Local Wiki
Polk County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 7, 2026- County Commission meets
- Mondays and Tuesdays (9:00 a.m.-Noon, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.) and Fridays (9:00 a.m.-Noon).
- Meeting location
- Commission Room #12, 2nd Floor, Polk County Courthouse, 102 E. Broadway, Bolivar, MO 65613.
- County Clerk
- Rachel Lightfoot · 102 E. Broadway Rm 11, Bolivar, MO 65613 · (417) 326-4031 (FAX (417) 326-3525)
- Agendas posted at
- https://polkcountymo.gov
- County Commission
- Standard 3-member County Commission. Presiding Commissioner: Shannon Hancock. Northern District Commissioner: Kyle Legan. Southern District Commissioner: Melinda Robertson.
Sources
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
Cities (4)
- Bolivar
- Fair Play
- Humansville
- Pleasant Hope (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Towns (1)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Villages (3)
- Aldrich
- Flemington
- Halfway
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024
School districts (6)
- Bolivar R-I
- Fair Play R-II
- Halfway R-III
- Humansville R-IV
- Marion C. Early R-V
- Pleasant Hope R-VI
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only