County
Montmorency County, Michigan
Use this county page to find cities, townships, and villages in Montmorency County. Each local page gives you property-tax context, school-district rate ranges, official-source links, nearby places, and any Porch Notes tied to that community.
County snapshot
Cities
0
Townships
8
Villages
0
School districts
4
Primary home (PRE) rates, for homes with Michigan's Principal Residence Exemption, range from 20.4626 mills to 32.0339 mills.
Other property, often called non-homestead, usually means rentals, vacation homes, and second homes. Those rates range from 38.0315 mills to 49.7503 mills.
Rate rows come from the official Michigan Treasury millage-rate reports . Last reviewed June 8, 2026.
Local pages
Places in Montmorency County
Township
Albert Township
2 school districts available.
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Township
Avery Township
1 school district available.
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Township
Briley Township
1 school district available.
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Township
Hillman Township
2 school districts available.
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Township
Loud Township
1 school district available.
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Township
Montmorency Township
2 school districts available.
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Township
Rust Township
1 school district available.
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Township
Vienna Township
2 school districts available.
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Porch Notes
Local notes from Montmorency County
Stories, practical notes, and local details tied to places in this county.
Montmorency County · History and culture
Atlanta, the Elk Capital of Michigan
Atlanta calls itself the Elk Capital of Michigan, near the Pigeon River Country elk herd and its long comeback story.
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Clear Lake State Park
Clear Lake State Park north of Atlanta offers a clear spring-fed lake, camping, paddling, fishing, ORV access, and elk-country quiet.
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Does Montmorency County have a city income tax?
Montmorency County has no incorporated city, so there is no local city income tax anywhere in the county.
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Hillman, Brush Creek, and the lumber days
Hillman began as Brush Creek, a lumber-era village on the Thunder Bay River that later settled into farming and small-town life.
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How Montmorency County got its name
Montmorency County was first named for Ojibwe Chief Cheonoquet before the state changed it to a French-Canadian family name.
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Lewiston and the Twin Lakes
Lewiston and the Twin Lakes anchor Montmorency County's southwest resort country, with lakefront, golf, fishing, and four-season recreation.
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