Monroe County, Missouri
18 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
- 8,734
- Median household income
- $54,516
- ±6,305
- Unemployed
- 1.8%
- 64 of 3,598 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 84.5%
- 2,929 of 3,468 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 Monroe | 8,712 (2021) | 300 N Main St, Paris | — |
Cities, towns and villages 5
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Madison | 523 (2021) | Po Box 141, Madison | — |
| City of Monroe City | 2,671 (2021) | 109 Second ST., Monroe City | Website |
| City of Paris | 1,133 (2021) | 112 S Main St, Paris | Website |
| Town of Holliday | 115 (2021) | 101 West Reid St, Holliday | — |
| Town of Stoutsville | 37 (2021) | Po Box 54, Stoutsville | — |
Special districts 12
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe City Ambulance District | Health | 225 5th St, Monroe City | — |
| Monroe County Ambulance District | Health | 25521 Highway 24, Paris | — |
| Madison Special Road District | Highways | P.o. Box 131, Madison | — |
| Monroe City Special Road District | Highways | 30743 Monroe Road 375, Monroe City | — |
| Madison-West Monroe Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 57, Madison | — |
| Monroe City Rural Fire District | Local fire protection | 109 2nd St, Monroe City | — |
| Paris Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 120 W Caldwell St, Paris | — |
| Monroe County Nursing Home District | Public welfare institutions | 200 South St, Paris | Website |
| Monroe County Sewer District | Sewerage and water supply | 23504 Highway 24, Paris | — |
| Monroe County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 18771 Highway 15, Paris | Website |
| Clarence Cannon Wholesale Water Commission | Water supply utility | 34146 Route U, Stoutsville | — |
| Monroe County Public Water Supply District 2 | Water supply utility | 23504 Highway 24, Paris | — |
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
HOLLIDAY C-2
School district1 schools
201 CURTRIGHT ST, Holliday, MO, 65258
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
MADISON C-3
School district2 schools
309 THOMAS ST, Madison, MO, 65263
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
MIDDLE GROVE C-1
School district1 schools
11476 RTE M, Madison, MO, 65263
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
MONROE CITY R-I
School district3 schools
401 HWY 24/36 EAST, Monroe City, MO, 63456
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
PARIS R-II
School district3 schools
740 CLEVELAND ST, Paris, MO, 65275
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)
Palmyra Farmers' Market (508 East Water Street Palmyra)
Moberly Farmer's Market (101 Sturgeon Street Moberly)
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.