Ozark County, Missouri
7 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
- 8,873
- Median household income
- $44,163
- ±3,934
- Unemployed
- 5.0%
- 165 of 3,299 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 78.7%
- 2,918 of 3,709 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 Ozark | 8,782 (2021) | Po Box 416, Gainesville | — |
Cities, towns and villages 3
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Gainesville | 765 (2021) | Po Box 355, Gainesville | — |
| Village of Bakersfield | 187 (2021) | 50 Water Tower Street, Bakersfield | — |
| Village of Theodosia | 195 (2021) | Po Box 34, Theodosia | — |
Special districts 3
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ozark County Ambulance District | Health | 1261 County Road 806, Gainesville | — |
| Ozark County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 476, Gainesville | — |
| Ozark County Public Water Supply District 1 | Water supply utility | Po Box 101, Theodosia | — |
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
BAKERSFIELD R-IV
School district2 schools
357 STATE HIGHWAY O, Bakersfield, MO, 65609
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
DORA R-III
School district2 schools
613 COUNTY ROAD 379, Dora, MO, 65634
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
GAINESVILLE R-V
School district3 schools
422 BULLDOG DRIVE, Gainesville, MO, 65655
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
LUTIE R-VI
School district2 schools
5802 US HWY 160, Theodosia, MO, 65761
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
THORNFIELD R-I
School district1 schools
37 COUNTY ROAD 855, Thornfield, MO, 65762
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
Mountain Home Farmers' Market (Mountain Home)
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
Yellville Farmers Market (105 S Berry St Yellville)
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.