Local Wiki

Kent County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 6, 2026

Board of Commissioners meets: 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month at 8:30 AM.
Meeting location: Board of Commissioners Chambers, Room 310, Kent County Administration Building, 300 Monroe Avenue NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503.
Register of Deeds: County Administration Building, 300 Monroe Avenue, NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503 · 616-632.7610
Agendas posted at: https://www.accesskent.com/Departments/BOC/
Board of Commissioners: 21-member elected Board of Commissioners; no separately elected County Executive under PA 139. County Administrator/Controller: Al Vanderberg. Board Chair: Ben Greene (District 1). Vice-Chair: Lindsey Thiel (District 11). Minority Vice-Chair: Steve Faber (District 18).

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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 (6)

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)

Caledonia
Casnovia
Kent City (official website, opens in a new tab)
Sand Lake
Sparta

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 (20)

Byron Center Public Schools
Caledonia Community Schools
Cedar Springs Public Schools
Comstock Park Public Schools
East Grand Rapids Public Schools
Forest Hills Public Schools
Godfrey-Lee Public Schools
Godwin Heights Public Schools
Grand Rapids Public Schools
Grandville Public Schools
Kelloggsville Public Schools
Kenowa Hills Public Schools
Kent City Community Schools
Kentwood Public Schools
Lowell Area Schools
Northview Public Schools
Rockford Public Schools
Sparta Area Schools
Tri County Area Schools
Wyoming Public Schools

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

Special districts · Electric Power (1)

Michigan Public Power Agency (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 · Fire Protection (1)

Lowell Area Fire & Emergency Services Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)

Special districts · Library (2)

Kent District Library (official website, opens in a new tab)
Lakeland Library Cooperative

Special districts · Multi-Purpose (2)

Special districts · Other Single Purpose (1)

Area Community Services and Employment and Training (Acset)