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Benson County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Aug 25, 2026
Board of County Commissioners meets
1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month (exact start time not stated on the county's own site)
Meeting location
Benson County Courthouse, 311 B Ave S, Minnewaukan, ND 58351
County Auditor
Bonnie (Howard) Erickson · (701) 473-5340 · PO Box 206, Minnewaukan, ND 58351-0206 · bserickson@nd.gov
Agendas posted at
https://www.bensoncountynd.com/government
Board of County Commissioners
Doris Griffin (Chair) · David Davidson · Dick Horner · Ron Stadum · Tammy Kuk

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 (9)

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 (6)
  • Ft Totten 30
  • Leeds 6
  • Maddock 9
  • Minnewaukan 5
  • Oberon 16
  • Warwick 29

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

Emergency services districts (6)
  • ESMOND FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
  • LEEDS FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
  • MADDOCK FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
  • MINNEWAUKAN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
  • SPIRIT LAKE FIRE DEPARTMENT
  • WARWICK FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT

Source: North Dakota GIS Hub Fire Districts layer, county resolved via spatial join against Census county boundaries

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