Polk County, Missouri
21 public bodies govern here, 6 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 32,444
- Median household income
- $59,647
- ±3,036
- Unemployed
- 4.0%
- 593 of 14,775 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 82.4%
- 9,939 of 12,059 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 Polk | 32,043 (2021) | 102 E Broadway St, Bolivar | — |
Cities, towns and villages 8
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Bolivar | 10,949 (2021) | Po Box 9, Bolivar | — |
| City of Fair Play | 424 (2021) | Po Box 55, Fair Play | — |
| City of Humansville | 945 (2021) | Po Box 144, Humansville | — |
| City of Morrisville | 381 (2021) | 1132 W Elm St, Morrisville | — |
| City of Pleasant Hope | 663 (2021) | Po Box 56, Pleasant Hope | Website |
| Village of Aldrich | 77 (2021) | 456 Commercial St, Aldrich | — |
| Village of Flemington | 113 (2021) | Po Box 275, Flemington | — |
| Village of Half Way | 154 (2021) | Po Box 27, Half Way | — |
Special districts 12
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound Special Road District | Highways | 4515 S 250th Rd, Buffalo | — |
| Bolivar Special Road District | Highways | Po Box 623, Bolivar | — |
| Flemington Special Road District | Highways | 3143 Bertha Ave, Flemington | — |
| Humansville Special Road District | Highways | Po Box 56, Humansville | — |
| Polk County Road District | Highways | 102 E Broadway St, Bolivar | — |
| Southwest Special Road District | Highways | 5533 S 25th Rd, Walnut Grove | — |
| Citizens Memorial Hospital | Hospitals | 1500 N Oakland Ave, Bolivar | Website |
| Polk County Library | Libraries | 1690 W Broadway St, Bolivar | Website |
| Central Polk County Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 461, Bolivar | — |
| Morrisville Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 78, Morrisville | — |
| Pleasant Hope Fire Protection Dist | Local fire protection | Po Box 44, Pleasant Hope | — |
| Polk County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 1333 E Broadway St, Bolivar | Website |
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
BOLIVAR R-I
School district5 schools
524 W MADISON, Bolivar, MO, 65613
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
FAIR PLAY R-II
School district3 schools
301 N WALNUT, Fair Play, MO, 65649
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
HALFWAY R-III
School district2 schools
2150 HIGHWAY 32, Half Way, MO, 65663
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
HUMANSVILLE R-IV
School district3 schools
300 N OAK ST, Humansville, MO, 65674
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
MARION C. EARLY R-V
School district3 schools
5309 South Main, Morrisville, MO, 65710
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
PLEASANT HOPE R-VI
School district4 schools
100 W. Cowden, Pleasant Hope, MO, 65725
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
Southwest Farmers' Market at Great Southern (208 S. Glenstone Springfield) · Farmers Market of the Ozarks (4139 S. Nature Center Way Springfield) · Ash Grove Farmers Market (Ash Grove) · and 2 more
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.