Grimes County, Texas
10 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
- 31,340
- Median household income
- $69,803
- ±4,947
- Unemployed
- 5.1%
- 644 of 12,719 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 83.6%
- 8,577 of 10,255 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 Grimes | 30,287 (2021) | Po Box 160, Anderson | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 5
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Bedias | 370 (2021) | Po Box 400, Bedias | Website |
| City of Iola | 322 (2021) | Po Box 84, Iola | — |
| City of Navasota | 8,068 (2021) | Po Box 910, Navasota | Website |
| City of Todd Mission | 124 (2021) | 21718 Fm 1774, Plantersville | — |
| Town of Anderson | 195 (2021) | Po Box 592, Anderson | — |
Special districts 4
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navasota Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 967, Navasota | — |
| Grimes County Emergency Services District 1 | Local fire protection | Po Box 51, Iola | — |
| Grimes County MUD 1 | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 73109, Houston | — |
| Navasota Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 519 9th Street, Hempstead | — |
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
ANDERSON-SHIRO CISD
School district2 schools
540 FM 149 W, Anderson, TX, 77830
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
IOLA ISD
School district2 schools
7282 FT WORTH ST, Iola, TX, 77861
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
NAVASOTA ISD
School district6 schools
705 E WASHINGTON AVE, Navasota, TX, 77868
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
RICHARDS ISD
School district1 schools
9477 PANTHER DR, Richards, TX, 77873
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
Independent Growers Market (1104 West Wm J Bryan Pkwy Bryan) · Brazos Valley Farmers Market (201 North Texas Avenue Bryan) · Community Fresh Farmers' Market (2275 Dartmouth College Station) · and 1 more
The Woodlands Farmer's Market at Gogan's Mill (7 Switchbud Place The Woodlands)
Huntsville Downtown Farmers Market (1230 12th Street Huntsville)
Washington on the Brazos Farmers Market () · Downtown Brenham First Fridays Farmer & Artisan Market (101-111 Baylor Street Brenham) · Burton Farmers and Artisans Market (307 North Main St. Burton) · and 1 more
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.