | 8960 S County Road 950 W, Crothersville | — |
| Township of Montgomery | 934 (2021) | 2885 West State Hwy 250, Paris Crossing | — |
| Township of Sand Creek | 848 (2021) | 3289 W County Road 1000 S, Westport | — |
| Township of Spencer | 2,402 (2021) | 5345 West County Road 100 South, North Vernon | — |
| Township of Vernon | 2,863 (2021) | Po Box 286, Vernon | — |
Special districts 4
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jennings County Public Library | Libraries | 2375 N State Highway 3, North Vernon | Website |
| Campbell Twp Regional Sewer District | Sewerage | 119 E 3rd St, Madison | — |
| Jennings Northwest Regional Utility District | Sewerage and water supply | Po Box 18, North Vernon | Website |
| Jennings County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 2600 N State Highway 7, North Vernon | Website |
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
Jennings County School Corporation
School district8 schools
34 Main St, North Vernon, IN, 47265
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
Columbus Farmers Market (123 Washington St. Columbus) · Fair on the Square, Columbus Farmers' Market (6th and Washington Street Columbus) · Columbus City Farmers' Market (Columbus) · and 1 more
Greensburg Farmers' Market (150 Courthouse Square Greensburg)
Seymour Area Farmers Market (Seymour) · Downtown Seymour Farmers' Market (Walnut St. & St. Louis Ave. Seymour)
Farmers Market of Madison, IN (Madison)
Market on the Square (1st and Main P.O. box Versailles) · Ripley County Farmers' Market (Osgood) (524 Beech St. Osgood) · Batesville Farmers Market (Batesville)
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.