Shannon County, Missouri
8 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 7,177
- Median household income
- $55,222
- ±9,830
- Unemployed
- 1.3%
- 33 of 2,534 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 82.5%
- 2,377 of 2,882 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 Shannon | 7,106 (2021) | Po Box 187, Eminence | — |
Cities, towns and villages 3
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Birch Tree | 550 (2021) | Po Box 240, Birch Tree | — |
| City of Eminence | 516 (2021) | Po Box 387, Eminence | — |
| City of Winona | 963 (2021) | Po Box 426, Winona | — |
Special districts 4
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon County Ambulance District 1 | Health | Po Box 26, Birch Tree | — |
| Shannon County Special Road District | Highways | Po Box 187, Eminence | — |
| Birch Tree Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Birch Street & Mill Rd, Birch Tree | Website |
| Shannon County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 297, Eminence | — |
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
EMINENCE R-I
School district2 schools
17829 6th St, Eminence, MO, 65466
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
WINONA R-III
School district2 schools
8256 State Hwy 19, Winona, MO, 65588
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
Salem Farmers' Market (Salem)
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
Houston Farmers' Market (Houston)
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.