Local Wiki
Dickinson County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 7, 2026- Board of County Commissioners meets
- Thursdays (work session at 9:30 a.m.; regular meeting at 11:00 a.m.).
- Meeting location
- Dickinson County Courthouse, 109 East 1st Street, Abilene, KS 67410.
- County Clerk
- Jennifer Gaytan · 109 E. 1st, PO Box 248, Abilene, KS 67410
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.dkcoks.gov/your-government/department/county-commissioners/minutes-and-current-agenda
- Board of County Commissioners
- Board of County Commissioners consisting of 3 members elected by district. District 1: Ron Roller. District 2 (Vice-Chairman): Lynn Peterson. District 3 (Chairman): Kenny Roelofsen.
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 (9)
- Abilene (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Carlton
- Chapman (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Enterprise (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Herington (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Hope
- Manchester
- Solomon
- Woodbine
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)
- Abilene
- Chapman
- Herington
- Solomon
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Emergency services districts (12)
- Abilene Fire Department
- Champan Fire Department
- Dickinson County Fire District 1
- Dickinson County Fire District 2
- Enterprise Fire Department
- Grant Township Fire District
- Herington Fire Department
- Longford Rural Fire District 1
- Saline County Fire District 1
- Sherman/Fragrant Hill Fire Department
- Solomon Fire Department
- Woodbine Fire Department
Source: Kansas Fire Districts (Kansas Forest Service)