Local Wiki
Thurston County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Aug 25, 2026- County Commission / Council meets
- 2:00 PM for the first three Tuesdays of the month; 6:00 PM evening meeting on the 4th Tuesday
- Meeting location
- Thurston County Atrium, 3000 Pacific Ave SE, Room 110, Olympia, WA 98501
- County Auditor
- Mary Hall · mary.hall@co.thurston.wa.us
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.thurstoncountywa.gov/meetings-and-agendas
- Board of County Commissioners
- Carolina Mejia (District 1) · Rachel Grant (District 2) · Tye Menser (District 3) · Wayne Fournier (District 4) · Emily Clouse (District 5)
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.
Cities (4)
- Rainier
- Tenino
- Tumwater (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Yelm (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
Towns (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
School districts (8)
- Griffin School District
- North Thurston Public Schools
- Olympia School District
- Rainier School District
- Rochester School District
- Tenino School District
- Tumwater School District
- Yelm School District
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Emergency services districts (9)
- South East Thurston Regional Fire Protection Service Authority
- Thurston County Fire Protection District No. 13 - Griffin Fire Department
- Thurston County Fire Protection District No. 15 - Munn Lake
- Thurston County Fire Protection District No. 17 - Bald Hills Fire Department
- Thurston County Fire Protection District No. 3 - Lacey Fire District 3 - Formed 1949
- Thurston County Fire Protection District No. 6 - East Olympia - Formed 1953
- Thurston County Fire Protection District No. 8 - South Bay Fire Department
- Thurston County Fire Protection District No. 9 - McLane
- West Thurston Regional Fire Authority
Source: MRSC Fire Protection Service Providers directory