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Updated 01/2011

Skagit County Local Governments

Note: This list contains known special districts. Information is from multiple sources. Jurisdictions are encouraged to assist in updating this page by contacting MRSC.

Skagit County

Cities and Towns

  • Anacortes
  • Burlington
  • Concrete
  • Hamilton
  • La Conner
  • Lyman
  • Mount Vernon
  • Sedro-Woolley

Special Purpose Governments

Cemetery Districts - See List of Skagit County Cemetery Districts- MRSC

Conservation District - Skagit Conservation District

Diking and Drainage Districts  (From Skagit County Elected Officials List)

  • Diking District Map (Adobe Acrobat Document)
  • Drainage District Map (Adobe Acrobat Document)
  • Skagit County Diking District No. 1
  • Skagit County Diking District No. 3
  • Skagit County Diking District No. 4
  • Skagit County Dike, Drainage and Irrigation Improvement District No. 5  -  Dike, Drainage and Irrigation District No. 5 Reorganized into Dike, Drainage and Irrigation Improvement District following election 03/04
  • Skagit County Diking District No. 9
  • Skagit County Dike, Drainage, and Irrigation Improvement District  No. 12  (Diking District No. 8 and  Skagit Co Drainage District No. 8 annexed 2/3/04, Reorganized into Dike, Drainage, and Irrigation Improvement District following January 19th, 2005 election)
  • Skagit County Diking District No. 17
  • Skagit County Diking District No. 19
  • Skagit County Diking District No. 20
  • Skagit County Consolidated Diking District No. 22 (Consolidated Diking Districts No. 2, 13, 15, 18, and 21)
  • Diking District No. 25 (Established 5/84, Attached to Drainage District 25)
  • Skagit County Drainage  and Irrigation District No. 14  - Reorganized into Drainage and Irrigation District following election of 03/04
  • Skagit County Drainage and Irrigation Improvement District #15  - Drainage District No. 15  Reorganized into Drainage and Irrigation Improvement District following election 03/04
  • Skagit County Drainage and Irrigation Improvement District No. 16  - Reorganized into Drainage and Irrigation Improvement District following election 03/04
  • Skagit County Drainage and Irrigation Improvement District No. 17  - Reorganized into Drainage and Irrigation Improvement District following election 03/04
  • Skagit County Drainage and Irrigation Improvement  District No. 18 - Reorganized into Drainage and Irrigation Improvement District following election 03/04
  • Skagit County Drainage and Irrigation Improvement District No. 19 - Reorganized into Drainage and Irrigation Improvement District following election 03/04
  • Skagit County Drainage and Irrigation Improvement District No. 20 - Reorganized into Drainage and Irrigation Improvement District following election 03/04
  • Skagit County Drainage District No. 21
  • Skagit County Drainage and Irrigation Improvement District No. 22 - Reorganized into Drainage and Irrigation Improvement District following election 03/04
  • Skagit County Drainage and Irrigation Improvement District No. 25 - Dike District No. 25 Reorganized into Drainage and Irrigation Improvement District following election 03/04
  • Dissolved, Merged or Inactive Districts
    • Diking District No. 2 - Consolidated with 8, 13, 15, 18, & 21 now known as Consolidated Dike District No. 22
    • Skagit County Dike District No. 8 - Consolidated with Dike District No. 12 by election held 2-3-04
    • Skagit County Dike District No. 13  - Consolidated with 2, 8, 15, 18, & 21 now known as Consolidated Dike District No. 22
    • Skagit County Dike District No. 15- Consolidated with 2, 8, 13, 18, & 21  now known as Consolidated Dike District No. 22
    • Skagit County Dike District No. 18 - Consolidated with 2, 8, 13, 15, & 21 now known as Consolidated Dike District No. 22
    • Skagit County Dike District No. 21 - Consolidated with 2, 8, 13, 15 & 18 now known as Consolidated Dike District No. 22

Fire Districts

Flood Control Zone District 

Hospital Districts - See Public Hospital Districts in Skagit County - MRSC

Housing Authorities

  • Anacortes City Housing Authority
  • Sedro-Woolley Housing Authority
  • Skagit County Housing Authority

Library Districts

  • Darrington Rural Partial County Library District (within the Skagit county portion of Darrington School District)
    • Interlocal Sno-Isle Regional Library
  • La Conner Regional Library -  Skagit Partial County Library District
  • Upper Skagit Rural Library District (Within a portion of Concrete School District outside the town of Concrete, formed 2002)

Park and Recreation District - Fidalgo Park & Recreation District  (Fidalgo Pool and Fitness)

Port Districts

Public Facilities District - Skagit County Public Facilities District

PUD - Skagit County Public Utility District No. 1

School Districts -

Transportation - Skagit County Public Transportation Benefit Area Skagit Transit

Water-Sewer  See List of Skagit County Water-Sewer Districts - MRSC

Other Special Purpose Districts (Not Independently Governed)

Skagit County Horticultural Pest Control Board - Skagit Agricultural Extension

Skagit County Lake Management Districts

  • Skagit County Lake Management District No.1  - Big Lake - Expires 2013
  • Skagit County Lake Management District No. 2 - Lake McMurray
  • Skagit County Lake Management District No. 3 - Lakes Erie and Campbell
  • Skagit County Lake Management District No. 4 - Clear and Beaver Lakes

Skagit County Noxious Weed Board

Shell Fish "Clean Water" Protection District - Edison Clean Water Subarea