New Madrid County, Missouri
37 public bodies govern here, 4 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 15,731
- Median household income
- $51,881
- ±4,292
- Unemployed
- 3.4%
- 222 of 6,593 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 89.2%
- 5,975 of 6,695 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 New Madrid | 16,035 (2021) | Po Box 68, New Madrid | — |
Cities, towns and villages 14
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Canalou | 154 (2021) | Po Box 221, Canalou | — |
| City of Catron | 38 (2021) | Po Box 32, Catron | — |
| City of Gideon | 764 (2021) | Po Box 396, Gideon | — |
| City of Howardville | 270 (2021) | 105 Howard St, New Madrid | — |
| City of Lilbourn | 971 (2021) | Po Box 643, Lilbourn | — |
| City of Marston | 385 (2021) | Po Box F, Marston | — |
| City of Matthews | 518 (2021) | Po Box 54, Matthews | — |
| City of Morehouse | 727 (2021) | Po Box 53, Morehouse | — |
| City of New Madrid | 2,705 (2021) | Po Box 96, New Madrid | Website |
| City of Parma | 543 (2021) | Po Box 668, Parma | Website |
| City of Portageville | 2,877 (2021) | Po Drawer B, Portageville | — |
| City of Risco | 278 (2021) | Po Box 328, Risco | — |
| Village of North Lilbourn | 21 (2021) | Po Box 256, Lilbourn | — |
| Village of Tallapoosa | 77 (2021) | Po Box 108, Tallapoosa | — |
Special districts 22
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drainage District 18 | Drainage | 1734 State Highway F, Portageville | — |
| Drainage District 29 | Drainage | 100 E 4th St, Portageville | — |
| Drainage District 33 | Drainage | Po Box 317, Gideon | — |
| New Madrid County Drainage District 28 | Drainage | Po Box 306, Risco | — |
| New Madrid County Drainage District 38 | Drainage | 246 County Highway 558, Malden | — |
| New Madrid County Drainage District 39 | Drainage | 303 South Kingshighway, Sikeston | — |
| New Madrid County Drainage District 41 | Drainage | 902 Bucklin Cir, Sikeston | — |
| St Johns Bayou Basin Drainage District | Drainage | 303 S. Kingshaighway, Sikeston | — |
| New Madrid Clean Energy Dev Board | Electric power utility | 537 Mott Street, New Madrid | — |
| New Madrid County Ambulance District | Health | Po Box 218, New Madrid | — |
| Gideon Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 135 Haven St, Gideon | — |
| Morehouse City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 342, Morehouse | — |
| New Madrid City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 550 Semo Dr, New Madrid | — |
| Portageville City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 436, Portageville | — |
| Lilbourn Memorial Library District | Libraries | Po Box 282, Lilbourn | — |
| New Madrid County Library District | Libraries | 309 E Main St, Portageville | — |
| New Madrid County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 495 Us Highway 61, New Madrid | Website |
| New Madrid County Public Water Supply District 1 | Water supply utility | Po Box 33, Lilbourn | — |
| New Madrid County Public Water Supply District 2 | Water supply utility | Po Box 81, Kewanee | — |
| New Madrid County Public Water Supply District 4 | Water supply utility | Po Box 239, Canalou | — |
| New Madrid County Public Water Supply District 5 | Water supply utility | 106 W Stoddard St, Dexter | — |
| New Madrid County Public Water Supply District 6 | Water supply utility | Po Box 1107, Sikeston | — |
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
GIDEON 37
School district2 schools
400 S MAIN ST, Gideon, MO, 63848
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
NEW MADRID CO. R-I
School district6 schools
310 US HWY 61, New Madrid, MO, 63869
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
PORTAGEVILLE
School district2 schools
904 KING AVE, Portageville, MO, 63873
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
RISCO R-II
School district2 schools
HWY 62, Risco, MO, 63874
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
Farmers' Market-Food Fair (2801 Pendleton Drive Kennett)
Downtown Sikeston Farmers' Market (Sikeston) · Sikeston Farmers' Market (Sikeston)
Bloomfield Farmers' Market (Bloomfield)
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.