Oktibbeha 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
- 51,771
- Median household income
- $46,695
- ±4,149
- Unemployed
- 5.8%
- 1,438 of 24,898 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 84.5%
- 18,448 of 21,840 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 Oktibbeha | 51,842 (2021) | Po Box 80285, Starkville | — |
Cities, towns and villages 3
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Starkville | 24,657 (2021) | 110 W Main St, Starkville | Website |
| Town of Maben | 784 (2021) | Po Box L, Maben | — |
| Town of Sturgis | 210 (2021) | Po Box 97, Sturgis | — |
Special districts 6
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oktibbeha County Central Drainage District | Flood control | 2910 Wade Rd, Starkville | — |
| Starkville Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 795, Starkville | — |
| Central Oktibbeha Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 11059 Ms Highway 12 W, Starkville | Website |
| East Oktibbeha Wastewater District | Sewerage | 106 Miley Dr, Starkville | — |
| Oktibbeha County Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 510 Highway 25 N, Starkville | — |
| Golden Triangle Regional Solid Waste Management Authority | Solid waste management | Po Box 1619, Starkville | — |
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
Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District
School district9 schools
401 Greensboro Street, Starkville, MS, 39759
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
Winston County Farmers' Market (Louisville)
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.