Bates County, Missouri
46 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
- 16,186
- Median household income
- $60,733
- ±4,639
- Unemployed
- 5.9%
- 450 of 7,574 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 85.0%
- 5,234 of 6,158 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 Bates | 16,105 (2021) | 1 N Delaware St, Butler | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 10
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Adrian | 1,730 (2021) | Po Box 246, Adrian | — |
| City of Amoret | 132 (2021) | Po Box 105, Amoret | — |
| City of Amsterdam | 220 (2021) | Po Box 86, Amsterdam | — |
| City of Butler | 4,177 (2021) | Po Box 420, Butler | Website |
| City of Hume | 285 (2021) | Po Box 401, Hume | — |
| City of Rich Hill | 1,242 (2021) | 120 N 7th St, Rich Hill | Website |
| City of Rockville | 137 (2021) | Po Box 57, Rockville | — |
| Town of Passaic | 26 (2021) | 1 N Delaware St, Butler | — |
| Village of Foster | 80 (2021) | Po Box 28, Foster | — |
| Village of Merwin | 68 (2021) | 13177 Nw 4th St, Amsterdam | — |
Townships 24
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Charlotte | 306 (2021) | 5294 Nw County Road 7481, Butler | — |
| Township of Deepwater | 253 (2021) | 11123 Ne County Road 1004, Butler | — |
| Township of Deer Creek | 2,387 (2021) | 922 Ne State Route 18, Adrian | — |
| Township of East Boone | 566 (2021) | 7936 Nw State Rd Aa, Drexel | — |
| Township of Elkhart | 286 (2021) | 5238 Nw 9002 County Rd, Adrian | — |
| Township of Grand River | 295 (2021) | 3952 Ne County Road 13004, Adrian | — |
| Township of Homer | 369 (2021) | 3334 Nw State Route Y, Amoret | — |
| Township of Howard | 521 (2021) | 12700 Sw County Road 8508, Hume | — |
| Township of Hudson | 182 (2021) | 3091 Se County Road 15815, Appleton City | — |
| Township of Lone Oak | 300 (2021) | Rt 4 Po Box 355, Butler | — |
| Township of Mingo | 230 (2021) | 12740 Ne State Route Bb, Urich | — |
| Township of Mound | 759 (2021) | 1166 Nw County Road 8002, Butler | — |
| Township of Mount Pleasant | 4,949 (2021) | 621 W Harrison St, Butler | — |
| Township of New Home | 194 (2021) | 6209 Sw County Road 4008, Rich Hill | — |
| Township of Osage | 1,629 (2021) | Po Box 192, Rich Hill | — |
| Township of Pleasant Gap | 201 (2021) | 5388 Se St Rt O, Butler | — |
| Township of Prairie | 153 (2021) | 10569 Se Lane St, Rockville | — |
| Township of Rockville | 190 (2021) | 12332 Se State Route B, Rockville | — |
| Township of Shawnee | 285 (2021) | 6620 Ne State Route D, Butler | — |
| Township of Spruce | 301 (2021) | 6756 Ne State Route Bb, Butler | — |
| Township of Summit | 240 (2021) | Rr1 Po Box 673, Butler | — |
| Township of Walnut | 332 (2021) | Po Box 94, Foster | — |
| Township of West Boone | 737 (2021) | 12498 Nw County Rd 10001, Amsterdam | — |
| Township of West Point | 440 (2021) | 10363 Nw State Route J, Amsterdam | — |
Special districts 11
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornland Special Road District | Highways | Po Box 265, Butler | — |
| South Hudson Special Road District | Highways | 11159 Se County Road 6576, Appleton City | — |
| Rich Hill Memorial Library District | Libraries | 514 E. Walnut ST., Rich Hill | — |
| Bates County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 625 W Nursery St, Butler | Website |
| Bates County Public Water Supply District 1 | Water supply utility | Po Box 142, Butler | — |
| Bates County Public Water Supply District 2 | Water supply utility | Po Box 109, Amsterdam | — |
| Bates County Public Water Supply District 3 | Water supply utility | 5702 Ne County Road 1003, Butler | — |
| Bates County Public Water Supply District 4 | Water supply utility | Po Box 10, Rich Hill | — |
| Bates County Public Water Supply District 5 | Water supply utility | Po Box 155, Adrian | — |
| Bates County Public Water Supply District 6 | Water supply utility | 117 W Ohio St, Butler | — |
| Bates County Public Water Supply District 7 | Water supply utility | 9545 Se County Road 9606, Rockville | — |
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
ADRIAN R-III
School district2 schools
601 N HOUSTON, Adrian, MO, 64720
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
BALLARD R-II
School district2 schools
10247 NE STATE ROUTE 18, Butler, MO, 64730
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
BUTLER R-V
School district3 schools
420 S FULTON ST, Butler, MO, 64730
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
HUDSON R-IX
School district1 schools
15012 NE STATE ROUTE 52, Appleton City, MO, 64724
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
HUME R-VIII
School district2 schools
9163 SW 2nd Street, Hume, MO, 64752
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
MIAMI R-I
School district2 schools
7638 NW STATE ROUTE J, Amoret, MO, 64722
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
RICH HILL R-IV
School district2 schools
703 N. 3rd Street, Rich Hill, MO, 64779
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
Cass County Farmers' Market () · Cass County Farmers' Market (Harrisonville) · Peculiar Chamber Farmers & Artisans Market (Peculiar)
Golden Valley Produce & Craft Market (800 E. Ohio Clinton) · Clinton Farmers' Market (Clinton)
Louisburg Kansas Farmers Market (Louisburg) · Nomad Market KC (Louisburg) · Paola Farmers Market (Paola)
Nevada Vernon County Farmers' Market (Nevada)
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.