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Burleigh County

Burleigh County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Aug 25, 2026
Board of County Commissioners meets
Two meetings per month on varying dates, 5:00 PM unless otherwise noted
Meeting location
Tom Baker Meeting Room, City/County Building, 221 N 5th St, Bismarck, ND 58501
County Auditor
Mark Splonskowski · (701) 222-6718 · PO Box 5518, Bismarck, ND 58506-5518 · msplonskowski@nd.gov
Agendas posted at
https://www.burleigh.gov/government/county-commission/agendas/
Board of County Commissioners
Brian Bitner (Chair) · Steve Bakken (Vice Chair) · Wayne Munson (seat up for election Nov. 2026) · Steve Schwab (seat up for election Nov. 2026) · Jerry Woodcox (seat up for election Nov. 2026)

Other Local Government Here

Local government is layered — cities, counties, school districts, and special districts are separate, overlapping governments. Most residents are covered by several at once, and more may exist here than are listed below.

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 (4)
  • Lincoln
  • Regan
  • Wilton
  • Wing

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

School districts (7)
  • Apple Creek 39
  • Bismarck 1
  • Manning 45
  • Menoken 33
  • Naughton 25
  • Sterling 35
  • Wing 28

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

Emergency services districts (5)
  • BISMARCK
  • BISMARCK FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
  • STERLING FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
  • WILTON FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
  • WING FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT

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

Water & utility districts (1)
  • South Central Regional Water District

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

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