Saline County, Missouri
43 public bodies govern here, 8 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 23,231
- Median household income
- $57,931
- ±4,575
- Unemployed
- 3.2%
- 350 of 10,973 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 85.6%
- 6,891 of 8,053 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 Saline | 23,289 (2021) | 19 E Arrow St, Marshall | — |
Cities, towns and villages 12
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Blackburn | 230 (2021) | Po Box 174, Blackburn | — |
| City of Emma | 202 (2021) | Po Box 140, Emma | Website |
| City of Gilliam | 184 (2021) | Po Box 86, Gilliam | — |
| City of Malta Bend | 197 (2021) | Po Box 192, Malta Bend | — |
| City of Marshall | 13,506 (2021) | 214 N Lafayette Ave, Marshall | Website |
| City of Miami | 154 (2021) | Po Box 56, Miami | — |
| City of Nelson | 158 (2021) | Po Box 85, Blackwater | — |
| City of Slater | 1,883 (2021) | 232 Main St, Slater | — |
| City of Sweet Springs | 1,326 (2021) | 324 S Miller St, Sweet Springs | — |
| Town of Arrow Rock | 62 (2021) | Po Box 149, Arrow Rock | Website |
| Town of Grand Pass | 52 (2021) | 2002 McReynolds St, Grand Pass | — |
| Town of Mount Leonard | 66 (2021) | 210 N Main Street, Malta Bend | — |
Special districts 30
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Lake Drainage District 2 | Drainage | 25311 Bluebird Trl, Marshall | — |
| Fish Creek Drainage District | Drainage | 205 Orchard Dr, Glasgow | — |
| Malta Bend Drainage District | Drainage | 29251 Dragonfly DR., Malta Bend | — |
| Miami Levee District 1 | Flood control | 25518 Wildcat Rd, Marshall | — |
| Saline County Levee District 2 | Flood control | Po Box 122, Miami | — |
| Saline Lafayette Levee District | Flood control | 207 E Pine St, Waverly | — |
| Teteseau-Van Meter Levee District | Flood control | 6 S Folger St, Carrollton | — |
| West Glasgow Levee District | Flood control | 6 S Folger St, Carrollton | — |
| Ambulance District 2 | Health | 211 W Ray St, Sweet Springs | — |
| Saline County Ambulance District 3 | Health | 354 W Arrow St, Marshall | Website |
| Slater Ambulance District 1 | Health | 102 Main St, Slater | — |
| Blackburn Elmwood Special Road District | Highways | Po Box 87, Blackburn | — |
| Gilliam Special Road District | Highways | Po Box 32, Gilliam | — |
| Grand Pass Special Road District | Highways | 11476 N Saline 65 Hwy, Grand Pass | — |
| Malta Bend Special Road District | Highways | 25311 Bluebird Trl, Marshall | — |
| Marshall Special Road District | Highways | 460 S Miami Ave, Marshall | — |
| Slater Special Road District | Highways | 512 Ash St, Slater | — |
| Sweet Springs Special Road District | Highways | 16579 120th Rd, Sweet Springs | — |
| Marshall City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 98, Marshall | — |
| Slater City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 146, Slater | — |
| Slater Public Library District | Libraries | 201 Main St, Slater | — |
| Sweet Springs Public Library District | Libraries | 324 S Miller St, Sweet Springs | — |
| Malta Bend Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 191, Malta Bend | — |
| Saline County Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 131, Marshall | — |
| Slater Rural Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 33626 320th Road, Slater | — |
| West Central Fpd | Local fire protection | Po Box 35, Sweet Springs | — |
| Saline County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 704 N Miami Ave, Marshall | Website |
| Saline County Public Water Supply District 1 | Water supply utility | Po Box 665, Marshall | — |
| Saline County Public Water Supply District 2 | Water supply utility | 122 Industrial Blvd, Slater | — |
| Saline County Public Water Supply District 3 | Water supply utility | Po Box 334, Marshall | 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
GILLIAM C-4
School district1 schools
102 NORTH ST, Gilliam, MO, 65330
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
HARDEMAN R-X
School district1 schools
21051 HWY D, Marshall, MO, 65340
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
MALTA BEND R-V
School district2 schools
200 S LINN, Malta Bend, MO, 65339
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
MARSHALL
School district8 schools
1126 E Hwy WW, Marshall, MO, 65340
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
MIAMI R-I
School district1 schools
34520 N. HWY. 41, Miami, MO, 65344
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
OREARVILLE R-IV
School district1 schools
32524 E HIGHWAY P, Slater, MO, 65349
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
SLATER
School district2 schools
515 N ELM, Slater, MO, 65349
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
SWEET SPRINGS R-VII
School district2 schools
600 EAST MARSHALL ST., Sweet Springs, MO, 65351
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
Carrollton Farmers Market (Carrollton)
Fayette Area Farmers' Market (901 West Davis Fayette)
Sedalia Area Farmers' Market (MO)
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.