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Broadwater County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 3, 2026
Board of County Commissioners meets
Every Wednesday, 10:00 AM (Monday follow-up meeting when needed).
Meeting location
Flynn Building, 416 Broadway St., Townsend, MT.
Election Administrator
Angie Paulsen · (406) 266-3405 · apaulsen@broadwatercountymt.gov
Agendas posted at
Not found as a direct link — posted under the county's Departments > Government > County Commissioners > Agenda & Minutes tree.
Board of County Commissioners
Debi Randolph (District 1, Chair), Lindsey Richtmyer (District 2), Jesse Swenson (District 3, Vice Chair — resolved a conflict: older cached articles named a predecessor, Darrel Folkvord, but the live .gov page plus a 2026 news item confirm Swenson won the 2024 election, trusted as current) — Broadwater County Courthouse, 515 Broadway St., Townsend, MT 59644 — (406) 266-9200 — commissioners@broadwatercountymt.gov.

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.

  • Townsend K-12 Schools · School District

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

  • Rural Fire District · Emergency Services District
  • Three Forks · Emergency Services District

Source: Montana State Library MSDI Election Districts GIS layer (Fire)

  • Broadwater County Hospital · Hospital District

Source: Montana State Library MSDI Election Districts GIS layer (Hospital)

  • Townsend · City

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024

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