Adair County, Missouri
13 public bodies govern here, 3 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 25,301
- Median household income
- $61,536
- ±4,691
- Unemployed
- 4.1%
- 473 of 11,421 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 80.8%
- 7,377 of 9,126 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 Adair | 25,185 (2021) | 106 W Washington St, Kirksville | — |
Cities, towns and villages 5
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Brashear | 232 (2021) | Po Box 221, Brashear | — |
| City of Kirksville | 17,542 (2021) | 201 S Franklin St, Kirksville | Website |
| City of Novinger | 376 (2021) | Po Box 277, Novinger | — |
| Village of Gibbs | 69 (2021) | 114 Finney St, Gibbs | — |
| Village of Millard | 77 (2021) | Po Box 6, Kirksville | — |
Special districts 7
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chariton River Drainage District | Drainage | 23295 Rye Creek Rd, Kirksville | — |
| Adair County Ambulance District | Health | 606 W Potter Avenue, Kirksville | Website |
| Kirksville City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 730, Kirksville | Website |
| Adair County Public Library | Libraries | 1 Library Ln, Kirksville | Website |
| Twin Pines Adult Care Center | Public welfare institutions | 316 S Osteopathy Ave, Kirksville | Website |
| Adair County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 2410 S Franklin St, Kirksville | Website |
| Adair County Public Water Supply District 1 | Water supply utility | Po Box Q, Kirksville | — |
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
ADAIR CO. R-I
School district2 schools
600 ROMBAUER AVE, Novinger, MO, 63559
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
ADAIR CO. R-II
School district2 schools
205 W DEWEY, Brashear, MO, 63533
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
KIRKSVILLE R-III
School district5 schools
1901 E HAMILTON ST, Kirksville, MO, 63501
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
Knox County Farmers Market (Edina)
Southside Farmers' Market (Macon)
Market on the Square (Unionville)
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.