Linn County, Missouri
40 public bodies govern here, 5 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 11,852
- Median household income
- $61,635
- ±5,399
- Unemployed
- 3.2%
- 182 of 5,777 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 78.4%
- 3,763 of 4,801 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 Linn | 11,843 (2021) | Po Box 92, Linneus | — |
Cities, towns and villages 8
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Brookfield | 4,073 (2021) | 116 W Brooks St, Brookfield | — |
| City of Browning | 219 (2021) | Po Box 195, Browning | — |
| City of Bucklin | 410 (2021) | Po Box 76, Bucklin | — |
| City of Laclede | 303 (2021) | Po Box 142, Laclede | — |
| City of Linneus | 278 (2021) | Po Box 144, Linneus | — |
| City of Marceline | 2,125 (2021) | 116 N Main Street USA, Marceline | Website |
| City of Meadville | 418 (2021) | Po Box 152, Meadville | — |
| City of Purdin | 141 (2021) | 408 Church Rd, Purdin | — |
Townships 14
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Baker | 185 (2021) | 35240 Meade Rd, New Boston | — |
| Township of Benton | 441 (2021) | 19668 Fawn Rd, Browning | — |
| Township of Brookfield | 4,698 (2021) | 148 Clawson Dr, Brookfield | — |
| Township of Bucklin | 635 (2021) | 24826 Mill Dr, Bucklin | — |
| Township of Clay | 306 (2021) | 14149 Balkan Rd, Meadville | — |
| Township of Enterprise | 80 (2021) | 14862 Highway Kk, Purdin | — |
| Township of Grantsville | 259 (2021) | 24675 Ingel Rd, Linneus | — |
| Township of Jackson | 187 (2021) | 16317 Brook Rd, Purdin | — |
| Township of Jefferson | 675 (2021) | 21142 Highway 36, Laclede | — |
| Township of Locust Creek | 524 (2021) | 21397 Highway M, Brookfield | — |
| Township of Marceline | 2,607 (2021) | 30388 Jucco Dr, Brookfield | — |
| Township of North Salem | 111 (2021) | 31050 Kaddon Rd, New Boston | — |
| Township of Parson Creek | 777 (2021) | 25030 Cedar Dr, Meadville | — |
| Township of Yellow Creek | 358 (2021) | 26824 Jefferson St, St Catharine | — |
Special districts 17
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Yellow Creek Watershed District | Flood control | 121 N Pershing Dr, Brookfield | — |
| Linn County Ambulance District | Health | 28600 Highway 11, Brookfield | Website |
| Marceline Special Road District | Highways | 300 W Broadway St, Marceline | — |
| Purdin Special Road District | Highways | 19970 Flag Rd, Purdin | — |
| Brookfield Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 61 Joyce Place P. O. Box 467, Brookfield | — |
| Bucklin City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 152, Bucklin | — |
| Linneus City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 75, Linneus | — |
| Marceline City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 127, Marceline | — |
| Brookfield Carnegie Library District | Libraries | 102 E Boston St, Brookfield | Website |
| Marceline Carnegie Library District | Libraries | 119 E California Ave, Marceline | Website |
| Laclede Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 32527 Highway 139, Sumner | — |
| Linneus Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 69, Linneus | — |
| Meadville Fire Prot. District | Local fire protection | Po Box 133, Meadville | — |
| Linn County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 121 N Pershing Dr, Brookfield | Website |
| Linn and Chariton Counties Public Water Supply District 3 | Water supply utility | 814 W Helm St, Brookfield | — |
| Linn County Public Water Supply District 1 | Water supply utility | Po Box 111, Purdin | — |
| Linn-Livingston County Public Water Supply District 3 | Water supply utility | Po Box 109, Wheeling | — |
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
BROOKFIELD R-III
School district4 schools
124A PERSHING RD, Brookfield, MO, 64628
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
BUCKLIN R-II
School district2 schools
26832 HWY 129, Bucklin, MO, 64631
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
LINN CO. R-I
School district2 schools
15533 HWY KK, Purdin, MO, 64674
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
MARCELINE R-V
School district2 schools
314 E SANTA FE AVE, Marceline, MO, 64658
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
MEADVILLE R-IV
School district2 schools
101 W CRANDALL, Meadville, MO, 64659
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
Southside Farmers' Market (Macon)
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.