Local Wiki
Chippewa County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 6, 2026- Board of Commissioners meets
- 2nd Thursday of each month.
- Meeting location
- 91st District Courtroom (2nd Floor, County Building, 325 Court Street) or 50th Circuit Courtroom, Chippewa County Courthouse, 319 Court Street, Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783.
- Register of Deeds
- 319 Court Street, Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783 · 906-635-6312 · rod@chippewacountymi.gov
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.chippewacountymi.gov/
- Board of Commissioners
- 5-member elected Board of Commissioners; no separately elected County Executive under PA 139. County Administrator: Kelly Church. Chair: Scott Shackleton (District 1).
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.
- Brimley Area Schools · School District
- Detour Area Schools · School District
- Pickford Public Schools · School District
- Rudyard Area Schools · School District
- Sault Ste. Marie Area Schools · School District
- Whitefish Township Schools · School District
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
- De Tour Village · Village
- Sault Ste. Marie · City
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024
- Pickford Utility Authority · Special District · Sewer
- Eastern Upper Peninsula Transportation Authority (official website, opens in a new tab) · Special District · Toll Highways
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