Baraga County, Michigan
9 public bodies govern here, 3 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 8,191
- Median household income
- $55,327
- ±6,240
- Unemployed
- 5.1%
- 157 of 3,052 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 83.9%
- 2,879 of 3,433 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Baraga | 8,215 (2021) | 16 N 3rd St, Lanse | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 2
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village of Baraga | 1,977 (2021) | 100 Hemlock St, Baraga | Website |
| Village of L'Anse | 1,904 (2021) | 101 N Main St, Lanse | — |
Townships 5
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Arvon | 480 (2021) | Po Box 50, Skanee | — |
| Township of Baraga | 3,560 (2021) | 14574 Sturgeon Rd, Baraga | — |
| Township of Covington | 367 (2021) | Po Box 72, Covington | Website |
| Township of Lanse | 3,547 (2021) | Po Box 82, Lanse | Website |
| Township of Spurr | 261 (2021) | 29257 Us 41, Michigamme | Website |
Special districts 1
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barage Village-Keweenaw Bay Reservation Waste Water Authority | Sewerage | 417 Shelden Ave, Houghton | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Arvon Township School District
School district1 schools
21798 SKANEE RD, Skanee, MI, 49962
Baraga Area Schools
School district1 schools
210 LYONS ST, Baraga, MI, 49908
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
L'Anse Area Schools
School district1 schools
201 N 4TH ST, Lanse, MI, 49946
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Osma Acres Farmers Market () · G&A Farmers Market and Garden Center (400 W Sharon Ave Houghton) · Chassell Farmers Market (Chassell) · and 3 more
Marquette Farmers & Artists Market (112 S. Third St. (Marquette Commons) Marquette) · Downtown Marquette Farmers Market (Marquette)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.