Ontonagon 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
11
School districts
4
Primary home (PRE) rates, for homes with Michigan's Principal Residence Exemption, range from 29.1653 mills to 45.7788 mills.
Other property, often called non-homestead, usually means rentals, vacation homes, and second homes. Those rates range from 47.1653 mills to 63.7788 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
Ontonagon 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
Ontonagon 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
Ontonagon 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
Ontonagon 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 Ontonagon County
Township
Bergland Township
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Bohemia Township
3 school districts available.
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Carp Lake Township
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Greenland Township
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Haight Township
1 school district available.
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Interior Township
1 school district available.
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Matchwood Township
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McMillan Township
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Ontonagon Township
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Rockland Township
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Stannard Township
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Porch Notes
Local notes from Ontonagon County
Stories, practical notes, and local details tied to places in this county.
Ontonagon County · Outdoors
Bond Falls: six boardwalk views near Paulding
Michigan DNR's Bond Falls site pairs a roughly 50-foot total drop with an accessible boardwalk and six viewing spots. Vehicle access is seasonal; the trail remains open year-round.
Read this note ->Ontonagon County · History and culture
How Ontonagon got its name -- and the copper boulder behind it
Ontonagon is an Ojibwe name, carried by the river before the county. And on that river once sat the Ontonagon Boulder -- a sacred 3,700-pound chunk of pure copper, known to the Ojibwe for centuries, now in the Smithsonian.
Read this note ->Ontonagon County · Money and taxes
Is there a city income tax in Ontonagon?
There's no city income tax in Ontonagon County -- and there couldn't easily be one, since the county's only incorporated community is the Village of Ontonagon. The nearest income tax is Grayling, well over two hundred miles away.
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Lake Gogebic's quieter, northern half
The Upper Peninsula's biggest inland lake, Lake Gogebic, reaches up into southwestern Ontonagon County -- where the village of Bergland sits on its northern shore, an hour and a time zone away from the lake's southern end.
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Old Victoria, the copper village frozen in time
Near Rockland, a cluster of hand-hewn log cabins still stands where copper miners and their families lived a century ago -- one of the oldest log villages remaining on its original site in America, preserved by volunteers.
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The Porcupine Mountains, Michigan's biggest wild park
The Porkies are Michigan's largest state park: roughly 60,000 acres with about 35,000 acres of primary forest, wild rivers, trails, and Lake Superior shoreline.
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What to check next in Ontonagon County
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