Worth County, Missouri
14 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 1,934
- Median household income
- $47,847
- ±10,123
- Unemployed
- 1.6%
- 14 of 897 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 84.9%
- 719 of 847 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 Worth | 1,983 (2021) | Po Box 450, Grant City | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 6
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Grant City | 828 (2021) | Po Box 398, Grant City | Website |
| Town of Sheridan | 147 (2021) | Po Box 235, Sheridan | — |
| Village of Allendale | 47 (2021) | Po Box 56, Allendale | — |
| Village of Denver | 33 (2021) | Po Box 63, Denver | — |
| Village of Irena | 13 (2021) | 11359 Maplewood Trl, Grant City | — |
| Village of Worth | 64 (2021) | 305 Main St, Worth | — |
Special districts 7
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worth Co Ambulance District | Health | Po Box 29, Grant City | — |
| East Fork of Grand River Watershed | Irrigation | 1400 N 41st St, Bethany | — |
| Sheridan Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 401 S 4th St, Sheridan | — |
| Worth County Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 367, Grant City | Website |
| Worth County Nursing Home District | Public welfare institutions | 503 E 4th Stret, Grant City | — |
| Worth County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 189, Grant City | Website |
| Worth County Public Water Supply District 1 | Water supply utility | Po Box 467, Grant City | — |
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
WORTH CO. R-III
School district2 schools
510 EAST AVE, Grant City, MO, 64456
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
Albany Square Farmers Market (Albany)
Bethany Farmers' Market (Bethany)
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.