Dallas County, Missouri
9 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 17,551
- Median household income
- $53,464
- ±7,438
- Unemployed
- 3.9%
- 264 of 6,772 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 81.9%
- 5,542 of 6,768 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 Dallas | 17,341 (2021) | Po Box 436, Buffalo | — |
Cities, towns and villages 3
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Buffalo | 3,318 (2021) | Po Box 410, Buffalo | Website |
| City of Urbana | 391 (2021) | Po Box 227, Urbana | — |
| Town of Louisburg | 136 (2021) | Po Box 6, Louisburg | — |
Special districts 5
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas County Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 215 South Barnes, Springfield | — |
| Dallas County Library District | Libraries | Po Box 1008, Buffalo | Website |
| Elkland Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 35, Elkland | — |
| Southern Dallas County Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 322 Red Top Rd, Buffalo | — |
| Dallas County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 1240 Truman St, Buffalo | 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
DALLAS CO. R-I
School district4 schools
1323 SOUTH ASH, Buffalo, MO, 65622
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)
Southwest Farmers' Market at Great Southern (208 S. Glenstone Springfield) · Farmers Market of the Ozarks (4139 S. Nature Center Way Springfield) · Ash Grove Farmers Market (Ash Grove) · and 2 more
Route 66 Farmers' Market (1300 Millcreek Court Lebanon) · Farmers' Market of Laclede County (Lebanon)
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.