Local Wiki

Chatham County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 14, 2026

Board of Commissioners meets: Third Monday of each month; work session ~2:00 PM, regular meeting 6:00 PM.
Meeting location: Historic Courthouse Courtroom, 17 Sanford Road, Pittsboro, NC 27312.
Register of Deeds: Lunday A. Riggsbee · 919.542.8235 · lunday.riggsbee@chathamcountync.gov
Agendas posted at: https://chathamnc.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
Chair, Board of Commissioners: Board of Commissioners, 5 members; each resides in a residency district but is elected at-large countywide to staggered four-year terms. Chair: Amanda Robertson (District 2). Vice Chair: Franklin Gomez Flores (District 5).

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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.

Towns (3)

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 (1)

Chatham County Schools

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

Emergency services districts (13)

Apex Fire Department
Bennett Fire Department, Inc.
Bonlee Fire Department, Inc.
Cary Fire Department
Durham Fire Department
Goldston Rural Fire Department
Moncure Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
North Chatham Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Northview Fire Department, Inc.
Pittsboro Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Inc.
Siler City Fire Department
Silk Hope Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Staley Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.

Source: NC Fire Districts (NC OneMap / NC Office of State Fire Marshal)

Special districts · Housing & Community Development (1)

Chatham County Housing Authority

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)

Chatham County Soil and Water Conservation District (official website, opens in a new tab)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

Special districts · Water Supply (1)

Goldston-Gulf Sanitary District

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)