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Newaygo County, Michigan

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County snapshot

Cities

4

Townships

24

School districts

17

Primary home (PRE) rates, for homes with Michigan's Principal Residence Exemption, range from 22.6994 mills to 46.5161 mills.

Other property, often called non-homestead, usually means rentals, vacation homes, and second homes. Those rates range from 23.3439 mills to 64.3001 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

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Official Newaygo County website

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 Newaygo County

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Fremont

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Grant

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Newaygo

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White Cloud

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Ashland Township

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Barton Township

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Beaver Township

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Big Prairie Township

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Bridgeton Township

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Brooks Township

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Croton Township

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Dayton Township

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Denver Township

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Ensley Township

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Everett Township

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Garfield Township

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Goodwell Township

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Grant Township

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Home Township

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Lilley Township

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Lincoln Township

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Merrill Township

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Monroe Township

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Norwich Township

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Sheridan Township

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Sherman Township

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Troy Township

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Wilcox Township

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Porch Notes

Local notes from Newaygo County

Stories, practical notes, and local details tied to places in this county.

Newaygo County · Outdoors

Below Croton Dam: access, current, and the fishing calendar

The Croton tailwater is moving river below a hydro dam, with a steep launch, accessible shore fishing, strong current, and seasonal salmon, steelhead, trout, walleye, and bass.

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Newaygo County · Outdoors

Coolbough Natural Area: oak savanna kept alive for a thumbnail-sized butterfly

A 400-acre preserve near Newaygo protects a rare oak savanna and the wild lupine that the federally endangered Karner blue butterfly needs to survive — the only plant its caterpillars will eat.

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Newaygo County · History and culture

Fremont's namesake never came here — he was off mapping the West

Before Gerber, Fremont took its name from John C. Frémont, the explorer called the Pathfinder who mapped the Oregon Trail and became the first Republican to run for president.

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Newaygo County · History and culture

Grant: the onion capital that grew out of a drained marsh

The dark muck fields east of Grant made onions a defining crop and helped earn the town its onion-capital nickname.

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Newaygo County · History and culture

Hesperia: a White River village split clean down the county line

The village of Hesperia sits astride the White River where Newaygo and Oceana counties meet, so half the town keeps its records in one county courthouse and half in another.

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Newaygo County · History and culture

White Cloud: how a railroad town on the White River won the courthouse

White Cloud has been Newaygo County's seat of government for over a century, despite sitting north of the county's biggest towns — a quirk that traces back to the railroad.

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