Atchison County, Missouri
29 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
- 5,187
- Median household income
- $58,750
- ±8,393
- Unemployed
- 2.3%
- 59 of 2,610 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 87.5%
- 2,001 of 2,287 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 Atchison | 5,234 (2021) | Po Box 280, Rock Port | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 5
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Fairfax | 634 (2021) | Po Box 315, Fairfax | — |
| City of Rock Port | 1,263 (2021) | 500 S Main St, Rock Port | Website |
| City of Tarkio | 1,494 (2021) | 602 Main St, Tarkio | Website |
| City of Westboro | 114 (2021) | Po Box 156, Westboro | — |
| Town of Watson | 56 (2021) | 205 Linden St, Watson | — |
Special districts 23
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benton and Rock Creek Dyke Drainage District | Drainage | 416 Rainbow Drive, Rock Port | — |
| Fairfax Drainage District | Drainage | 23086 310 St, Fairfax | — |
| Mill Creek Dyke Drainage District | Drainage | 416 Rainbow Drive, Rock Port | — |
| Nishnabotna Drainage District | Drainage | 416 Rainbow Drive, Rock Port | — |
| North Nishnabotna Drainage District | Drainage | 416 Rainbow Drive, Rock Port | — |
| Phelps City Dyke Drainage District | Drainage | 419 Rainbow Dr, Rock Port | — |
| West Langdon Drainage District | Drainage | 416 Rainbow Drive, Rock Port | — |
| Atchinson County Levee District 1 | Flood control | 400 E Cass St, Rock Port | — |
| Corning Levee District 2 | Flood control | 400 E Cass St, Rock Port | — |
| Atchison-Holt Ambulance District | Health | 303 South 3rd Street, Tarkio | Website |
| Atchinson County General Road District | Highways | 400 S Washington St, Rock Port | — |
| Landgon Special Road District | Highways | 25137 State Highway 111, Rock Port | — |
| Phelps City Special Road District | Highways | 1299 W Glider Ave, Rock Port | — |
| Tarkio Special Road District | Highways | 512 Main St, Tarkio | — |
| Watson Special Road District | Highways | 11738 State Highway A, Watson | — |
| Tarkio City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 218 S Maple St, Tarkio | — |
| Atchison County Library District | Libraries | 200 S Main St, Rock Port | Website |
| Fairfax Rural Fire Protection District 3 | Local fire protection | Po Box 364, Fairfax | — |
| Tarkio Rural Fire District 1 | Local fire protection | 27177 Us Highway 136, Tarkio | — |
| West Atchison Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 109 Clemens Dr, Rock Port | — |
| Westboro Rural Fire Protection District 4 | Local fire protection | 502 N. Adams ST., Westboro | — |
| Atchison County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 24370 N Ave, Fairfax | Website |
| Atchison County Public Water Supply District 1 | Water supply utility | Po Box 148, Rock Port | 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
FAIRFAX R-III
School district3 schools
500 MAIN ST, Fairfax, MO, 64446
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
ROCK PORT R-II
School district2 schools
600 S Nebraska Street, Rock Port, MO, 64482
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
TARKIO R-I
School district2 schools
312 S ELEVENTH ST, Tarkio, MO, 64491
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
Shenandoah Garden City Market (500 W. Clarinda Ave. Shenandoah)
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.