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Rowan County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 14, 2026

Board of Commissioners meets: First and third Monday of each month at 6:00 PM.
Meeting location: Commissioners' Meeting Room, Rowan County Administration Building, 130 West Innes Street, Salisbury, NC 28144.
Register of Deeds: Jonathan Brindle · 704.216.8626 · John.Brindle@rowancountync.gov
Agendas posted at: https://www.rowancountync.gov/AgendaCenter
Chair, Board of Commissioners: Board of Commissioners, 5 members elected countywide at-large to staggered four-year terms. Chair and Vice Chair elected annually by the Board from among its members.

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Other Local Government Here

Local government is layered — cities, counties, school districts, and special districts are separate, overlapping governments. Most residents are covered by several at once, and more may exist here than are listed below.

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.

Towns (8)

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 (1)

Rowan-Salisbury Schools

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

Emergency services districts (30)

Atwell Township Fire Department, Incorporated
Bostian Heights Fire Department, Inc.
China Grove Fire Department
Cleveland Community Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
East Gold Hill Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
East Spencer Fire Department
Ellis Cross-Country Fire Department, Inc.
Enochville Fire and Rescue Department, Inc.
Faith Fire Department
Franklin Township Fire Department, Incorporated
Granite Quarry Fire Department
Kannapolis Fire Department
Landis Municipal Fire Department, Inc.
Locke Township Fire Department, Incorporated
Miller's Ferry Road Fire Department, Incorporated
Mt. Mitchell Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Pooletown Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Richfield-Misenheimer Fire Department, Incorporated
Rimer Volunteer Fire Department and Medical Responders
Rockwell City Fire Department
Rockwell Rural Fire Department, Incorporated
Rowan-Iredell Voluntary Fire Department, Incorporated
Salisbury Fire Department
Scotch-Irish Fire Department, Incorporated
South Salisbury Township Fire Department, Incorporated
Spencer Fire Department
Union Volunteer Fire Department, Incorporated
West Liberty Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
West Rowan Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Woodleaf Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.

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

Special districts · Housing & Community Development (3)

East Spencer Housing Authority
Rowan County Housing Authority
Salisbury City Housing Authority

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

Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)

Rowan Soil and Water Conservation District

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