Local Wiki

Allegan County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 6, 2026

Board of Commissioners meets: Regular meetings held on Thursdays at 9:00 AM (typically 2nd and 4th Thursday per adopted calendar).
Meeting location: Board Room, County Services Building, 3283 122nd Avenue, Allegan, MI 49010.
Register of Deeds: 113 Chestnut Street, Allegan, MI 49010 · 269-673-0390
Agendas posted at: https://www.allegancounty.org/government/board-of-commissioners
Board of Commissioners: 5-member elected Board of Commissioners; no separately elected County Executive under PA 139. County Administrator: Robert J. Sarro. Board Chair: Scott Beltman. Vice-Chair: Craig Van Beek.

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Other Local Government Here

Local government is layered — cities, counties, school districts, and special districts are separate, overlapping governments. Most residents are covered by several at once, and more may exist here than are listed below.

City: Holland, Michigan

Other Known Local Governments Here

These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.

Cities (8)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

Villages (2)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

School districts (10)

Allegan Public Schools
Fennville Public Schools
Glenn Public School District
Hamilton Community Schools
Hopkins Public Schools
Martin Public Schools
Otsego Public Schools
Plainwell Community Schools
Saugatuck Public Schools
Wayland Union Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only

Special districts · Health (1)

Wayland Area Emergency Services Authority

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Library (6)

Allegan District Library (official website, opens in a new tab)
Charles A Ransom District Library
Fennville District Library
Henika District Library (official website, opens in a new tab)
Otsego District Library (official website, opens in a new tab)
Saugatuck-Douglas District Library (official website, opens in a new tab)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

Special districts · Public Transit (1)

Interurban Transit Authority

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Sewer (2)

Dorr-Leighton Wastewater Authority
Gun Lake Area Sewer Authority

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)

Allegan County Conservation District (official website, opens in a new tab)

Special districts · Water & Sewer (1)

Kalamazoo Lake Sewer and Water Authority

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)