Webster County, Missouri
14 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
- 40,500
- Median household income
- $71,155
- ±2,974
- Unemployed
- 3.8%
- 689 of 17,911 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 82.1%
- 11,460 of 13,964 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 Webster | 39,735 (2021) | 101 S Crittenden St, Marshfield | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 6
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Fordland | 783 (2021) | Po Box 69, Fordland | — |
| City of Marshfield | 7,540 (2021) | 798 S Marshall St, Marshfield | Website |
| City of Niangua | 397 (2021) | Po Box 81, Niangua | — |
| City of Rogersville | 4,413 (2021) | Po Box 19, Rogersville | Website |
| City of Seymour | 1,850 (2021) | Po Box 247, Seymour | — |
| Village of Diggins | 303 (2021) | Po Box 77, Diggins | — |
Special districts 7
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seymour Special Road District 8 | Highways | Po Box 386, Seymour | — |
| Webster County Library District | Libraries | Po Box 89, Marshfield | Website |
| Marshfield Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 126, Marshfield | — |
| Niangua Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 35, Niangua | — |
| Southern Webster County Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 160, Fordland | — |
| Webster County Nursing Home District | Public welfare institutions | 1687 W Washington St, Marshfield | Website |
| Webster County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 1202 Banning St, Marshfield | 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
FORDLAND R-III
School district3 schools
1230 SCHOOL ST, Fordland, MO, 65652
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
LOGAN-ROGERSVILLE R-VIII
School district5 schools
100 E FRONT ST, Rogersville, MO, 65742
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
MARSHFIELD R-I
School district6 schools
170 STATE HWY DD, Marshfield, MO, 65706
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
NIANGUA R-V
School district2 schools
301 RUMSEY ST, Niangua, MO, 65713
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
SEYMOUR R-II
School district3 schools
416 E CLINTON AVE, Seymour, MO, 65746
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
Nixa Ozark Area Farmers' Market (Nixa) · Ozark Downtown Farmers' Market (Ozark)
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
Route 66 Farmers' Market (1300 Millcreek Court Lebanon) · Farmers' Market of Laclede County (Lebanon)
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.