Audrain County, Missouri
25 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
- 24,548
- Median household income
- $59,448
- ±5,227
- Unemployed
- 4.3%
- 462 of 10,800 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 85.6%
- 7,889 of 9,219 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 Audrain | 24,982 (2021) | 101 N Jefferson St, Mexico | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 8
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Farber | 257 (2021) | Po Box 37, Farber | — |
| City of Laddonia | 505 (2021) | Po Box 70, Laddonia | — |
| City of Martinsburg | 255 (2021) | Po Box 128, Martinsburg | — |
| City of Mexico | 11,523 (2021) | 300 N Coal St, Mexico | Website |
| City of Vandalia | 3,462 (2021) | 200 E Park St, Vandalia | Website |
| Town of Rush Hill | 100 (2021) | Po Box 76, Rush Hill | — |
| Village of Benton City | 105 (2021) | Po Box 28, Benton City | — |
| Village of Vandiver | 63 (2021) | Po Box 461, Mexico | — |
Special districts 16
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audrain Ambulance District | Health | 440 Kelley Pkwy, Mexico | — |
| Van-Far Ambulance District | Health | Po Box 65, Vandalia | — |
| Laddonia Farber Special Road District | Highways | 35724 Audrain Road 572, Laddonia | — |
| Mexico Special Road District 13 | Highways | 20231 Audrain Road 306, Mexico | — |
| Saling Special Road District 2 | Highways | 5839 Audrain Road 109, Centralia | — |
| Vandalia Special Road District | Highways | 45293 Audrain Road 628, Middletown | — |
| Mexico Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 484, Mexico | Website |
| Vandalia City Housing Auth | Housing and community development | 200 S Main St, Vandalia | — |
| Mexico-Audrain County Library District | Libraries | 305 W Jackson St, Mexico | Website |
| Laddonia Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 32819 Audrain Rd, Laddonia | — |
| Little Dixie Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 415 Agricultural St, Mexico | — |
| Martinsburg Area Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 129, Martinsburg | — |
| Tri-County Nursing Home District | Public welfare institutions | 601 N Galloway Rd, Vandalia | — |
| Audrain County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 4619 S Clark St, Mexico | Website |
| Audrain County Public Water Supply District 1 | Water supply utility | Po Box 566, Mexico | — |
| Audrain County Public Water Supply District 2 | Water supply utility | Po Box 457, Mexico | — |
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
COMMUNITY R-VI
School district2 schools
35063 HIGHWAY BB, Laddonia, MO, 63352
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
MEXICO 59
School district6 schools
2101 LAKEVIEW, Mexico, MO, 65265
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
VAN-FAR R-I
School district2 schools
2200 W. HWY 54, Vandalia, MO, 63382
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
Southern Boone Farmers' Market (Ashland) · Boone County Farmers' Market (Columbia) · Columbia Farmers Market (Columbia)
Fulton Farmers' Market (9349 Schmid Way Portland)
Louisiana Community Betterment Farmer's Market (Louisiana)
Moberly Farmer's Market (101 Sturgeon Street Moberly)
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.