Burleigh County (Bismarck)

What Burleigh County (Bismarck) does

Burleigh County is a county government entity and political subdivision of the State of North Dakota, headquartered at 221 N 5th St, Bismarck, ND. Founded in 1873 and operating under a Home Rule Charter, it provides the full suite of mandated local government services to county residents and 47 constituent townships (39 organized, 8 unorganized). Functional service lines include law enforcement through the Sheriff's Department and Burleigh-Morton Detention Center, public safety and emergency management with CodeRED alerting and 14 water gaging stations, highway and township road maintenance, building/planning/zoning and floodplain administration, elections, recorder and vital records (including electronic recording), property tax, public health, library, veterans services, and a Human Service Zone for social services (SNAP, Medicaid, child care, foster care, energy assistance).

The county's technology platform is the GovStack-based citizen services portal at burleigh.gov, which exposes 20+ service modules including online permits and inspections, an ArcGIS-powered zoning and parcel viewer, fire danger dashboards, and flood/elevation tools. Backend integrations include Tyler Technologies iTax for property tax processing and CodeRED through the Central Dakota Communications Center (911). The county also operates a subscription-based events calendar (events.burleigh.gov) for commission and committee meetings.

Burleigh County does not operate on a commercial revenue model. It is funded through property taxes, state allocations, and federal grants, with no pricing for services and no disclosed P&L. Distribution is hybrid: in-person service at county offices, online self-service through the portal, and outreach via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and email/newsletter subscriptions. The county seat is Bismarck, and operations are confined to Burleigh County, North Dakota, with no global footprint.

Name

Burleigh County (Bismarck)

Legal name

Burleigh County

Website

https://burleigh.gov

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Burleigh County is the county government for Bismarck and 47 townships in North Dakota, providing law enforcement, emergency management, road maintenance, building and zoning, elections, property tax, recorder, public health, and social services to county residents, delivered through a GovStack-based citizen portal at burleigh.gov.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Government Services

NAICS

Administration of Public Health Programs (923120), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Administration of Human Resource Programs (except Education, Public Health, and Veterans' Affairs Programs) (92313), Community Housing Services (62422)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

County/District/Local Health Departments (HLAJAAAB), Public Works Departments (Streets, Bridges, Stormwater, Fleet, Maintenance) (BPAIALAD)

Keywords

• Local government services
• Public administration services
• Public safety services
• Emergency management services
• Zoning and planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Bismarck

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Burleigh County provides comprehensive local government services to residents of Burleigh County, North Dakota through a digital portal built on the GovStack platform. Its core offerings span public safety (Sheriff's Department, Emergency Management with CodeRED alerts and flood monitoring), infrastructure (Highway Department managing roads and water gaging stations), land use planning (Building/Planning/Zoning with online permits and ArcGIS-powered interactive maps), elections administration, property tax collection, vital records, public health, library, and human/social services.

Product overview

Burleigh County operates a comprehensive digital services platform built on the GovStack government technology platform, providing citizens access to over 20 distinct county service areas through an integrated web portal. The core offerings include Building/Planning/Zoning Services with an online permits and inspections system and interactive zoning map powered by ArcGIS; Emergency Management including CodeRED notifications and flood monitoring via water gaging stations; Highway Department services for road maintenance and permits; Elections administration; Property Tax services with Tyler Technologies payment processing; Recorder services for land records and electronic recording; Human Service Zone for social services; Sheriff's Department including detention operations; and a County Events Calendar subscription system. The portfolio functions as a unified citizen services portal with specialized modules for GIS/mapping, permits, public safety, and administrative services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Building/Planning/Zoning Services Comprehensive building permit processing, inspections, land use planning, zoning administration, floodplain management, and subdivision review services for unincorporated areas of Burleigh County.
• Emergency Management Services Public safety and emergency preparedness services including disaster alerts, fire danger ratings, CodeRED notifications, flood monitoring with 14 water gaging stations, and hazardous materials incident management.
• Highway Department Services County road maintenance, construction, load limit management, permits for oversize/overweight vehicles, township road maintenance coordination, and culvert inventory management.
• Elections Administration Election administration including voter registration, absentee voting, early voting, poll worker recruitment, election results, and sample ballots.
• Recorder Services Land records management including electronic recording of documents, marriage licenses, passport applications, and Uniform Commercial Code filings.
• Property Tax Services Property tax payment processing via Tyler Technologies iTax, tax statements, delinquent tax property listings, exemptions, and mill levy information.
• Human Service Zone Social services coordination including child care assistance, SNAP benefits, Medicaid, foster care, and energy assistance programs.
• Sheriff's Department Law enforcement services including detention center operations, enforcement division, investigations, civil process, and special teams (SWAT, Dive Rescue).
• Library Services Public library services and resources for Burleigh County residents.
• Public Health Services County public health programs, immunizations, health education, and community health services.
• GIS and Parcel/Plat Viewer Geographic Information System tools including parcel viewer, plat viewer, and various jurisdiction maps for addressing, zoning, floodplain, and election districts, powered by ArcGIS.
• Online Permits and Inspections Digital platform for applying for building, mechanical, septic, and other permits, as well as scheduling and tracking inspections online.
• Zoning Interactive Map ArcGIS-based interactive mapping application allowing users to identify zoning districts, special flood hazard areas, and other land use information by clicking on the map.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature3 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Esri (ArcGIS): Provider of the ArcGIS platform used for Burleigh County's interactive zoning, flood, and road-maintenance mapping — core enabling technology vendor.
• Granicus (govstack): Provider of the GovStack government digital experience platform that powers the burleigh.gov website — primary technology enabler and adjacent ecosystem participant.
• Tyler Technologies: Vendor of the property-tax and recording platforms used by Burleigh County (iTax) and serves thousands of county governments — key ecosystem participant and technology supplier.

Direct peers

• Cass County, North Dakota: Another North Dakota county government providing a comparable suite of services (sheriff, highway, planning/zoning, property tax, public health) within the same state regulatory framework — directly comparable peer for benchmarking.
• Ward County, North Dakota: Comparable North Dakota county government serving Minot-area residents with analogous departments and statutory mandates — strong operational peer.
• Grand Forks County, North Dakota: Mid-sized North Dakota county with analogous departmental structure and Home Rule governance — closely matches Burleigh County in scale, scope, and operating model.
• Stutsman County, North Dakota: Another mid-sized North Dakota county with similar governance structure and service breadth — useful comparator for fiscal and operational benchmarking.
• City of Bismarck, North Dakota: Municipal government co-located within Burleigh County providing overlapping services (police, public works, planning) — the most direct local-level peer for intergovernmental service comparisons.
• Morton County, North Dakota: Adjacent county across the Missouri River from Burleigh County with similar rural service profile and public works obligations — natural peer for service-delivery comparison.

Broad incumbents

• Hennepin County, Minnesota: Large urban county government operating a comparable full suite of county services at greater scale — serves as a broader-incumbent reference for what mature county digital service delivery looks like.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/burleighco
• Facebookfacebook.com/burleighco
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/burleighco

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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