Local Wiki
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)
- Belfield
- Dickinson (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Gladstone
- Richardton
- South Heart
- Taylor
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