Douglas County, Missouri
6 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 11,965
- Median household income
- $45,985
- ±4,512
- Unemployed
- 6.1%
- 285 of 4,686 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 81.4%
- 3,788 of 4,654 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 Douglas | 11,732 (2021) | Po Box 398, Ava | — |
Cities, towns and villages 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Ava | 2,885 (2021) | Po Box 967, Ava | Website |
Special districts 4
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ava Ambulance District | Health | Po Box 971, Ava | — |
| Ava Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 806, Ava | — |
| Douglas County Library | Libraries | Po Box 277, Ava | Website |
| Douglas County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 50, Ava | 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
AVA R-I
School district3 schools
507 North Spring Street, Ava, MO, 65608
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
PLAINVIEW R-VIII
School district1 schools
RTE 3 BOX 145, Ava, MO, 65608
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
Nixa Ozark Area Farmers' Market (Nixa) · Ozark Downtown Farmers' Market (Ozark)
Greater Ozark Farmers Market (1321 Preacher Roe Blvd. West Plains) · West Plains Area Farmers Market (1380 Bill Virdon Blvd. East Towne Village West Plains) · Willow Springs Farmers' Market (2484 County Road 5430 Willow Springs) · and 1 more
Houston Farmers' Market (Houston)
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.