Benton County, Mississippi
10 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
- 7,589
- Median household income
- $46,016
- ±8,749
- Unemployed
- 3.1%
- 105 of 3,353 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 69.5%
- 2,135 of 3,074 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 Benton | 7,646 (2021) | Po Box 218, Ashland | — |
Cities, towns and villages 3
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Ashland | 508 (2021) | Po Box 246, Ashland | — |
| Town of Hickory Flat | 497 (2021) | Po Box 479, Hickory Flat | — |
| Town of Snow Lake Shores | 305 (2021) | Po Box 400, Ashland | — |
Special districts 6
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chilli Creek Drainage District | Drainage | Po Box 70, Oxford | — |
| Grays Creek Drainage District | Drainage | 2263 S Slayden Rd, Holly Springs | — |
| Lower Tippah River Drainage District | Drainage | 671 Beck Springs Rd, Hickory Flat | — |
| Oaklimeten Drainage District | Drainage | 105 E Spring St, Ripley | — |
| Tippah River Tri-County Drainage District | Drainage | Po Box 417, Holly Springs | — |
| Benton County Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 16068 Boundary Drive, Ashland | — |
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
Benton County School District
School district4 schools
231 Court Street, Ashland, MS, 38603
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
New Albany Farmers Market (112 Fairgrounds Circle New Albany) · Biscuits & Jam Farmers' Market (New Albany)
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.