Local Wiki
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