Local Wiki
Burke County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Aug 25, 2026- Board of County Commissioners meets
- 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month (exact start time not confirmed)
- Meeting location
- 103 Main Street, Bowbells, ND 58721
- County Auditor
- Amie Vandegraft · (701) 377-2861 · PO Box 310, Bowbells, ND 58721-0310 · avandegraft@nd.gov
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.burkecountynd.com/county-commissioners
- Board of County Commissioners
- Jarret Van Berkom (Chair) · Kurt Koppelsloen · Shannon Holter
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 (6)
- Bowbells (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Columbus
- Flaxton
- Lignite
- Portal
- Powers Lake
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 (3)
- Bowbells 14
- Burke Central 36
- Powers Lake 27
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Emergency services districts (6)
- BOWBELS FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
- COLOMBUS
- COLUMBUS RURAL FIRE DEPARTMENT
- LIGNITE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
- PORTAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
- POWERS LAKE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
Source: North Dakota GIS Hub Fire Districts layer, county resolved via spatial join against Census county boundaries