Local Wiki
El Paso County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 4, 2026- Board of County Commissioners meets
- Tuesdays, 9:00 AM (except legal holidays).
- Meeting location
- Centennial Hall, 200 S. Cascade Ave., Suite 100, Colorado Springs, CO 80903.
- Clerk and Recorder
- 719-520-6202 · steveschleiker@elpasoco.com
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.agendasuite.org/iip/elpaso
- Board of County Commissioners
- 5-member board (larger than the standard 3): Carrie Geitner (District 2, Chair), Lauren Nelson (District 5, Vice Chair), Holly Williams (District 1), Bill Wysong (District 3), Cory Applegate (District 4) — (719) 520-7276 — no individual commissioner emails published, routed through a "Citizen Connect" portal.
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)
- Fountain (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Manitou Springs
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
Towns (5)
- Calhan
- Green Mountain Falls (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Monument
- Palmer Lake
- Ramah
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 (15)
- Academy School District No. 20 in the County of El Paso An
- Calhan District No. Rj1
- Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 in the County of E
- Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the County of E
- Edison Joint District No. 54 of the Counties of El Paso and
- El Paso County Colorado School District 49
- Ellicott School District No. 22 in the County of El Paso A
- Fountain School District No. 8 in the County of El Paso An
- Hanover School District No. 28 in the County of El Paso An
- Harrison School District No. 2 in the County of El Paso An
- Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 in the Co
- Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the County of El
- Miami-Yoder Joint District No. 60 of the Counties of El Pas
- Peyton School District No. 23 in the County of El Paso and
- School District No. 3 in the County of El Paso and State of
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Emergency services districts (16)
- Black Forest FireRescue Protection District
- Broadmoor Fire Protection District
- Calhan Fire Protection District
- Cascade Fire Protection District
- Cimarron Hills Fire Protection District
- Ellicott Fire Protection District
- Falcon Fire Protection District
- Green Mountain Falls-Chipita Park Fire Protection District
- Hanover Fire Protection District
- Peyton Fire Protection District
- Security Fire Protection District
- Southwestern Highway 115 Fire Protection District
- Stratmoor Hills Fire Protection District
- Tri County Fire Protection District
- Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Protection District
- Woodmen Valley Fire Protection District
Source: Colorado DOLA GIS layer (Fire Protection Districts), county resolved via spatial join against Census county boundaries
Water & utility districts (18)
- Academy Water & Sanitation District
- Donala Water & Sanitation District
- Forest View Acres Water District
- Fountain Sanitation District
- Garden Valley Water & Sanitation District
- Monument Sanitation District
- Palmer Lake Sanitation District
- Park Forest Water District
- Pioneer Lookout Water District
- Red Rock Valley Estates Water District
- Rock Creek Mesa Water District
- Security Sanitation District
- Security Water District
- Stratmoor Hills Sanitation District
- Stratmoor Hills Water District
- Turkey Canon Ranch Water District
- Widefield Water and Sanitation District
- Woodmoor Water and Sanitation District No. 1
Source: Colorado DOLA GIS layer (Water and Sanitation Districts), county resolved via spatial join against Census county boundaries