Gogebic 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
3
Townships
6
School districts
4
Primary home (PRE) rates, for homes with Michigan's Principal Residence Exemption, range from 26.8665 mills to 51.4251 mills.
Other property, often called non-homestead, usually means rentals, vacation homes, and second homes. Those rates range from 44.6815 mills to 69.2559 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.
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Marriage licenses, local vital records, and elections
Gogebic County clerk
Start with the clerk for a marriage license, a county-filed birth or death record, election information, and other county records.
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Deeds, mortgages, and recorded land documents
Gogebic 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.
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Delinquent real-property tax and foreclosure questions
Gogebic 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.
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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.
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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.
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Countywide assessment data and equalization
Gogebic 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 Gogebic County
City
Bessemer
1 school district available.
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City
Ironwood
1 school district available.
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City
Wakefield
1 school district available.
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Township
Bessemer Township
2 school districts available.
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Township
Erwin Township
1 school district available.
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Township
Ironwood Township
1 school district available.
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Township
Marenisco Township
1 school district available.
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Wakefield Township
1 school district available.
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Township
Watersmeet Township
1 school district available.
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Porch Notes
Local notes from Gogebic County
Stories, practical notes, and local details tied to places in this county.
Gogebic County · Outdoors
Copper Peak, where skiers fly
Just north of Ironwood stands Copper Peak -- the only ski-flying hill in the Western Hemisphere and the tallest artificial ski jump on Earth, now being rebuilt to host the world's best again.
Read this note ->Gogebic County · History and culture
How Gogebic County got its name
Gogebic County takes its name from Lake Gogebic -- an Ojibwe name, Agogebic, whose exact meaning has been debated for over a century. This was Lake Superior Chippewa country long before it was a county.
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Ironwood, the Gogebic Range, and Big Snow Country
Ironwood was born from some of the richest iron ore in Michigan and named for the miner whose ore-stained hands gave the town its name -- and when the mines closed, the deep snow gave it a second life.
Read this note ->Gogebic County · Money and taxes
Is there a city income tax in Ironwood or Bessemer?
Michigan Treasury's current list of 24 income-tax cities includes none in Gogebic County or anywhere else in the Upper Peninsula.
Read this note ->Gogebic County · Outdoors
Lake Gogebic, the U.P.'s biggest inland lake
Lake Gogebic is the largest inland lake in the Upper Peninsula -- a fifteen-mile fishing paradise so big it sits in two counties and two time zones at once, ringed by the Ottawa National Forest.
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The Ghost Light That Has Glowed in the U.P. Woods for 60 Years
The Paulding Light has drawn ghost-hunters to a U.P. forest road since 1966 — and a 2010 Michigan Tech study traced it to distant headlights bent by a temperature inversion.
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What to check next in Gogebic 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 ->
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