Local Wiki
Walsh County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Aug 25, 2026- Board of County Commissioners meets
- 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month, 9:00 AM
- Meeting location
- Walsh County Courthouse, 600 Cooper Avenue, Grafton, ND 58237
- County Auditor
- Christina Potts · (701) 352-2851 · 600 Cooper Ave, Grafton, ND 58237-1535 · cpotts@nd.gov
- Agendas posted at
- https://walshcountynd.com/county_government/county_commissioners/agendas____minutes.php
- Board of County Commissioners
- Ernie Barta (Chair) · Amy Suda (Vice Chair) · Kristi Brintnell · Dennis Skorheim · Paul Houdek
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 (13)
- Adams
- Ardoch
- Conway
- Edinburg
- Fairdale
- Fordville
- Forest River
- Grafton (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Hoople
- Lankin
- Minto
- Park River
- Pisek (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 (4)
- Fordville-lankin 5
- Grafton 18
- Minto 20
- Park River Area 8
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Emergency services districts (13)
- ADAMS FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
- EDINBURG FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
- FAIRDALE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
- GRAFTON
- GRAFTON FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
- HOOPLE
- HOOPLE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
- LANKIN
- LANKIN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
- MINTO FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
- PARK RIVER
- PARK RIVER FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
- PISEK FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
Source: North Dakota GIS Hub Fire Districts layer, county resolved via spatial join against Census county boundaries
Water & utility districts (1)
- Walsh Rural Water District
Source: North Dakota GIS Hub Rural Water Districts layer, county resolved via spatial join against Census county boundaries