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Madison County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 3, 2026

Board of County Commissioners meets: Work Session Mondays 10 AM; Regular Meeting Tuesdays 10 AM (exact room not published).
Meeting location: 111 East Wallace St, Virginia City, MT.
Election Administrator: Paula McKenzie · (406) 898-4406 · pmckenzie@madisoncountymt.gov
Agendas posted at: https://madisoncountymt.gov/AgendaCenter/Commissioners-2
Board of County Commissioners: Duke Gilman (District 1), Ron Nye (District 2, Chairman), Bill Todd (District 3) — 111 East Wallace St, Virginia City, MT 59755 — (406) 898-5507 — madco@madisoncountymt.gov.

Sources

https://madisoncountymt.gov/481/Commissioners

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.

Towns (4)

Ennis (official website, opens in a new tab)
Sheridan
Twin Bridges
Virginia City

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 (6)

Alder Elem
Ennis K-12 Schools
Harrison K-12 Schools
Sheridan Elem
Sheridan H S
Twin Bridges K-12 Schools

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

Hospital districts (2)

Madison Valley Hospital
Ruby Valley Hospital

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

Emergency services districts (11)

Fire Dept- Big Sky
Fire Dist- Alder
Fire Dist- Harrison
Fire Dist- Jeff Valley
Fire Dist- Mad Valley
Fire Dist- Sh Rural
Fire Dist- Tb Rural
Fire Dist- Vc Rural
Jefferson Valley Rural Ambulance
Madison Ruby Valley Rural Ambulance
Yellowstone Mountain Club Rural Fire

Sources: Montana State Library MSDI Election Districts GIS layer (Fire); Montana State Library MSDI Election Districts GIS layer (Ambulance)

Water & utility districts (3)

S&W Dist- Alder
S&W Dist- Big Sky
S&W Dist- Harrison

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