Local Wiki
Grant County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Aug 25, 2026- Board of Commissioners meets
- County Court meets 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month, 9:00 AM
- Meeting location
- County Courtroom, 201 S Humbolt Street, Suite 280, Canyon City, OR 97820
- County Clerk
- Laurie Cates
- Agendas posted at
- https://grantcountyoregon.net/AgendaCenter/Grant-County-Court-2
- Board of County Commissioners
- Jim Hamsher, John A Rowell, Mitchel Wilson
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)
- Granite
- John Day (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Long Creek
- Monument
- Mount Vernon
- Prairie City
- Seneca
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 (2)
- Canyon City
- Dayville
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024
School districts (5)
- Dayville Sd 16j
- John Day Sd 3
- Long Creek Sd 17
- Monument Sd 8
- Prairie City Sd 4
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Emergency services districts (3)
- John Day RFD
- Mt. Vernon RFD
- Prairie RFD
Source: State of Oregon 'Fire District Boundaries - Structural' GIS layer (RFPDs only), county resolved via spatial join against Census county boundaries