Local Wiki
Oceana County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 6, 2026- Board of Commissioners meets
- 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month.
- Meeting location
- Oceana County Building boardroom, 100 South State Street, Hart, MI 49420.
- Register of Deeds
- 100 N. State Street, Suite M-3, P.O. Box 111, Hart, MI 49420 · 231-873-4158
- Agendas posted at
- https://oceana.mi.us/government/agendas-minutes/
- Board of Commissioners
- 5-member elected Board of Commissioners; no separately elected County Executive under PA 139. County Administrator: Tracy Byard. Board Chair: Robert Walker (District 5). Vice Chair: Tim Beggs (District 1).
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 (1)
- Hart
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024
Villages (6)
- Hesperia
- New Era
- Pentwater (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Rothbury
- Shelby (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Walkerville
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 (4)
- Hart Public School District
- Pentwater Public School District
- Shelby Public Schools
- Walkerville Public Schools
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Special districts · Health (1)
- Mason Oceana 911 Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Library (2)
- Hart Public Library
- Shelby Area District Library (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)
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