Local Wiki
McLean County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Aug 25, 2026- Board of County Commissioners meets
- 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month, 8:30 AM
- Meeting location
- 712 5th Avenue, Washburn, ND 58577
- County Auditor
- Beth Knutson · (701) 462-8541 Ext. 825 · PO Box 1108, Washburn, ND 58577 · baknutson@nd.gov
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.mcleancountynd.gov/department-pages/commission-meetings/
- Board of County Commissioners
- Curt Olson (Chairperson) · Steve Cottingham (Vice-Chairperson) · Steve Lee
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 (12)
- Benedict
- Butte
- Coleharbor
- Garrison
- Max
- Mercer
- Riverdale (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Ruso
- Turtle Lake (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Underwood
- Washburn (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Wilton
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 (7)
- Garrison 51
- Max 50
- Turtle Lake-mercer 72
- Underwood 8
- Washburn 4
- White Shield 85
- Wilton 1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Emergency services districts (10)
- BUTTE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
- GARRISON
- GARRISON FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
- MAX FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
- MERCER FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
- RIVERDALE
- TURTLE LAKE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
- UNDERWOOD FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
- WASHBURN
- WASHBURN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
Source: North Dakota GIS Hub Fire Districts layer, county resolved via spatial join against Census county boundaries
Water & utility districts (2)
- Garrison Rural Water District
- McLean-Sheridan Water District
Source: North Dakota GIS Hub Rural Water Districts layer, county resolved via spatial join against Census county boundaries