Local Wiki
Williams County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Aug 25, 2026- Board of County Commissioners meets
- 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month, 8:00 AM
- Meeting location
- Williams County Administration Building, Commission Room, 206 E Broadway (Lower Level), Williston, ND 58801
- County Auditor
- Beth M. Innis · (701) 577-4500 · PO Box 2047, Williston, ND 58802-2047 · bethi@co.williams.nd.us
- Agendas posted at
- https://williamsnd.civicweb.net/Portal/
- Board of County Commissioners
- Cory Hanson (District 3, Chair) · Beau Anderson (District 1, Vice Chair) · Steve Kemp (District 2) · Chris Walstad (District 4) · Barry Ramberg (District 5)
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 (8)
- Alamo
- Epping (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Grenora
- Ray (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Springbrook
- Tioga
- Wildrose
- Williston (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 (5)
- Eight Mile 6
- Grenora 99
- Nesson 2
- Tioga 15
- Williston Basin 7
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Emergency services districts (9)
- ALAMO FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
- EPPING FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
- GRENORA FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
- RAY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
- TIOGA
- TIOGA RURAL FIRE DEPARTMENT
- TRENTON FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
- WILLISTON
- WILLISTON FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
Source: North Dakota GIS Hub Fire Districts layer, county resolved via spatial join against Census county boundaries
Water & utility districts (1)
- Northwest Rural Water District
Source: North Dakota GIS Hub Rural Water Districts layer, county resolved via spatial join against Census county boundaries