Ontonagon County, Michigan
14 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
- 5,850
- Median household income
- $54,398
- ±5,453
- Unemployed
- 5.3%
- 121 of 2,271 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 86.1%
- 2,711 of 3,149 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 Ontonagon | 5,868 (2021) | 725 Greenland Rd, Ontonagon | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village of Ontonagon | 1,282 (2021) | 315 Quartz St, Ontonagon | Website |
Townships 11
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Bergland | 441 (2021) | Po Box 326, Bergland | Website |
| Township of Bohemia | 72 (2021) | 5741 Rousseau Rd, Mass City | — |
| Township of Carp Lake | 586 (2021) | Po Box 397, White Pine | — |
| Township of Greenland | 637 (2021) | Po Box 204, Mass City | — |
| Township of Haight | 208 (2021) | 14890 Johnson Lake Rd, Bruce Crossing | — |
| Township of Interior | 272 (2021) | Po Box 8, Trout Creek | — |
| Township of Matchwood | 86 (2021) | Po Box 124, Ewen | — |
| Township of McMillan | 412 (2021) | Po Box 267, Ewen | — |
| Township of Ontonagon | 2,286 (2021) | 311 N Steel St, Ontonagon | — |
| Township of Rockland | 224 (2021) | Po Box 247, Rockland | — |
| Township of Stannard | 644 (2021) | Po Box 216, Bruce Crossing | — |
Special districts 1
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ontonagon County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 415 Spar St, Ontonagon | — |
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
Ewen-Trout Creek Consolidated School District
School district1 schools
14312 AIRPORT RD, Ewen, MI, 49925
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Gogebic-Ontonagon ISD
Specialized district1 schools
202 ELM ST, Bergland, MI, 49910
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Ontonagon Area School District
School district1 schools
701 PARKER AVE, Ontonagon, MI, 49953
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
Ashland Area Farmers Market (200 Block of Chapple Ave. Ashland) · Madeline Island Farmers' Market (La Pointe)
Cook County Farmers' Market (Grand Marais) · Thursday Local Food Market (Grand Marais)
Old Depot Farmers Market (150 N. Lowell St. Ironwood)
Osma Acres Farmers Market () · G&A Farmers Market and Garden Center (400 W Sharon Ave Houghton) · Chassell Farmers Market (Chassell) · and 3 more
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.