Lenawee 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
4
Townships
22
School districts
17
Primary home (PRE) rates, for homes with Michigan's Principal Residence Exemption, range from 24.191 mills to 47.1252 mills.
Other property, often called non-homestead, usually means rentals, vacation homes, and second homes. Those rates range from 42.191 mills to 65.1252 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
Lenawee 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
Lenawee 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
Lenawee 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
Lenawee 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 Lenawee County
City
Adrian
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Hudson
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Morenci
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Tecumseh
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Adrian Township
4 school districts available.
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Blissfield Township
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Cambridge Township
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Clinton Township
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Deerfield Township
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Dover Township
5 school districts available.
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Fairfield Township
2 school districts available.
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Franklin Township
4 school districts available.
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Hudson Township
2 school districts available.
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Macon Township
3 school districts available.
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Madison Township
3 school districts available.
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Medina Township
3 school districts available.
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Ogden Township
2 school districts available.
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Palmyra Township
4 school districts available.
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Raisin Township
4 school districts available.
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Ridgeway Township
6 school districts available.
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Riga Township
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Rollin Township
3 school districts available.
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Rome Township
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Seneca Township
2 school districts available.
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Tecumseh Township
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Woodstock Township
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Porch Notes
Local notes from Lenawee County
Stories, practical notes, and local details tied to places in this county.
Lenawee County · History and culture
Lenawee County's airport sits in Madison Township
The county airport uses an Adrian mailing address but lies in Madison Township, with a 5,000-foot paved runway and a grass crosswind strip.
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The Lenawee County Fair has run since 1839
Adrian's fair, first held in 1839, is Michigan's longest-running county fair, and its grounds carry the memory of the state's deadliest grandstand collapse.
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Siena Heights, the university the Adrian Dominican Sisters built
The Adrian Dominican Sisters founded Siena Heights as a women's college in 1919; after more than a century the university announced it would close in 2026.
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The Irish Hills Towers were built out of spite
Two wooden observation towers stand a few feet apart on US-12 in Cambridge Township because two 1920s neighbors kept building higher to outdo each other.
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Hudson's library started with a letter to Andrew Carnegie
In 1903 a Hudson man wrote to steel magnate Andrew Carnegie, who sent $10,000 to build the town's library, dedicated in 1905 with the U-M president speaking.
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The little stone shrine the Irish Hills built by hand
St. Joseph Shrine on US-12 grew from a fieldstone church Irish settlers raised in the 1850s into a summer pilgrimage spot with an outdoor Stations of the Cross.
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What to check next in Lenawee County
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