Monroe County, West Virginia
6 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
- 12,386
- Median household income
- $56,750
- ±5,967
- Unemployed
- 4.8%
- 231 of 4,845 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 80.6%
- 3,722 of 4,619 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 Monroe | 12,332 (2021) | Po Box 350, Union | — |
Cities, towns and villages 2
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Peterstown | 454 (2021) | Po Box 487, Peterstown | — |
| Town of Union | 425 (2021) | Po Box 13, Union | — |
Special districts 3
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Sulphur Public Service District | Sewerage and water supply | Po Box 697, Peterstown | — |
| Monroe County Solid Waste Authority | Solid waste management | Po Box 853, Peterstown | Website |
| Gap Mills Public Service District | Water supply utility | Po Box 117, Gap Mills | — |
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
Monroe County Schools
School district4 schools
9875 Willow Bend Rd, Union, WV, 24983
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
Clifton Forge Farmer's Market (501 E. Ridgeway Street Clifton Forge)
Narrows Farmers Market (Narrows) · Pearisburg Farmers' Market (Pearisburg)
The Lewisburg Farmers' Market (214 East Washington Steet Parking lot between Post Office and Churc Lewisburg) · Alderson Community Market (Alderson) · Greenbrier Valley Farmers' Market (Lewisburg) · and 2 more
Summers County Farmers' Market (Hinton)
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.