Local Wiki

Benewah County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Aug 25, 2026

Board of County Commissioners meets: Not yet on file — help complete this page.
Meeting location: 701 W. College Ave., Suite 106, St. Maries, ID 83861
County Clerk: Janeen LeWan · (208) 245-3212 · 701 W College Ave Ste 101, St Maries, ID 83861-1852 · elections@benewahcounty.org
Agendas posted at: https://www.benewahcountyid.gov/departments/commissioners
Board of County Commissioners: Robert Short (District 3, Chairman) · Mark Reynolds (District 1) · Scott Manes (District 2)

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.

Plummer-worley Joint District · School District
St Maries Joint District · School District

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

EMIDA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT · Emergency Services District
FERNWOOD FIRE · Emergency Services District
GATEWAY FIRE · Emergency Services District
ST. MARIES FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT · Emergency Services District
TENSED FIRE · Emergency Services District

Source: Idaho State Tax Commission tax-district GIS layer (Fire), county resolved via spatial join against Census county boundaries

FERNWOOD WATER AND SEWER · Utility District
SANTA WATER AND SEWER · Utility District

Source: Idaho State Tax Commission tax-district GIS layer (Sewer & Water), county resolved via spatial join against Census county boundaries

Plummer (official website, opens in a new tab) · City
St. Maries · City
Tensed · City

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