Oregon County, Missouri
12 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
- 8,673
- Median household income
- $43,069
- ±6,603
- Unemployed
- 5.2%
- 180 of 3,435 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 77.3%
- 2,613 of 3,380 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 Oregon | 8,631 (2021) | Po Box 324, Alton | — |
Cities, towns and villages 3
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Alton | 687 (2021) | Po Box 247, Alton | — |
| City of Koshkonong | 197 (2021) | Po Box 368, Koshkonong | — |
| City of Thayer | 1,860 (2021) | Po Box 76, Thayer | — |
Special districts 8
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon County Ambulance District | Health | 2 Cemetery Ln, Thayer | — |
| Thayer Special Road District | Highways | 2 Cemetery Ln, Thayer | — |
| Alton City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | P O Box 66, Alton | — |
| Thayer City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Route 1, Thayer | — |
| Oregon County Library District | Libraries | 2 Cemetery Ln, Thayer | — |
| Oregon County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 18078 Us 160, Alton | — |
| Oregon County Public Water District 2 | Water supply utility | Po Box 265, Alton | — |
| Oregon County Public Water Supply District 1 | Water supply utility | Po Box 346, Alton | — |
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
ALTON R-IV
School district2 schools
505 School Street, Alton, MO, 65606
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
COUCH R-I
School district2 schools
22206 MO 142, Myrtle, MO, 65778
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
OREGON-HOWELL R-III
School district2 schools
100 SCHOOL ST, Koshkonong, MO, 65692
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
THAYER R-II
School district2 schools
401 E WALNUT ST, Thayer, MO, 65791
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
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
Randolph County Farmers Market (1966 Hwy 62 Pocahontas)
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.