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Flathead County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 3, 2026

Board of County Commissioners meets: Regular business sessions Tuesdays and Thursdays, with a recurring 8:45 AM public-comment period.
Meeting location: Commissioners' Chambers, 3rd floor, Old County Courthouse, 800 South Main, Kalispell, MT.
Election Administrator: Paula Buff · (406) 758-5535 · elections@flatheadcounty.gov
Agendas posted at: https://flatheadcounty.gov/department-directory/commissioners-office/current-minutes
Board of County Commissioners: Brad Abell (District 1, Chair for 2026), Pamela Holmquist (District 2, prior year's chair), Randy Brodehl (District 3) — 800 South Main, Room 302, Kalispell, MT 59901 — (406) 758-5503 — Brad.Abell@flatheadcounty.gov.

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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.

City: Kalispell

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

School districts (23)

Bigfork Elem
Bigfork H S
Cayuse Prairie Elem
Columbia Falls Elem
Columbia Falls H S
Creston Elem
Deer Park Elem
Evergreen Elem
Fair-Mont-Egan Elem
Flathead H S
Helena Flats Elem
Kalispell Elem
Kila Elem
Marion Elem
Olney-Bissell Elem
Pleasant Valley Elem
Smith Valley Elem
Somers Elem
Swan River Elem
West Glacier Elem
West Valley Elem
Whitefish Elem
Whitefish H S

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

Emergency services districts (19)

Badrock Fire
Big Mountain Fire
Bigfork Fire
Blankenship Fire
Columbia Falls Fire
Coram/West Glr Fire
Creston Fire
Evergreen Fire
Ferndale Fire
Hungry Horse Fire
Marion Fire
Martin City Fire
Olney Fire
Smith Valley Fire
Somers Fire
South Kalispell Fire
Star Meadows Rural Fire & Whitefish Fire
West Valley Fire
Whitefish Fire

Source: Montana State Library MSDI Election Districts GIS layer (Fire)

Water & utility districts (37)

Big Mountain Sewer
Bigfork Water/Sewer
Col Heights Water Dist 101
Coram Water/Sewer
Cove Creek Ridge Water Sewer
Eagle Ridge Estates Water/Sewer
Emerald Heights Hoa County Water District
Essex Water/Sewer
Evergreen Water
Evergreen Water,Stillwater Water/Sewer Dist
Flth Co Water #8
Flth Co Water #8,Happy Valley Water C
Fox Hills Estates County Wtr Swr
Foys Lakeside Estates Wtr/Swr
Glacier Ranch Water & Sewer
Green Tree Meadow Cnty Wtr/Swr
Greenacres Water/Sewer
Happy Valley Water A
Happy Valley Water B
Happy Valley Water C
Hideaway Community County Water & Sewer District
Hngry Horse Water/S
Lakeside Water/Sewer District
Lakeside Water/Sewer District,Somers Water/Sewer
Lkshore Hgts Water/S
Martin City Water/S
Mdwlake Water/Sewer
Meadow Hills Water
Panoramic Water/Sewr
Plsnt Vw Homesite Water/Sewer
Ranch Water And Sewer District
Smith Lake Water/S
Somers Water/Sewer
Stillwater Estates County Water And Sewer District
Stillwater Water/Sewer Dist
Wapiti Acres Water/Sewer
Wfsh Water/Sewer

Sources: Montana State Library MSDI Election Districts GIS layer (Sewer); Montana State Library MSDI Election Districts GIS layer (Water)