The Adult Services building for the Adult Services Department.
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The Adult Services building for the Adult Services Department.
Consolidated Fire District #1, formerly Wakarusa Township Fire Department location.
The County Courthouse houses several county departments including Administration (includes the Commission Board), the Appraiser's Office…
The Fairgrounds - Main Facilities building houses some personnel from the Maintenance Department.
Fairgrounds Maintenance Office is a white building located east of the Fairgrounds Flory Building
The Human Services Building provides leased space to Douglas County agencies that provide direct human services to the community. Agencies located in the building: American Red Cross, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Child Care…
The Judicial and Law Enforcement Center houses several county departments including the District Attorney, District Court (includes Citizen Review Board (CRB), Clerk of the District Court, Community Corrections, Court Services, Court Trustee and Divisions 1-7, Juvenile and Pro Tem), Emergency…
The New Hampshire building houses several county departments including the Sustainability, Heritage Conservation, Criminal Justice Services, Community Corrections and Community Service Work.
Palmyra Fire District #2 is a volunteer fire district established in 2015. It serves approximately 80 square miles in the southeast corner of Douglas County. The department was founded in 1983 and was operated as a part of Palmyra Township until 2015. At that time, a separate governing board was…
This facility houses the Public Works Department (Administration, Operations and Fleet Maintenance) and the Zoning and Codes Department.
The Senior Resource Center will become a department of Douglas County government throughout 2025.
The Corrections Division has the primary responsibility for the Correctional Facility and the inmates housed therein. The Corrections Division staff serve in a variety of capacities including direct supervision of inmates, booking/intake, escort, transportation, reentry programming, and…
The Operations Division consists of a number of areas including patrol, civil process/warrants, investigations, courtroom/building security, community relations, and administration.
Sheriff's Office personnel serve in the following specialized units: drug enforcement, training and…
Office Hours: Open the second full week of the month
Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 am and 12:00 pm to 4:00 p.m.
(closed for lunch from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm)
2025 Weekly Schedule (open one week a month):
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The Treasurer Satellite - Sixth Street Office building houses some personnel from the Treasurer's Office.
In service in 2023, Station 1 is home to our administrative offices, training facilities, 1 EMS squad, 2 brush trucks, 1 pumper truck and 1 water tender truck.
In service in 2009, Station 2 was built to better serve the Pleasant Grove and northern portions of WSFD. It is home to 2 brush trucks and 1 pumper truck
The Youth Services building houses all personnel for the Youth Services Department.
All Douglas County residents may vote at this location.
Located at the Douglas County Fairgrounds
A student center and campus ministry next to Haskell Indian Nations University.
Located on US 56 Highway, approximately three miles east of Baldwin City, the Black Jack Ruts/Ivan Boyd Prairie is owned by Douglas County and maintained by the Santa Fe Trail Historical Society of Douglas County and the Kansas Department of Transportation.
Located at the intersection of 31st and Louisiana Streets in the City of Lawrence, Broken Arrow Park is maintained jointly by Douglas County and the city of Lawrence.
The historic arch is located ½ mile east and 1 1/4 miles south of the town of Lone Star at 780 E. 850 Road. The arch was built in 1913 by B.F. Metsker and I. Babb.
Ivan Boyd was a resident of the town of Baldwin, and was a member of the faculty of Baker University for many years. He was an ardent naturalist and conservationist, and, in rain and snow, could often be seen walking through the countryside he loved so well -- and doing so at an age when in the…
Douglas County owns and operates a 422-acre Lone Star Lake Park nestled within rural farmland in southwest Douglas County. The park features a 185-acre man-made lake which was created by damming Washington Creek. The…
Douglas County owns and operates the 17-acre Wells Overlook Park. Wells Overlook Park is located three miles south of Lawrence and was donated in 1971 to Douglas County by William Wells in honor of his parents and grandfather, who was in the third party of the New England Emigrant Aid…