Local Wiki
Alamance County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 14, 2026- Board of Commissioners meets
- First Monday of each month at 5:30 PM (with a second meeting on the third Monday of select months).
- Meeting location
- Commissioners' Meeting Room, 124 West Elm Street, Graham, NC 27253.
- Register of Deeds
- David Barber · 336.570.6565 · david.barber@alamancecountync.gov
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.alamance-nc.com/commissioners/agendas-minutes/
- Chair, Board of Commissioners
- Board of Commissioners, 5 members elected countywide at-large to staggered four-year terms. Chair and Vice Chair elected annually by the Board from among its members.
Other Local Government Here
Local government is layered — cities, counties, school districts, and special districts are separate, overlapping governments. Most residents are covered by several at once, and more may exist here than are listed below.
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 (2)
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 (6)
- Elon (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Gibsonville (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Green Level (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Haw River (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Ossipee
- Swepsonville
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 (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
School districts (1)
- Alamance-Burlington Schools
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Emergency services districts (13)
- Altamahaw-Ossippee Fire Department, Inc.
- Burlington Fire Department
- E. M. Holt Community Volunteer Fire Department
- Eli Whitney Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Elon Fire / Rescue
- Faucette Township Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Graham Fire Department
- Haw River Fire Department
- Mebane Fire Department
- North Central Alamance Fire Department
- Pleasant Grove Volunteer Fire & EMS Department
- Snow Camp Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Swepsonville Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Source: NC Fire Districts (NC OneMap / NC Office of State Fire Marshal)
Special districts · Airport (1)
- Burlington-Alamance Airport Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Housing & Community Development (2)
- Burlington Housing Authority
- Graham Housing Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026