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Richmond County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 14, 2026

Board of Commissioners meets: First Tuesday of each month at 5:30 PM (adjusted following an observed Monday holiday).
Meeting location: Courtroom C, Richmond County Judicial Center, 105 West Franklin Street, Rockingham, NC 28379.
Register of Deeds: Kimberly M. Roberts · 910.997.8250 · kimberly.roberts@richmondnc.com
Agendas posted at: https://www.richmondnc.com/AgendaCenter
Chair, Board of Commissioners: Board of Commissioners, 7 members elected at-large countywide in partisan elections to staggered four-year terms. Chairman: Jeff Smart. Vice Chairman: Jason Gainey.

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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 (2)

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

Towns (4)

Dobbins Heights
Ellerbe
Hoffman
Norman

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

School districts (1)

Richmond County Schools

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

Emergency services districts (9)

Cordova Fire and Rescue Inc.
Derby Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
East Rockingham Fire Department, Inc.
Ellerbe Fire Department
Hamlet Fire Department
Hoffman Fire Department and Rescue Squad, Inc.
Mountain Creek Fire Department, Inc.
North Side Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Rockingham Fire Department

Source: NC Fire Districts (NC OneMap / NC Office of State Fire Marshal)

Special districts · Housing & Community Development (2)

Hamlet Housing Authority
Rockingham Housing Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)

Richmond Soil and Water Conservation District

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)