Who is the Blaine County County Attorney?

Kelsie Whitney Harwood (Democratic) is the County Attorney of Blaine County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Blaine County Clerk and Recorder/Assessor?

Pauly B Miller (Republican) is the Clerk and Recorder/Assessor of Blaine County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Blaine County Clerk of District Court?

Julie Campbell (Democratic) is the Clerk of District Court of Blaine County, Montana.

Who is the Blaine County Sheriff/Coroner?

John Colby (Democratic) is the Sheriff/Coroner of Blaine County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Blaine County Superintendent of Schools?

Kendall Harwood (Democratic) is the Superintendent of Schools of Blaine County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Blaine County Treasurer?

Tori Maclean Desrosier (Democratic) is the Treasurer of Blaine County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Blaine County commissioners?

Dolores Plumage (District 1); Shane Fox (District 2); Miles G. Hutton (District 3).

What is the population of Blaine County?

About 6,949 people, with a median age of 35.6; the median household income is $64,813 and 18.3% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Blaine County?

2.4% in September 2026 (preliminary): 63 people unemployed in a labor force of 2,636, against 3.1% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Blaine County?

21 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 2 municipal, 8 school district and 10 special district governments.

Blaine County, MT elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Blaine County: 9 seats on 7 elected bodies. 6 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of County Commissioners

Blaine County Board of Commissioners

Every member is elected countywide.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commissioner, District 1	Dolores Plumage Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 2	Shane Fox Republican source
County Commissioner, District 3	Miles G. Hutton Republican source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Attorney	Kelsie Whitney Harwood Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Clerk and Recorder/Assessor	Pauly B Miller Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Clerk of District Court	Julie Campbell Democratic source
Sheriff/Coroner	John Colby Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Superintendent of Schools	Kendall Harwood Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Treasurer	Tori Maclean Desrosier Democratic source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Blaine County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 21 local governments in Blaine County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships	2	0
School districts (school boards)	8	0
Special districts (elected boards)	10	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Blaine County

6,949people

35.6median ageU.S.: 38.9

$64,813 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

18.3%below the U.S.: 12.5%

23.9%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$155,500median home valueU.S.: $332,700

13.6%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

1.7%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

6.2%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

18.3%U.S.: 8.4%

28.5%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

21.3%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 2.8% · White 44.1% · Black 0.4% · Asian 0.1% · Other or more than one race 52.6% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Blaine County

2.4%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.1%. Montana: 2.5%.

63people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

2,573people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

2,636in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	2.4%	63	2,573	2,636
August 2026	2.7%	69	2,518	2,587
July 2026	2.9%	72	2,435	2,507
June 2026	3.8%	97	2,447	2,544
May 2026	2.8%	73	2,581	2,654
April 2026	3.1%	82	2,604	2,686
March 2026	3.9%	106	2,585	2,691
February 2026	4.3%	114	2,561	2,675
January 2026	4.0%	109	2,589	2,698
December 2025	3.7%	99	2,589	2,688
November 2025	3.3%	89	2,573	2,662
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.1%	83	2,563	2,646
August 2025	2.9%	81	2,688	2,769
July 2025	3.1%	83	2,578	2,661
June 2025	3.4%	92	2,650	2,742
May 2025	2.5%	67	2,649	2,716
April 2025	2.5%	69	2,678	2,747
March 2025	2.6%	73	2,768	2,841
February 2025	2.9%	80	2,700	2,780
January 2025	2.9%	79	2,681	2,760
December 2024	2.8%	77	2,634	2,711
November 2024	2.2%	60	2,669	2,729
October 2024	2.2%	61	2,670	2,731

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.0%	81	2,647	2,728
2024	3.0%	82	2,645	2,727
2023	2.7%	74	2,655	2,729
2022	2.6%	71	2,673	2,744
2021	3.2%	88	2,700	2,788
2020	3.8%	109	2,757	2,866
2019	3.1%	91	2,834	2,925
2018	3.5%	101	2,801	2,902
2017	3.4%	101	2,873	2,974
2016	3.9%	115	2,870	2,985

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Montana's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.1% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Blaine County

13.2 per 100,0002025. Montana: 419.1.

184.3 per 100,0002025. Montana: 1,448.5.

0murders2025, 1 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	1	13.2	14	184.3
2024	10	132.5	13	172.3
2023	6	78.9	19	249.8
2022	1	13.0	17	220.2
2021	6	80.7	15	201.7
2020	10	132.4	14	185.3
2019	0	0.0	24	312.4
2017	9	121.0	19	255.5
2016	11	148.2	10	134.7

By police agency (2)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Blaine County Sheriff's Office	2025	1	7	5,686
Chinook Police Department	2025	0	7	1,158

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Montana · the U.S.

Police staffing

1.61 per 1,000 residents2025, 2 agencies serving 6,844 people.

11sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

6civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (2), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Blaine County Sheriff's Office	8	6	5,686
Chinook Police Department	3	0	1,158

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	11	1.61	6	2
2024	11	1.62	10	2
2023	11	1.61	5	2
2022	11	1.58	6	2
2021	12	1.80	6	2
2020	11	1.64	7	2
2019	11	1.61	6	2
2018	8	1.18	5	2
2017	12	1.81	6	2
2016	12	1.82	6	2

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the Blaine County County Attorney?: Kelsie Whitney Harwood (Democratic) is the County Attorney of Blaine County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Blaine County Clerk and Recorder/Assessor?: Pauly B Miller (Republican) is the Clerk and Recorder/Assessor of Blaine County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Blaine County Clerk of District Court?: Julie Campbell (Democratic) is the Clerk of District Court of Blaine County, Montana.
Who is the Blaine County Sheriff/Coroner?: John Colby (Democratic) is the Sheriff/Coroner of Blaine County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Blaine County Superintendent of Schools?: Kendall Harwood (Democratic) is the Superintendent of Schools of Blaine County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Blaine County Treasurer?: Tori Maclean Desrosier (Democratic) is the Treasurer of Blaine County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Blaine County commissioners?: Dolores Plumage (District 1); Shane Fox (District 2); Miles G. Hutton (District 3).
What is the population of Blaine County?: About 6,949 people, with a median age of 35.6; the median household income is $64,813 and 18.3% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Blaine County?: 2.4% in September 2026 (preliminary): 63 people unemployed in a labor force of 2,636, against 3.1% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Blaine County?: 21 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 2 municipal, 8 school district and 10 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 7, 2026, from each county's own website (its elected-officials or department pages, read November 7, 2026), or a county's certified canvass; offices no county page names are left out; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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