Local Wiki
Lake County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 3, 2026- Board of County Commissioners meets
- Not confirmable as a single fixed recurring day/time — the county's own calendar shows business items scattered across different days/times each week; a rolling weekly schedule is distributed by email request instead of a standing pattern.
- Meeting location
- Commissioner Chambers, 2nd floor, Lake County Courthouse, 106 4th Avenue E, Polson, MT.
- Election Administrator
- Toni Kramer · (406) 883-7269 · tkramer@lakemt.gov
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.lakemt.gov/AgendaCenter
- Board of County Commissioners
- Bill Barron (District 1), Steve Stanley (District 2), Gale Decker (District 3, Chairman) — 106 4th Avenue E, Room 211, Lake County Courthouse, Polson, MT 59860 — (406) 883-7204 — lakecommissioners@lakemt.gov.
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)
- Polson
- Ronan
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024
Towns (1)
- St. Ignatius
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024
School districts (12)
- Arlee Elem
- Arlee H S
- Charlo Elem
- Charlo H S
- Polson Elem
- Polson H S
- Ronan Elem
- Ronan H S
- St Ignatius K-12 Schools
- Swan Lake-Salmon Elem
- Upper West Shore Elem
- Valley View Elem
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Emergency services districts (13)
- Arlee Fire
- Bigfork Fire
- Charlo/Moiese Fire
- Chief Cliff Fire Service Area
- Ferndale Fire
- Hot Springs Fire
- Montecahto Fire
- Polson Fire
- Rollins Fire
- Ronan Fire
- St Ignatius Fire
- Swan Lake Fire
- Swan Valley Fire Service Area
Source: Montana State Library MSDI Election Districts GIS layer (Fire)
Water & utility districts (15)
- Arlee Water & Sewer
- Big Arm Sewer
- Charlo Water & Sewer
- Clearview Heights Lake County Water District
- Dayton Water & Sewer
- Greater Woods Bay
- Jette Meadows Water & Sewer
- Kootenai Lodge/Lake County Water & Sewer
- Mission Mountain Water & Sewer
- Pablo Water & Sewer
- Pleasant View Water & Sewer
- Ponderilla Hills Water & Sewer
- South Hills/Lake County Water District
- West Shore Sewer
- Woods Bay Water & Sewer
Sources: Montana State Library MSDI Election Districts GIS layer (Water); Montana State Library MSDI Election Districts GIS layer (Sewer)