Shiawassee 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
6
Townships
16
School districts
15
Primary home (PRE) rates, for homes with Michigan's Principal Residence Exemption, range from 24.9802 mills to 52.7625 mills.
Other property, often called non-homestead, usually means rentals, vacation homes, and second homes. Those rates range from 27.1096 mills to 70.7625 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
Shiawassee 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
Shiawassee 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
Shiawassee 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
Shiawassee 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 Shiawassee County
City
Corunna
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Durand
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Laingsburg
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Ovid
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Owosso
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Perry
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Township
Antrim Township
4 school districts available.
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Bennington Township
5 school districts available.
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Burns Township
2 school districts available.
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Caledonia Township
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Fairfield Township
1 school district available.
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Hazelton Township
4 school districts available.
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Middlebury Township
2 school districts available.
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New Haven Township
3 school districts available.
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Owosso Township
2 school districts available.
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Perry Township
2 school districts available.
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Rush Township
3 school districts available.
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Sciota Township
3 school districts available.
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Shiawassee Township
4 school districts available.
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Venice Township
2 school districts available.
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Vernon Township
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Woodhull Township
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Porch Notes
Local notes from Shiawassee County
Stories, practical notes, and local details tied to places in this county.
Shiawassee County · History and culture
Bancroft took its name from a mining company
The Shiawassee County village was platted when the railroad arrived in 1877, then took the unexpected name of the Bancroft Mining Company.
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Byron grew up around a dam, and took its name from a poet
The village of Byron began in the 1830s when a company dammed the Shiawassee River for a sawmill, and it carries the name of the English Romantic poet Lord Byron.
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How a 600-person village in New Lothrop became a football giant
New Lothrop, a Hazelton Township village of about 600, has won three Michigan high school football state titles — 2006, 2018, and 2020 — against schools many times its size.
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In Ovid you can change counties without leaving Main Street
The city of Ovid straddles the Clinton–Shiawassee county line — most of town sits in Clinton, while its eastern edge crosses into Middlebury Township in Shiawassee.
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Owosso's casket works reached 150 a day
Woodard's history dates production of 150 caskets a day to the 1918-19 flu pandemic. A City of Owosso study calls the company the world's largest casket maker throughout the 1920s.
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The circus train wreck that left a monument in a Durand cemetery
On August 6, 1903, two Great Wallace Shows circus trains collided in the Durand rail yard when the brakes failed, killing about two dozen people and an elephant named Maud.
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What to check next in Shiawassee County
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