Local Wiki
Clare County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 6, 2026- Board of Commissioners meets
- 3rd Wednesday of every month at 9:00 AM.
- Meeting location
- Board of Commissioners Room, Clare County Courthouse, 225 West Main Street, Harrison, MI 48625.
- Register of Deeds
- 255 W. Main Street, P.O. Box 438, Harrison, MI 48625 · 989-539-7131
- Agendas posted at
- https://clareco.net/
- Board of Commissioners
- 9-member elected Board of Commissioners; no separately elected County Executive under PA 139. County Administrator: Lori Phelps. Chairman: George Gilmore (District 8).
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.
- Clare Public Schools · School District
- Farwell Area Schools · School District
- Harrison Community Schools · School District
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
- Clare (official website, opens in a new tab) · City
- Farwell (official website, opens in a new tab) · Village
- Harrison (official website, opens in a new tab) · City
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
- Clare County Airport Authority · Special District · Airport
- Region 7B Employment and Training Consortium · Special District · Other Single Purpose
- Clare County Conservation District (official website, opens in a new tab) · Special District · Soil & Water Conservation
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