Benton County, Missouri
20 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
- 20,151
- Median household income
- $52,567
- ±3,278
- Unemployed
- 3.8%
- 275 of 7,279 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 83.3%
- 7,145 of 8,573 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 Benton | 19,908 (2021) | Po Box 1238, Warsaw | — |
Cities, towns and villages 4
Special districts 15
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Camp Ambulance District | Health | Po Box 247, Cole Camp | — |
| Warsaw-Lincoln Ambulance District | Health | Po Box 1252, Warsaw | Website |
| Brandon Special Road District | Highways | 16540 Ionia Rd, Windsor | — |
| Cole Camp Special Road District | Highways | Po Box 436, Cole Camp | — |
| Ionia Special Road District | Highways | 302 N Main St, Ionia | — |
| Us Hwy 65 and Truman Dam Access Transportation Develop District | Highways | 600 Ne Colbern Rd, Lees Summit | — |
| Cole Camp and Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 447, Cole Camp | — |
| Deer Creek Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 30209 Highway M, Edwards | — |
| Lakeview Heights Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 23103 Hwy W, Cole Camp | — |
| Lincoln Community Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | P O Box 192, Lincoln | — |
| Osage Valley Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 26180 Escapade Ln, Warsaw | — |
| Warsaw Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | P.o. Box 1995, Warsaw | — |
| Good Samaritan Nursing Home District | Public welfare institutions | 403 W Main St, Cole Camp | — |
| Lincoln Community Nursing Home | Public welfare institutions | 205 Timberline Dr, Lincoln | — |
| Benton County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 535 N Hwy 65, Lincoln | 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
COLE CAMP R-I
School district3 schools
500 SOUTH KEENEY STREET, Cole Camp, MO, 65325
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
LINCOLN R-II
School district2 schools
101 W LAMINE ST #39, Lincoln, MO, 65338
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
WARSAW R-IX
School district4 schools
20363 LANE OF CHAMPIONS, Warsaw, MO, 65355
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
Sunrise Farmers' Market () · Farmers Market - Greenview MO (1468 N State HWY 7 Greenview) · Camdenton Farmers' Market (Camdenton)
Golden Valley Produce & Craft Market (800 E. Ohio Clinton) · Clinton Farmers' Market (Clinton)
Sedalia Area Farmers' Market (MO)
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.