Local Wiki
St. Lawrence County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 17, 2026- County Legislature / Board of Supervisors meets
- Generally held on the first Monday of the month at 6:00 PM.
- Meeting location
- Board of Legislators Chambers, 48 Court Street, Canton, NY 13617.
- County Clerk
- Sandra W. Santamoor · 48 Court Street, Canton, NY 13617 · 315-379-2237
- Agendas posted at
- Not yet on file — help complete this page.
- Board Chair
- David Forsythe · 48 Court Street, Canton, NY 13617 · 315-379-2276
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 (1)
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
Villages (10)
- Canton (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Gouverneur (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Hammond (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Heuvelton
- Massena (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Norwood
- Potsdam (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Rensselaer Falls
- Richville
- Waddington (official website, opens in a new tab)
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 (17)
- Brasher Falls Central School District
- Canton Central School District
- Clifton-Fine Central School District
- Colton-Pierrepont Central School District
- Edwards-Knox Central School District
- Gouverneur Central School District
- Hammond Central School District
- Hermon-Dekalb Central School District
- Heuvelton Central School District
- Lisbon Central School District
- Madrid-Waddington Central School District
- Massena Central School District
- Morristown Central School District
- Norwood-Norfolk Central School District
- Ogdensburg City School District
- Parishville-Hopkinton Central School District
- Potsdam Central School District
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Special districts · Fire Protection (16)
- Brier Hill Fire District
- Colton Fire District
- Cranberry Lake Fire District
- Dekalb-Richville Joint Fire District
- Edwards Fire District
- Fine Fire District
- Hopkinton Fire District
- Lisbon Fire District
- Madrid Fire District
- Morley Fire District
- Newton Falls Fire District
- Norfolk Fire District
- Parishville Fire District
- Star Lake Fire District
- West Stockholm Fire District
- Winthrop Fire District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Library (3)
- Northern New York Library Network (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Norwood Public Library (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Potsdam Public Library District (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