Who is the Fergus County County Attorney?

Kent Sipe is the County Attorney of Fergus County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Fergus County Clerk and Recorder?

Janel J. Tucek is the Clerk and Recorder of Fergus County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Fergus County Clerk of District Court?

Brenda Snapp is the Clerk of District Court of Fergus County, Montana.

Who is the Fergus County Sheriff/Coroner?

Ryan Peterson is the Sheriff/Coroner of Fergus County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Fergus County Superintendent of Schools?

Rhonda Long is the Superintendent of Schools of Fergus County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Fergus County Treasurer?

Kristy Taplin is the Treasurer of Fergus County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Fergus County commissioners?

Ross Butcher (District 1); Jennifer Saunders (District 2); Travis Willson (District 3).

What is the population of Fergus County?

About 11,687 people, with a median age of 44.4; the median household income is $63,706 and 15.1% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Fergus County?

2.1% in September 2026 (preliminary): 129 people unemployed in a labor force of 6,020, against 2.7% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Fergus County?

29 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 5 municipal, 10 school district and 13 special district governments.

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

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Fergus 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

Fergus County Board of Commissioners

Every member is elected countywide.

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commissioner, District 1	Ross Butcher source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner, District 2	Jennifer Saunders source
County Commissioner, District 3	Travis Willson source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Attorney	Kent Sipe source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Clerk and Recorder	Janel J. Tucek source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Clerk of District Court	Brenda Snapp source
Sheriff/Coroner	Ryan Peterson source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Superintendent of Schools	Rhonda Long source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Treasurer	Kristy Taplin source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Fergus County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 29 local governments in Fergus 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	5	0
School districts (school boards)	10	0
Special districts (elected boards)	13	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 Fergus County

11,687people

44.4median ageU.S.: 38.9

$63,706 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

15.1%below the U.S.: 12.5%

24%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$236,100median home valueU.S.: $332,700

4.2%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

2.2%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

11.9%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

16.2%U.S.: 8.4%

39.6%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

31%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 2.4% · White 92.4% · Black 0.6% · Asian 0.7% · Other or more than one race 4% (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 Fergus County

2.1%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 2.7%. Montana: 2.5%.

129people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

5,891people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

6,020in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	2.1%	129	5,891	6,020
August 2026	2.5%	151	5,852	6,003
July 2026	2.5%	149	5,892	6,041
June 2026	2.9%	172	5,782	5,954
May 2026	2.6%	149	5,690	5,839
April 2026	2.8%	164	5,770	5,934
March 2026	4.9%	287	5,627	5,914
February 2026	4.6%	268	5,564	5,832
January 2026	5.3%	312	5,544	5,856
December 2025	5.0%	289	5,535	5,824
November 2025	3.5%	202	5,576	5,778
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	2.7%	161	5,715	5,876
August 2025	2.7%	160	5,789	5,949
July 2025	2.6%	154	5,797	5,951
June 2025	2.9%	175	5,820	5,995
May 2025	2.8%	162	5,706	5,868
April 2025	3.0%	177	5,772	5,949
March 2025	4.1%	247	5,803	6,050
February 2025	4.6%	268	5,565	5,833
January 2025	4.5%	267	5,654	5,921
December 2024	3.5%	208	5,701	5,909
November 2024	2.3%	135	5,689	5,824
October 2024	2.1%	126	5,795	5,921

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.5%	206	5,703	5,909
2024	3.1%	184	5,767	5,951
2023	2.9%	173	5,703	5,876
2022	3.0%	175	5,618	5,793
2021	3.5%	200	5,585	5,785
2020	4.7%	276	5,561	5,837
2019	3.3%	200	5,848	6,048
2018	3.8%	224	5,624	5,848
2017	4.2%	246	5,568	5,814
2016	4.2%	243	5,575	5,818

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 Fergus County

411.7 per 100,0002025. Montana: 419.1.

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

0murders2025, 49 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	49	411.7	97	814.9
2023	40	342.7	41	351.3
2021	31	276.9	19	169.7
2020	32	290.5	62	562.8
2018	38	336.9	129	1,143.7
2017	32	281.4	122	1,072.9
2016	73	640.2	132	1,157.7

By police agency (2)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Lewistown Police Department	2025	40	72	6,264
Fergus County Sheriff's Office	2023	7	8	5,541

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

2.02 per 1,000 residents2025, 2 agencies serving 11,903 people.

24sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

16civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (2), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Fergus County Sheriff's Office	13	9	5,639
Lewistown Police Department	11	7	6,264

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	24	2.02	16	2
2024	24	2.04	18	2
2023	20	1.71	17	2
2022	24	2.04	23	2
2021	29	2.59	11	2
2020	23	2.09	23	2
2019	22	2.00	11	2
2018	23	2.04	23	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 Fergus County County Attorney?: Kent Sipe is the County Attorney of Fergus County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Fergus County Clerk and Recorder?: Janel J. Tucek is the Clerk and Recorder of Fergus County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Fergus County Clerk of District Court?: Brenda Snapp is the Clerk of District Court of Fergus County, Montana.
Who is the Fergus County Sheriff/Coroner?: Ryan Peterson is the Sheriff/Coroner of Fergus County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Fergus County Superintendent of Schools?: Rhonda Long is the Superintendent of Schools of Fergus County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Fergus County Treasurer?: Kristy Taplin is the Treasurer of Fergus County, Montana. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Fergus County commissioners?: Ross Butcher (District 1); Jennifer Saunders (District 2); Travis Willson (District 3).
What is the population of Fergus County?: About 11,687 people, with a median age of 44.4; the median household income is $63,706 and 15.1% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Fergus County?: 2.1% in September 2026 (preliminary): 129 people unemployed in a labor force of 6,020, against 2.7% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Fergus County?: 29 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 5 municipal, 10 school district and 13 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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