Local Wiki

Delaware County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 15, 2026

Board of County Commissioners meets: Mondays and Thursdays at 9:30 AM.
Meeting location: Commissioners' Hearing Room, The Historic Courthouse, 91 North Sandusky Street, Delaware, OH 43015.
County Auditor: George Kaitsa · 740-833-2900 · gkaitsa@co.delaware.oh.us
Agendas posted at: https://co.delaware.oh.us/
President, Board of County Commissioners: Board of County Commissioners, 3 members elected at-large. President (2026): Jeff Benton. Vice President (2026): Gary Merrell. Commissioner: Barb Lewis.

Sources

https://co.delaware.oh.us/

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 (2)

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

Villages (4)

Ashley
Galena (official website, opens in a new tab)
Ostrander
Shawnee Hills

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 (4)

Big Walnut Local
Buckeye Valley Local
Delaware City
Olentangy Local

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

Special districts · Fire Protection (4)

B S T G Joint Fire District
Elm Valley Joint Fire District
Porter Kingston Fire District (official website, opens in a new tab)
Tri-Township Fire District

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 · Highways (1)

Delaware County Transportation Improvement District

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

Special districts · Housing & Community Development (2)

Delaware County Metropolitan Housing Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)
Sunbury Meadows Community Development Authority

Special districts · Library (1)

Delaware County District Library (official website, opens in a new tab)

Special districts · Multi-Purpose (10)

Berkshire Landing New Community Authority
Delaware Northern New Community Authority
Delaware South New Community Authority
Evans Farm New Community Authority
Galena New Community Authority
Liberty Community Infrastructure Financing Authority
Liberty Grand New Community Authority
Millstone Community Authority
North Star New Community Authority
Northgate New Community Authority I

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

Special districts · Parks & Recreation (1)

Preservation Park District of Delaware County (official website, opens in a new tab)

Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)

Delaware Soil and Water Conservation District

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

Special districts · Solid Waste (1)

Delaware Knox Marion Morrow Solid Waste Management District (official website, opens in a new tab)