Ripley County, Missouri
31 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
- 10,708
- Median household income
- $42,037
- ±5,005
- Unemployed
- 3.7%
- 156 of 4,218 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 83.2%
- 3,331 of 4,002 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 Ripley | 10,617 (2021) | 100 Court House Sq, Doniphan | — |
Cities, towns and villages 2
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Doniphan | 1,712 (2021) | 124 W Jefferson St, Doniphan | Website |
| City of Naylor | 443 (2021) | Po Box 8, Naylor | — |
Special districts 28
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naylor Drainage District | Drainage | P.o. Box 696, Poplar Bluff | — |
| Fourche Creek Watershed Subdistrict | Flood control | 63 Confederate Ridge Rd, Doniphan | — |
| Little Black Watershed Subdistrict | Flood control | 63 Confederate Ridge Rd, Doniphan | — |
| Naylor-Neelyville Ambulance District | Health | Po Box 56, Naylor | — |
| Ripley County Ambulance District | Health | 1003 Walnut St, Doniphan | Website |
| Bennett Special Road District | Highways | 100 Court House Sq, Doniphan | — |
| Doniphan Special Road District | Highways | Po Box 912, Doniphan | — |
| Fairdealing Special Road District | Highways | 100 Court House Sq, Doniphan | — |
| Flatwoods Special Road District | Highways | 100 Court House Sq, Doniphan | — |
| Jordan Special Road District | Highways | 726 Chickadee Ln, Grandin | — |
| Little Black Special Road District | Highways | 100 Court House Sq, Doniphan | — |
| Logan Creek Special Road District | Highways | 100 Court House Sq, Doniphan | — |
| Mabrey Bay Special Road District | Highways | 100 Court House Sq, Doniphan | — |
| Naylor Special Road District | Highways | 203 N Horton St, Naylor | — |
| Oxly Special Road District | Highways | 100 Court House Sq, Doniphan | — |
| Pine Bardley Special Road District | Highways | 1313 Ripley 160 W-9, Doniphan | — |
| Ponder Gatewood Special Road District | Highways | 824 Ripley Route Z, Gatewood | — |
| Poynor Special Road District | Highways | 100 Court House Sq, Doniphan | — |
| Pratt Special Road District | Highways | 100 Court House Sq, Doniphan | — |
| Pruman Special Road District | Highways | Po Box 57, Doniphan | — |
| Running Water Special Road District | Highways | Hc 67, Fremont | — |
| Tucker Bay Special Road District | Highways | 100 Court House Sq, Doniphan | — |
| Wolf Creek Special Road District | Highways | 100 Court House Sq, Doniphan | — |
| Ripley County Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 3019 Fair Street, Poplar Bluff | — |
| Doniphan-Ripley County Library District | Libraries | 207 Locust St, Doniphan | Website |
| Ripley County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 63 Confederate Ridge Rd, Doniphan | Website |
| Ripley County Public Water Supply District 1 | Water supply utility | 206 Washington St, Doniphan | — |
| Ripley County Public Water Supply District 2 | Water supply utility | 408 Washington St, Doniphan | — |
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
DONIPHAN R-I
School district5 schools
401 Walnut Street, Doniphan, MO, 63935
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
NAYLOR R-II
School district2 schools
301 E Batten Street, Naylor, MO, 63953
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
RIPLEY CO. R-III
School district1 schools
11111 State Highway 142W, Gatewood, MO, 63942
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
RIPLEY CO. R-IV
School district1 schools
3277 US HIGHWAY 160 W, Doniphan, MO, 63935
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
Iron Mountain Market (400 S Main Street Poplar Bluff) · Orscheln Farm & Home Farmers' Market (950A North Westwood Poplar Bluff) · Downtown Poplar Bluff Farmers' Market (Poplar Bluff)
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.