Local Wiki

Kalamazoo County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 6, 2026

Board of Commissioners meets: 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month; Committee of the Whole at 4:00 PM, Regular Board Meeting at 6:30 PM.
Meeting location: Board Chambers, Kalamazoo County Administration Building, 201 West Kalamazoo Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49007.
Register of Deeds: 201 W. Kalamazoo Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49007 · 269-383-8970
Agendas posted at: https://www.kalcounty.gov/boc/
Board of Commissioners: 9-member elected Board of Commissioners; no separately elected County Executive under PA 139. Interim County Administrator/Controller: Terrell Cole. Board Chair: Jen Strebs (District 2). Vice Chair: John Taylor (District 5). Vice Chair Pro Tem: Jeff Heppler (District 7).

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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.

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 (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

Villages (5)

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 (9)

Climax-Scotts Community Schools
Comstock Public Schools
Galesburg-Augusta Community Schools
Gull Lake Community Schools
Kalamazoo Public Schools
Parchment School District
Portage Public Schools
Schoolcraft Community Schools
Vicksburg Community Schools

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

Special districts · Fire Protection (1)

South Kalamazoo County Fire Authority

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

Special districts · Library (5)

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)

Kalamazoo County Transportation Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)

Special districts · Sewer (2)

Gull Lake Sewer and Water Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)
South County Sewer and Water Authority

Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)

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