Ringgold County, Iowa
14 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
- 4,645
- Median household income
- $73,346
- ±6,185
- Unemployed
- 3.3%
- 76 of 2,333 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 86.6%
- 1,645 of 1,899 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 Ringgold | 4,639 (2021) | 109 W Madison St, Mount Ayr | — |
Cities, towns and villages 9
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Beaconsfield | 15 (2021) | 1611 Adams St, Beaconsfield | — |
| City of Benton | 40 (2021) | Po Box 95, Benton | — |
| City of Diagonal | 344 (2021) | 308 Broadway St, Diagonal | — |
| City of Ellston | 22 (2021) | Po Box 24, Ellston | — |
| City of Kellerton | 238 (2021) | Po Box 40, Kellerton | — |
| City of Maloy | 26 (2021) | 2859 Tay Gold Ave, Blockton | — |
| City of Mount Ayr | 1,617 (2021) | 200 S Taylor St, Mount Ayr | — |
| City of Redding | 63 (2021) | 2859 Tay Gold Ave, Blockton | — |
| City of Tingley | 135 (2021) | Po Box 153, Tingley | — |
Special districts 4
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Valley Rural Improvement Zone | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 2, Ellston | — |
| Ringgold County E911 Service Board | Other single function districts | 109 W Madison St, Mount Ayr | — |
| Sun Valley Sanitary District | Sewerage | Po Box 27, Ellston | — |
| Ringgold County Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 1201 E South St, Mount Ayr | — |
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
Diagonal Comm School District
School district2 schools
403 W 2nd Street, Diagonal, IA, 50845
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Mount Ayr Comm School District
School district2 schools
1001 E Columbus St, Mount Ayr, IA, 50854
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
Green Hills Produce & Crafts Farmers Market (Corning)
Clarke County Farmers Market (100 S. Main Osceola)
Paradise Farmers' Market (200 West 1st St. Leon Public Library Leon) · Lamoni Farmers' Market (Lamoni)
Bethany Farmers' Market (Bethany)
Creston Farmers' Market (1696 Highway 25 (mail only) Creston)
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.