Local Wiki

Ionia County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 6, 2026

Board of Commissioners meets: 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at 3:00 PM (or 7:00 PM per adopted annual schedule).
Meeting location: Board of Commissioners Room, Ionia County Administrative Building, 101 West Main Street, Ionia, MI 48846.
Register of Deeds: 100 W. Main St., Ionia, MI 48846 · 616-527-5320
Agendas posted at: https://ioniacounty.org/government/board-of-commissioners/
Board of Commissioners: 7-member elected Board of Commissioners; no separately elected County Executive under PA 139. County Administrator: Patrick Jordan. Board Chairman: David Hodges.

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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 (3)

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 (7)

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 (7)

Belding Area School District
Berlin Township S/d #3
Easton Township S/d #6
Ionia Public Schools
Ionia Township S/d #2
Portland Public Schools
Saranac Community Schools

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

Special districts · Library (3)

Lake Odessa Library District (official website, opens in a new tab)
Lyons Township District Library
Portland District Library

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 · Sewer (1)

Clarksville-Morrison Lake Sewer Authority

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

Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)

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