Barry County, Missouri
56 public bodies govern here, 7 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 35,033
- Median household income
- $58,346
- ±2,677
- Unemployed
- 4.6%
- 715 of 15,706 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 84.5%
- 11,267 of 13,336 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 Barry | 34,712 (2021) | 700 Main St, Cassville | — |
Cities, towns and villages 11
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Butterfield | 385 (2021) | Po Box 235, Cassville | — |
| City of Cassville | 3,192 (2021) | 300 Main St, Cassville | Website |
| City of Exeter | 738 (2021) | Po Box 113, Exeter | — |
| City of Monett | 9,684 (2021) | 217 5th St, Monett | Website |
| City of Purdy | 1,033 (2021) | 101 Front St, Purdy | — |
| City of Seligman | 827 (2021) | 29144 Main St, Seligman | Website |
| City of Washburn | 405 (2021) | Po Box 110, Washburn | — |
| City of Wheaton | 675 (2021) | Po Box 70, Wheaton | — |
| Village of Arrow Point | 76 (2021) | 25286 Fr 2262, Golden | — |
| Village of Chain-O-Lakes | 105 (2021) | Po Box 262, Eagle Rock | — |
| Village of Emerald Beach | 210 (2021) | 23956 Cardinal Dr, Golden | — |
Special districts 44
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barry-Lawrence Ambulance District | Health | Po Box 384, Monett | Website |
| South Barry Ambulance District | Health | Po Box 472, Cassville | — |
| Ash Special Road District 1 | Highways | Po Box 462, Washburn | — |
| Butterfield Road District 17 | Highways | 7049 Farm Road 2115, Purdy | — |
| Capps Creek Special Road District 32 | Highways | 3487 Farm Road 2040, Monett | — |
| Corsicana Special Road District 16 | Highways | Po Box 343, Purdy | — |
| Crane Creek Special Road District 23 | Highways | Po Box 477, Crane | — |
| Exeter Special Road District 14 | Highways | 15907 Farm Road 1055, Exeter | — |
| Flat Creek Special Road District 12 | Highways | Po Box 29, Cassville | — |
| Greasy Creek Special Road District 35 | Highways | 1724 Farm Road 2290, Seligman | — |
| Jenkins Special Road District 20 | Highways | 18991 Farm Road 2110, Aurora | — |
| Kings Prairie Special Road District 26 | Highways | 4307 Farm Road 1100, Monett | — |
| Liberty Common Road District 34 | Highways | 700 Main St, Cassville | — |
| McDonald Special Road District 19 | Highways | 300 Main St, Cassville | — |
| Mineral Springs Special Road District 10 | Highways | Po Box 482, Cassville | — |
| Monett Special Road District 33 | Highways | Po Box 948, Monett | — |
| Mountain Special Road District 22 | Highways | Po Box 532, Shell Knob | — |
| Pioneer Special Road District 31 | Highways | 5422 Farm Road 1020, Pierce City | — |
| Pleasant Ridge Special Road District 25 | Highways | Po Box 477, Crane | — |
| Purdy Special Road District 28 | Highways | Po Box 344, Purdy | — |
| Roaring River Special Road District 2 | Highways | 26474 Farm Road 1212, Eagle Rock | — |
| Shell Knob Special Road District 9 | Highways | Po Box 844, Shell Knob | — |
| Sugar Creek Special Road District 3 | Highways | Po Box 112, Seligman | — |
| Viola Special Road District 21 | Highways | Po Box 365, Shell Knob | — |
| Washburn Special Road District 4 | Highways | Po Box 459, Washburn | — |
| Wheaton Special Road District 29 | Highways | Po Box 12, Wheaton | — |
| White River Special Road District 7 | Highways | Po Box 263, Golden | — |
| South Barry County Hospital District | Hospitals | 94 Main St, Cassville | — |
| Wheaton City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 3609 E 20th St, Joplin | — |
| Barry Lawrence Consolidated Library District | Libraries | 213 6th St, Monett | Website |
| Butterfield Fire Protection Dist | Local fire protection | Po Box 706, Cassville | — |
| Cassville Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 798, Cassville | — |
| Central Crossing Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 86, Shell Knob | — |
| Eagle Rock-Golden-Mano Fire District | Local fire protection | 30625 State Highway 86, Eagle Rock | — |
| Exeter Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 156, Exeter | — |
| Jenkins Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 20674 Farm Road 2065, Aurora | — |
| Monett Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 22357 Hwy W, Verona | — |
| Purdy Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 51, Purdy | — |
| Seligman Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 111, Seligman | — |
| Washburn Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 408 N High Street, Washburn | — |
| Wheaton Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 10, Wheaton | — |
| Barry County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 74 Main St, Cassville | — |
| Barry County Public Water Supply District 2 | Water supply utility | Po Box 92, Shell Knob | — |
| Southwest Rural Water District 1 | Water supply utility | 19910 State Highway Mm, Exeter | — |
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
CASSVILLE R-IV
School district4 schools
1501 MAIN, Cassville, MO, 65625
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
EXETER R-VI
School district2 schools
101 LOCUST ST, Exeter, MO, 65647
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
MONETT R-I
School district6 schools
710 9th Street, Monett, MO, 65708
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
PURDY R-II
School district3 schools
201 S GABBY GIBBONS DRIVE, Purdy, MO, 65734
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
SHELL KNOB 78
School district1 schools
24400 STATE HWY 39, Shell Knob, MO, 65747
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
SOUTHWEST R-V
School district3 schools
529 E PINEVILLE ROAD, Washburn, MO, 65772
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
WHEATON R-III
School district2 schools
116 MCCALL ST, Wheaton, MO, 64874
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
City of Gravette, Parks Department-Farmers Market (110 Park Dr Gravette) · Rogers Farmers Market (1402 West Pine Rogers) · Bella Vista Farmers Market (1451 Bella Vista Way Bella Vista) · and 5 more
Green Forest Farmers Market (105 Phillis Ave. Green Forest) · Berryville Farmers Market (Berryville) · Eureka Springs Farmers Market (Eureka Springs) · and 1 more
Pierce City Farmers Market (107 W Commercial Street Pierce City)
B2B Jane Farmers Market ()
Crane Creek Market (205 S. Commerce Crane)
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.