Mississippi County, Missouri
20 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
- 11,902
- Median household income
- $48,160
- ±7,079
- Unemployed
- 2.7%
- 128 of 4,667 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 91.5%
- 4,101 of 4,482 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 Mississippi | 12,538 (2021) | Po Box 369, Charleston | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 6
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Anniston | 181 (2021) | Po Box 246, Anniston | — |
| City of Bertrand | 718 (2021) | Po Box 27, Bertrand | — |
| City of Charleston | 4,987 (2021) | Po Box 216, Charleston | — |
| City of East Prairie | 2,954 (2021) | 219 N Washington St, East Prairie | Website |
| City of Wyatt | 222 (2021) | Po Box 427, Wyatt | — |
| Village of Wilson City | 76 (2021) | Po Box 366, Wyatt | — |
Special districts 13
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Lake Drainage District | Drainage | 1305 State St, Charleston | — |
| Consolidated Drainage District 1 | Drainage | 9101 S Hwy 77, East Prairie | — |
| Saint James Drainage District | Drainage | 1301 State St, Charleston | — |
| Mississippi County Ambulance District | Health | 53 W Highway C, Charleston | — |
| Charleston City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 67, Charleston | — |
| East Prairie Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 529 N Lincoln St, East Prairie | — |
| Mississippi County Library District | Libraries | Po Box 160, Charleston | Website |
| Mississippi (scott) County Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 514, Charleston | — |
| Saint John Levee and Drainage District | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 293, East Prairie | — |
| Mississippi County Levee District 3 | Other natural resources | Po Box 397, Wyatt | — |
| Mississippi County Port Authority | Sea and inland port facilities | 204 S 411th Rd, East Prairie | — |
| Mississippi County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 831 S Highway 105, Charleston | Website |
| Mississippi County Public Water Supply District 1 | Water supply utility | Po Box 245, Anniston | — |
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
CHARLESTON R-I
School district3 schools
311 E. TOM BROWN, Charleston, MO, 63834
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
EAST PRAIRIE R-II
School district3 schools
304 E WALNUT, East Prairie, MO, 63845
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
La Center Community Farmers' Market (Hwy 60 La Center)
Downtown Sikeston Farmers' Market (Sikeston) · Sikeston Farmers' Market (Sikeston)
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.