Local Wiki

Marquette County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 6, 2026

Board of Commissioners meets: 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month at 6:00 PM (winter months sometimes scheduled at 3:00 PM).
Meeting location: Commissioners' Room, Henry A. Skewis Courthouse Annex, 234 West Baraga Avenue, Marquette, MI 49855.
Register of Deeds: 234 W. Baraga Avenue, Marquette, MI 49855 · 906-225-8415
Agendas posted at: https://www.co.marquette.mi.us/departments/board_of_commissioners/
Board of Commissioners: 6-member elected Board of Commissioners; no separately elected County Executive under PA 139. County Administrator: Kip Belcher. Board Chair: Joe Derocha.

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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

School districts (8)

Gwinn Area Community Schools
Ishpeming Public School District No. 1
Marquette Area Public Schools
Negaunee Public Schools
Nice Community School District
Powell Township Schools
Republic-Michigamme Schools
Wells Township School District

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

Special districts · Library (1)

Superiorland Library Cooperative

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

Special districts · Other Single Purpose (1)

Central Upper Peninsula Employment and Training Consortium

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

Special districts · Public Transit (1)

Marquette County Transit Authority (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 · Soil & Water Conservation (1)

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

Special districts · Solid Waste (3)

East Marquette Solid Waste Disposal Authority
Marquette County Solid Waste Management Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)
West Marquette County Sanitation Authority