Keweenaw 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
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Townships
5
School districts
3
Primary home (PRE) rates, for homes with Michigan's Principal Residence Exemption, range from 26.5358 mills to 36.4873 mills.
Other property, often called non-homestead, usually means rentals, vacation homes, and second homes. Those rates range from 31.7714 mills to 54.4873 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
Keweenaw 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
Keweenaw 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
Keweenaw 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
Keweenaw 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 Keweenaw County
Township
Allouez Township
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Township
Eagle Harbor Township
1 school district available.
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Township
Grant Township
1 school district available.
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Township
Houghton Township
1 school district available.
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Township
Sherman Township
1 school district available.
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Porch Notes
Local notes from Keweenaw County
Stories, practical notes, and local details tied to places in this county.
Keweenaw County · Outdoors
Copper Harbor, the end of the road
At the very tip of the Keweenaw sits Copper Harbor -- Michigan's northernmost town and the spot where US-41 finally ends, nearly two thousand miles from its other end in Miami.
Read this note ->Keweenaw County · History and culture
Eagle River and Eagle Harbor, two jewels on the shore
Two tiny lakefront villages on the Keweenaw's north shore -- Eagle River, the county seat, and Eagle Harbor with its classic red lighthouse. Just offshore is where the man the county and copper rush owe everything to, Douglass Houghton, drowned.
Read this note ->Keweenaw County · Money and taxes
Is there a city income tax in Keweenaw County?
There's no city income tax in Keweenaw County -- and there couldn't be one, since the county has no cities at all. The nearest is Grayling, well over two hundred miles away.
Read this note ->Keweenaw County · Outdoors
Isle Royale, the national park almost nobody visits
Far out in Lake Superior -- but still part of Keweenaw County -- Isle Royale is the least-visited national park in the Lower 48: a roadless wilderness of wolves, moose, and water reachable only by boat or seaplane.
Read this note ->Keweenaw County · History and culture
The Cliff Mine, where Copper Country began
At the now-vanished town of Clifton, the Cliff Mine became the first truly successful copper mine in Michigan -- proving the Keweenaw's riches were real and setting off everything that followed.
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What 'Keweenaw' means
Keweenaw is an Ojibwe word for a portage -- the place where you carry your canoe across the land. It names the county, the peninsula, and the whole copper-rich corner that the Ojibwe knew and worked long before anyone else.
Read this note ->Next steps
What to check next in Keweenaw 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 ->
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