Boone County, Iowa
13 public bodies govern here, 4 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 26,668
- Median household income
- $83,531
- ±5,481
- Unemployed
- 1.5%
- 218 of 14,471 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 89.1%
- 9,748 of 10,936 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 Boone | 26,723 (2021) | 201 State St, Boone | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 9
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Beaver | 46 (2021) | 101 Doran St, Beaver | — |
| City of Berkley | 23 (2021) | 266 284th St, Perry | — |
| City of Boone | 12,469 (2021) | Po Box 550, Boone | Website |
| City of Boxholm | 180 (2021) | Po Box 184, Boxholm | — |
| City of Fraser | 103 (2021) | Po Box 340, Boone | — |
| City of Luther | 149 (2021) | 5 Luther St, Luther | — |
| City of Madrid | 2,808 (2021) | 304 S Water St, Madrid | Website |
| City of Ogden | 2,001 (2021) | 513 W Walnut St, Ogden | Website |
| City of Pilot Mound | 163 (2021) | 208 2nd St, Pilot Mound | — |
Special districts 3
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boone County Joint 911 Service Board | Other single function districts | 201 State Street, Boone | Website |
| Boone County Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 1602 Cpl Roger Snedden Dr, Boone | — |
| Xenia Rural Water District | Water supply utility | Po Box 39, Bouton | 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
Boone Comm School District
School district4 schools
500 7th St, Boone, IA, 50036
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Madrid Comm School District
School district4 schools
201 N. Main, Madrid, IA, 50156
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Ogden Comm School District
School district3 schools
732 W Division, Ogden, IA, 50212
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
United Comm School District
School district1 schools
1284 U Ave, Boone, IA, 50036
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
Perry Farmers Market (1st Avenue & Willis Avenue Perry) · Adel Farmers Market (611 Nile Kinnick Dr. S. Adel) · Waukee Farmers Market (6th Street & Ashworth Drive - Triangle Park Waukee)
Greene County Farmers Market (220 N Chestnut #FM Jefferson)
Southridge Mall Farmers Market (1111 East Army Post Road Des Moines) · Historic Valley Junction Farmers Market (137 5th St. West Des Moines) · Parks Neighborhood Farmers Market (147 E. Euclid Ave. Des Moines) · and 12 more
North Grand Farmers Market (2801 Grand Ave. Ames) · Ames Main Street Farmers Market (Ames) · Huxley Farmers Market (Huxley) · and 2 more
Market on Central (726 1st Avenue North Fort Dodge)
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.