Lake County, Michigan
18 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 12,563
- Median household income
- $50,805
- ±2,404
- Unemployed
- 7.4%
- 361 of 4,887 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 81.2%
- 4,215 of 5,190 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 Lake | 12,308 (2021) | 800 10th St, Baldwin | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 2
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village of Baldwin | 935 (2021) | Po Box 339, Baldwin | — |
| Village of Luther | 337 (2021) | Po Box 9, Luther | — |
Townships 15
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Chase | 1,297 (2021) | 8296 E Us Hwy, Chase | Website |
| Township of Cherry Valley | 473 (2021) | 4108 E 24th St, Chase | — |
| Township of Dover | 434 (2021) | 7630 N Skookum Rd, Luther | — |
| Township of Eden | 536 (2021) | Po Box 85, Irons | — |
| Township of Elk | 1,051 (2021) | Po Box 298, Irons | — |
| Township of Ellsworth | 825 (2021) | 11229 E Three Mile Rd, Leroy | — |
| Township of Lake | 912 (2021) | 15580 S Star Lake Dr, Baldwin | — |
| Township of Newkirk | 739 (2021) | Po Box 308, Luther | — |
| Township of Peacock | 444 (2021) | 4480 W 4 Mile Rd, Irons | — |
| Township of Pinora | 849 (2021) | 7823 E. 32nd ST., Chase | — |
| Township of Pleasant Plains | 1,722 (2021) | Po Box 239, Baldwin | — |
| Township of Sauble | 418 (2021) | 8906 W 6 Mile Rd, Irons | — |
| Township of Sweetwater | 274 (2021) | 9991 W Wingleton Rd, Branch | — |
| Township of Webber | 1,501 (2021) | Po Box 939, Baldwin | — |
| Township of Yates | 833 (2021) | 6437 S Nelson Rd, Idlewild | — |
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
Baldwin Community Schools
School district3 schools
525 4TH ST, Baldwin, MI, 49304
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
Ludington Farmer's Market (LUDINGTON) · Scottville Farmers' Market at Millers Ma... (Scottville)
Big Rapids Farmers' Market (310 North 4th Ave Big Rapids) · Barryton Farmers' Market (Barryton)
Fremont Farmers Market (Fremont) · Grant Farmers Market (Grant) · Newaygo Farmers Market (Newaygo)
Pentwater, MI Farmers' Market (324 S. Hancock St. (Village Green) Pentwater) · New Era Farmers Market (New Era) · Pentwater Farmers Market (Pentwater)
Evart Farmers\' Market (Evart)
Cadillac Area Farmers Market (Cadillac) · Cadillac Made in Michigan Farmers' Market (Cadillac)
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.