Local Wiki

McKenzie County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Aug 25, 2026

Board of County Commissioners meets: 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month, 9:00 AM
Meeting location: Board Room, McKenzie County Courthouse, 201 5th St NW, Watford City, ND
County Auditor: Erica Johnsrud · (701) 444-3616 Ext. 3 · 201 5th St NW Ste 543, Watford City, ND 58854 · ejohnsrud@co.mckenzie.nd.us
Agendas posted at: https://mckenziecountynd.gov/county-commission-meetings/
Board of County Commissioners: Howdy Lawlar (Chair) · Joel Brown (Vice Chair) · Clint Wold · Kathy L. Skarda · Craig Hystad

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 (3)

Alexander
Arnegard
Watford City

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024

School districts (5)

Alexander 2
Horse Creek 32
Mandaree 36
Mckenzie Co 1
Yellowstone 14

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

Emergency services districts (7)

ALEXANDER FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
ARNEGARD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
GRASSY BUTTE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
HORSE CREEK FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
MCKENZIE COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
SIOUX-YELLOWSTONE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
WATFORD CITY

Source: North Dakota GIS Hub Fire Districts layer, county resolved via spatial join against Census county boundaries