Local Wiki
Norton County
Norton County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 7, 2026- Board of County Commissioners meets
- First three Mondays of each month and the last working day of each month (if Monday holiday, meets Tuesday).
- Meeting location
- Commission Office, 2nd Floor, Norton County Courthouse, 105 South Kansas Ave, Norton, KS 67654.
- County Clerk
- Craig Renner · 105 S. Kansas, PO Box 70, Norton, KS 67654
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.nortoncountyks.gov
- Board of County Commissioners
- Board of County Commissioners consisting of 3 members elected by district. District 1: Richard Thompson. District 2 (Vice-Chairman): H. Marvin Matchett. District 3 (Chairman): Garrett Beydler.
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 (5)
- Almena
- Clayton
- Edmond
- Lenora
- Norton
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024
School districts (2)
- Northern Valley
- Norton Community Schools
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Emergency services districts (8)
- Almena Area Fire District
- Decatur County Fire District 1
- Lenora Fire Department
- Logan Fire District
- Norton City Volunteer Fire Department
- Norton Correctional Facility Fire Department
- Norton County Rural Fire District 2
- Norton County Rural Fire District 3
Source: Kansas Fire Districts (Kansas Forest Service)