Local Wiki
Ransom County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Aug 25, 2026- Board of County Commissioners meets
- 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month, 9:00 AM
- Meeting location
- Ransom County Courthouse, 204 5th Avenue West, Lisbon, ND 58054
- County Auditor
- Nicole Gentzkow · (701) 683-6113 · PO Box 668, Lisbon, ND 58054-0668 · ngentzkow@nd.gov
- Agendas posted at
- https://ransomcountynd.net/commission-and-minutes/
- Board of County Commissioners
- Greg Schwab (Chairman) · Todd Anderson (Vice Chairman) · Neil Olerud · Kevin Bishop · Sye Olson
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)
- Elliott
- Enderlin (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Fort Ransom
- Lisbon
- Sheldon
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 (3)
- Enderlin Area 24
- Ft Ransom 6
- Lisbon 19
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Emergency services districts (6)
- ENDERLIN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
- FORT RANSOM FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
- LISBON
- LISBON FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
- MILNOR FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
- UNCLAIMED
Source: North Dakota GIS Hub Fire Districts layer, county resolved via spatial join against Census county boundaries
Water & utility districts (1)
- Southeast Water Users District - Central
Source: North Dakota GIS Hub Rural Water Districts layer, county resolved via spatial join against Census county boundaries