Local Wiki
Columbia County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Aug 25, 2026- Board of Commissioners meets
- Wednesdays, 10:00 AM (weekly vs. biweekly frequency not explicitly stated — pattern observed across multiple real meeting notices)
- Meeting location
- John Gumm Building, 251 St. Helens Street, St. Helens, OR 97051 (exact venue varies by meeting)
- County Clerk
- Debbie Klug
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.columbiacountyor.gov/departments/BoardofCommissionersOffice/boc-agendas-minutes
- Board of County Commissioners
- Kellie Jo Smith, Margaret Magruder, Casey Garrett
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 (7)
- Clatskanie (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Columbia City
- Prescott
- Rainier (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Scappoose (official website, opens in a new tab)
- St. Helens (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Vernonia (official website, opens in a new tab)
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 (5)
- Clatskanie Sd 6j
- Rainier Sd 13
- Scappoose Sd 1j
- St Helens Sd 502
- Vernonia Sd 47j
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Emergency services districts (4)
- Clatskanie RFPD
- Columbia River Fire & Rescue
- Scappoose RFPD
- Vernonia RFPD
Source: State of Oregon 'Fire District Boundaries - Structural' GIS layer (RFPDs only), county resolved via spatial join against Census county boundaries