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Beaufort County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 14, 2026

Board of Commissioners meets: First Monday of each month at 5:30 PM.
Meeting location: Commissioners' Board Room, Beaufort County Administration Building, 121 West 3rd Street, Washington, NC 27889.
Register of Deeds: Carolyn L. Garris · 252.946.2323 · carolyn.garris@co.beaufort.nc.us
Agendas posted at: https://co.beaufort.nc.us/AgendaCenter
Chair, Board of Commissioners: Board of Commissioners, 7 members elected at-large countywide to staggered four-year terms. Chairman: Frankie Waters. Vice-Chairman: Jerry Langley.

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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 (1)

Washington (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 (6)

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)

Beaufort County Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only

Emergency services districts (15)

Aurora Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Bath Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Belhaven Fire & Rescue Department
Blounts Creek Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Bunyan Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Chocowinity Fire District Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Clarks Neck Fire and Rescue Department, Inc.
Old Ford Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Pamlico Beach Fire and Rescue Squad
Pantego Community Fire Protection Association, Inc.
Pinetown Volunteer Firemen's Association, Inc.
Ponzer Volunteer Fire & Rescue, Inc.
Pungo River Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Sidney Volunteer Fire Department Inc.
Washington Fire-Rescue-EMS

Source: NC Fire Districts (NC OneMap / NC Office of State Fire Marshal)

Special districts · Drainage (5)

Albemarle Drainage District
Broad Creek Drainage District
Pantego Drainage District
Pungo Creek Drainage District
South Creek Drainage District