Local Wiki
Whitman County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Aug 25, 2026- County Commission / Council meets
- Mondays (following Tuesday if Monday is a holiday); workshop 9:00 AM, regular meeting 10:15 AM
- Meeting location
- Whitman County Courthouse, Commissioner Chambers, 400 N. Main, Colfax, WA 99111
- County Auditor
- Sandy Jamison · sandy.jamison@whitmancounty.gov
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.whitmancounty.gov/AgendaCenter/County-Commissioners-5
- Board of County Commissioners
- Tom Handy (District II, 2025 Chairman) · Arthur D. Swannack (District I) · Chad Whetzel (District III)
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 (3)
- Colfax (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Palouse (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Tekoa (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 (12)
- Albion
- Colton
- Endicott
- Farmington
- Garfield (official website, opens in a new tab)
- LaCrosse (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Lamont
- Malden
- Oakesdale (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Rosalia
- St. John
- Uniontown
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 (13)
- Colfax School District
- Colton School District
- Endicott School District
- Garfield School District
- Lacrosse School District
- Lamont School District
- Oakesdale School District
- Palouse School District
- Pullman School District
- Rosalia School District
- St. John School District
- Steptoe School District
- Tekoa School District
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Emergency services districts (13)
- Whitman County Fire District No. 14 - Colton-Uniontown
- Whitman County Fire Protection District No. 1 - Tekoa
- Whitman County Fire Protection District No. 10 - Oakesdale Farmington
- Whitman County Fire Protection District No. 11 - Albion/Colfax/Diamond/Steptoe
- Whitman County Fire Protection District No. 12 - Pullman
- Whitman County Fire Protection District No. 13 - Wilcox-Onecho-Dusty
- Whitman County Fire Protection District No. 2 - St John
- Whitman County Fire Protection District No. 3 - Garfield
- Whitman County Fire Protection District No. 4 - Palouse
- Whitman County Fire Protection District No. 5 - Lamont
- Whitman County Fire Protection District No. 6 - Endicott
- Whitman County Fire Protection District No. 7 - Rosalia
- Whitman County Fire Protection District No. 8 - Lacrosse
Source: MRSC Fire Protection Service Providers directory