Clinton County, Michigan
Use this county page to find the right government office or narrow down to a city or township. The service directory covers common county jobs; the local pages add property-tax context, school-district rate ranges, nearby places, and Porch Notes tied to each community.
County snapshot
Cities
6
Townships
16
School districts
26
Primary home (PRE) rates, for homes with Michigan's Principal Residence Exemption, range from 23.839 mills to 53.9054 mills.
Other property, often called non-homestead, usually means rentals, vacation homes, and second homes. Those rates range from 23.839 mills to 71.3532 mills.
Rate rows come from the official Michigan Treasury millage-rate reports . Data used: 2025 Michigan Treasury Total Property Tax Rates. Last reviewed July 12, 2026.
Use this carefully: Michigan Porch uses the statewide published rates as a planning aid. The local assessor or treasurer controls parcel-specific values, due dates, and special assessments.
County service directory
Find the office before you make the trip
Some questions stay with the city or township. Others move to the county, a health district, or a court. Start with the job you need done, then confirm hours, fees, and forms with the office.
-
Marriage licenses, local vital records, and elections
Clinton County clerk
Start with the clerk for a marriage license, a county-filed birth or death record, election information, and other county records.
-
Deeds, mortgages, and recorded land documents
Clinton County register of deeds
Use this office for recorded property documents. It does not decide ownership disputes or tell you whether a deed is legally sufficient.
-
Delinquent real-property tax and foreclosure questions
Clinton County treasurer
Current bills usually begin with the city or township treasurer. After the local collection period, delinquent real-property tax moves to the county or the state foreclosing unit.
-
Private wells, septic systems, and local health services
Local health department
Michigan has county and multi-county health departments. Use the state finder to see which department serves this county before applying or making an appointment.
-
District, circuit, probate, or family-court business
Michigan trial courts serving this county
The court depends on the case type and sometimes the city or district. The judiciary directory lists court locations, websites, and contact information by county.
-
Countywide assessment data and equalization
Clinton County equalization
Your local assessor and Board of Review handle an individual parcel first. County equalization studies values across local units and supports assessment administration.
County websites are checked against the State of Michigan county website directory . State and court finders are used where one office or district can serve more than one county. Directory reviewed July 12, 2026. Office roles were checked against Michigan Vital Records, Michigan Treasury taxpayer resources, and State Tax Commission guidance.
Local pages
Places in Clinton County
City
Dewitt
1 school district available.
Open place page ->
City
East Lansing
3 school districts available.
Open place page ->
City
Grand Ledge
1 school district available.
Open place page ->
City
Lansing
1 school district available.
Open place page ->
City
Ovid
1 school district available.
Open place page ->
City
St Johns
1 school district available.
Open place page ->
Township
Bath Township
4 school districts available.
Open place page ->
Township
Bengal Township
4 school districts available.
Open place page ->
Township
Bingham Township
1 school district available.
Open place page ->
Township
Dallas Township
2 school districts available.
Open place page ->
Township
Dewitt Township
6 school districts available.
Open place page ->
Township
Duplain Township
2 school districts available.
Open place page ->
Township
Eagle Township
3 school districts available.
Open place page ->
Township
Essex Township
3 school districts available.
Open place page ->
Township
Greenbush Township
2 school districts available.
Open place page ->
Township
Lebanon Township
4 school districts available.
Open place page ->
Township
Olive Township
4 school districts available.
Open place page ->
Township
Ovid Township
2 school districts available.
Open place page ->
Township
Riley Township
6 school districts available.
Open place page ->
Township
Victor Township
5 school districts available.
Open place page ->
Township
Watertown Township
10 school districts available.
Open place page ->
Township
Westphalia Township
4 school districts available.
Open place page ->
Porch Notes
Local notes from Clinton County
Stories, practical notes, and local details tied to places in this county.
Clinton County · Outdoors
A waste-facility agreement helped build Granger Meadows
DeWitt Township's 76-acre Granger Meadows Park grew from a host-community agreement and was donated with its improvements in 2005.
Read this note ->Clinton County · History and culture
DeWitt's river was named 'see yourself'
The Looking Glass River that runs through DeWitt got its English name from the Ojibwe word Wabwaysin — 'see yourself' — for water clear enough to mirror the trees and your own face.
Read this note ->Clinton County · History and culture
How Fowler's church got a name nobody could fight over
When Fowler's German and Irish Catholics each wanted their own national saint on the church, the parish settled the argument in 1881 by naming it for the Holy Trinity instead.
Read this note ->Clinton County · History and culture
How Uncle John's Cider Mill got its name
The St. Johns cider mill on US-127 has pressed cider since the 1970s on a Beck family farm, and its name grew out of the question helpers kept asking founder John Beck.
Read this note ->Clinton County · History and culture
Maple Rapids got rich on pine, not maple
Named for the rapids on the Maple River by George Campau in 1826 — brother of Grand Rapids' founder — this Essex Township village made its real money sawing pine during Michigan's lumber boom.
Read this note ->Clinton County · History and culture
Ovid, Michigan, is named for a Roman poet — by way of New York
A settler named the Clinton County village of Ovid after his old hometown in New York, which itself borrowed the name of the ancient Roman poet during a classical-naming craze.
Read this note ->Next steps
What to check next in Clinton County
Start with a local page, then move into the Michigan rule or tool that matches the question in front of you.
- Tool Estimate a buyer tax bill Use the Michigan homebuyer tax calculator when you have a price, place, and school district. Open calculator ->
- Question Understand uncapping See why a buyer's first full-year tax bill can differ from the seller's old bill. Read the guide ->
- Places Search statewide Look up another city, township, village, county, or school district. Browse places ->
Page feedback
See something wrong or unclear?
Send a note about this page. The page address will be included automatically.
Page feedback
Send a note
The page you're on will be included automatically.