Local Wiki

Jefferson County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 17, 2026

County Legislature / Board of Supervisors meets: Generally the first Tuesday of the month at 6:00 PM (pattern observed across multiple dated meetings).
Meeting location: Board of Legislators Chambers, 195 Arsenal Street, Watertown, NY 13601.
County Clerk: Gizelle J. Meeks
Agendas posted at: https://www.jeffersoncountyny.gov/departments/Legislature/meetings
Chairman, Board of Legislators: William W. Johnson · 195 Arsenal Street, Watertown, NY 13601 · 315-767-8158 · wjohnson@jeffersoncountyny.gov

Sources

https://www.jeffersoncountyny.gov/events/79795/

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 (1)

Watertown (official website, opens in a new tab)

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 (19)

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 (11)

Alexandria Central School District
Belleville-Henderson Central School District
Carthage Central School District
General Brown Central School District
Indian River Central School District
La Fargeville Central School District
Lyme Central School District
Sackets Harbor Central School District
South Jefferson Central School District
Thousand Islands Central School District
Watertown City School District

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

Special districts · Fire Protection (18)

Adams Center Fire District
Brownville Joint Fire District
Calcium Fire District
Cape Vincent Joint Fire District
Carthage-Wilna Fire District
Champion Great Bend Fire Protection District
Clayton Fire District
Evans Mills Fire District
Henderson Fire District
Natural Bridge Fire District
Orleans Fire District
Plessis Fire District
Redwood Fire District
Rodman Fire District
Rutland Fire District
Smithville Fire District
Theresa Town Fire District
Watertown Fire District

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

Special districts · Health (11)

Adams Consolidated Health District
Antwerp Conservation Health District
Cape Vincent Consolidated Health District
Carthage Consolidated Health District
Clayton Consolidated Health District
Ellisburg Mannsville Consolidated Health District
Hounsfield Consolidated Health District
Le Ray-Evans Mills Consolidated Health District
Lorraine Consolidated Health District
Lyme Consolidated Health District
Theresa Consolidated Health District

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

Special districts · Library (2)

Cape Vincent Community Library
North Country Library System

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

Special districts · Multi-Purpose (1)

Development Authority of the North Country (official website, opens in a new tab)

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