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Wilkes County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 14, 2026

Board of Commissioners meets: First and third Tuesday of each month at 5:00 PM (except July).
Meeting location: Commissioners' Meeting Room, County Office Building, 110 North Street, Wilkesboro, NC 28697.
Register of Deeds: Misty M. Smithey · 336.651.7351 · misty.smithey@wilkescounty.net
Agendas posted at: https://www.wilkescounty.net/AgendaCenter
Chair, Board of Commissioners: Board of County Commissioners, 5 members elected at-large on a partisan basis to staggered four-year terms. Chairman: Hardin C. Kennedy, III. Vice Chairman: Evan Q. Handy.

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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.

Towns (4)

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 (1)

Wilkes County Schools

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

Emergency services districts (28)

Austin Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Boomer Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Broadway Fire Department, Inc.
Brushy Mountain Voluntary Fire Department, Inc.
Buck Shoals Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Champion Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Cricket Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Elkin Fire Department
Ferguson Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Goshen Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Knotville Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Little Brushy Mountain Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
McGrady Volunteer Fire and Rescue, Inc.
Millers Creek Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Moravian Falls Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Mountain View Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Mulberry-Fairplains Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
No District
North Wilkesboro Fire Department
Pleasant Hill Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Roaring River Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Ronda Community Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Shepherds Cross-Roads Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
State Road Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Traphill Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Wilbar Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Wilkes-Iredell Volunteer Fire Department, Incorporated
Wilkesboro Fire Department

Source: NC Fire Districts (NC OneMap / NC Office of State Fire Marshal)

Special districts · Housing & Community Development (1)

North Wilkesboro Housing Authority

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)

Wilkes Soil and Water Conservation District (official website, opens in a new tab)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026