Martin County, Indiana
15 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
- 9,830
- Median household income
- $68,594
- ±8,824
- Unemployed
- 2.4%
- 116 of 4,847 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 85.6%
- 3,340 of 3,904 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 Martin | 9,780 (2021) | 129 S Main St, Shoals | — |
Cities, towns and villages 3
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Loogootee | 2,599 (2021) | 401 N John F Kennedy Ave, Loogootee | — |
| Town of Crane | 167 (2021) | 181 Larrimer St, Crane | — |
| Town of Shoals | 645 (2021) | Po Box 1078, Shoals | — |
Townships 6
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Center | 1,447 (2021) | 16101 D H Gate Rd, Loogootee | — |
| Township of Halbert | 1,551 (2021) | 11545 Hilltop Honey Rd, Shoals | — |
| Township of Lost River | 497 (2021) | 6490 Brown Ln, Shoals | — |
| Township of Mitcheltree | 557 (2021) | 20472 Sipes Rd, Shoals | — |
| Township of Perry | 5,018 (2021) | 804 N Jfk Ave, Loogootee | — |
| Township of Rutherford | 710 (2021) | 4224 Beard Rd, Loogootee | — |
Special districts 5
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loogoote Public Library | Libraries | 504 Park St, Loogootee | Website |
| Shoals Public Library | Libraries | Po Box 909, Shoals | Website |
| Daviess-Martin Joint Counties Park and Recreation District | Parks and recreation | Po Box 245, Loogootee | Website |
| Martin County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 2664 Us Highway 50, Loogootee | Website |
| Martin County Solid Waste Management District | Solid waste management | Po Box 343, Loogootee | — |
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
Loogootee Community Sch Corp
School district3 schools
201 Brooks Ave, Loogootee, IN, 47553
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Shoals Community School Corp
School district3 schools
11741 Ironton Rd, Shoals, IN, 47581
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
Downtown Washington Farmers Market (Washington)
Jasper Farmers' Market (201 Mill Street Jasper) · Huntingburg Farmers' Market (Huntingburg)
Community Farmer's Market (340 S. Seminary St. PO Box 144 Bloomfield) · Bloomfield Farmers' Market (Bloomfield) · Linton Farmers' Market (SR 54 Linton)
Bedford Farmers Market (924 16th Street Bedford)
Orange County HomeGrown Farmers Market (Orleans) (W. Jefferson Street & N. 2nd Street Orleans)
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.