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Stark County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Aug 25, 2026
Board of County Commissioners meets
Tuesdays, 9:00 AM (exact weekly vs. biweekly cadence not stated)
Meeting location
Stark County Courthouse, 51 3rd St E, Dickinson, ND 58601
County Auditor
Karen Richard · (701) 456-7630 · PO Box 130, Dickinson, ND 58602-0130 · krichard@starkcountynd.gov
Agendas posted at
https://www.starkcountynd.gov/stark-county-commissioners
Board of County Commissioners
Neal Messer (District 5, Chairman) · Paul Clarys (District 4, Vice-Chairman) · Dean Franchuk (District 3) · Bernie Marsh (District 1) · Cory White (District 2)

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 (6)

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 (4)
  • Belfield 13
  • Dickinson 1
  • Richardton-taylor 34
  • South Heart 9

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

Emergency services districts (7)
  • BELFIELD
  • DICKINSON
  • DICKINSON FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
  • GLADSTONE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
  • RICHARDTON FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
  • SOUTH HEART FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
  • TAYLOR FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT

Source: North Dakota GIS Hub Fire Districts layer, county resolved via spatial join against Census county boundaries

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