Who is the Alpena County County Clerk?

Keri Bertrand (Republican) is the County Clerk of Alpena County, Michigan.

Who is the Alpena County Drain Commissioner?

Gerald L. Fournier (Republican) is the Drain Commissioner of Alpena County, Michigan.

Who is the Alpena County Prosecuting Attorney?

Cynthia M. Muszynski (Republican) is the Prosecuting Attorney of Alpena County, Michigan.

Who is the Alpena County Register of Deeds?

Mandy Daleski Smith (Democratic) is the Register of Deeds of Alpena County, Michigan.

Who is the Alpena County Sheriff?

Erik Smith (Republican) is the Sheriff of Alpena County, Michigan.

Who is the Alpena County County Treasurer?

Cindy Cebula (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Alpena County, Michigan.

Who are the Alpena County commissioners?

William E. LaHaie (District 1); Griffin James (District 2); Lucille Bray (District 3); Bill Peterson (District 4); Brenda Fournier (District 5); Todd Britton (District 6); Travis Konarzewski (District 7); John J. Kozlowski (District 8).

What is the population of Alpena County?

About 28,880 people, with a median age of 47.8; the median household income is $53,950 and 18% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Alpena County?

4.5% in September 2026 (preliminary): 578 people unemployed in a labor force of 12,847, against 4.4% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Alpena County?

15 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 1 municipal, 8 township, 2 school district and 3 special district governments.

Alpena County, MI elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Alpena County: 14 seats on 7 elected bodies.

Board of Commissioners

Alpena County Board of Commissioners

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now
County Commissioner, District 1	William E. LaHaie Republican source
County Commissioner, District 2	Griffin James Republican source
County Commissioner, District 3	Lucille Bray source
County Commissioner, District 4	Bill Peterson Republican source
County Commissioner, District 5	Brenda Fournier Republican source
County Commissioner, District 6	Todd Britton Republican source
County Commissioner, District 7	Travis Konarzewski Republican source
County Commissioner, District 8	John J. Kozlowski Republican source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
County Clerk	Keri Bertrand Republican source
Drain Commissioner	Gerald L. Fournier Republican source
Prosecuting Attorney	Cynthia M. Muszynski Republican source
Register of Deeds	Mandy Daleski Smith Democratic source
Sheriff	Erik Smith Republican source
County Treasurer	Cindy Cebula Republican source

How many local governments Alpena County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 15 local governments in Alpena County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships (1 municipal, 8 township)	9	0
School districts (school boards)	2	0
Special districts (elected boards)	3	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Alpena County

28,880people

47.8median ageU.S.: 38.9

$53,950 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

18%below the U.S.: 12.5%

18.3%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$153,900median home valueU.S.: $332,700

6.2%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

1.2%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

9.8%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

5.2%U.S.: 8.4%

51.2%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

24%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 1.7% · White 92.4% · Black 1% · Asian 0.2% · Other or more than one race 4.8% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Alpena County

4.5%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.4%. Michigan: 4.8%.

578people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

12,269people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

12,847in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	4.5%	578	12,269	12,847
August 2026	5.3%	687	12,279	12,966
July 2026	5.4%	693	12,213	12,906
June 2026	4.9%	637	12,291	12,928
May 2026	5.0%	665	12,508	13,173
April 2026	4.7%	617	12,502	13,119
March 2026	5.7%	763	12,647	13,410
February 2026	5.7%	762	12,626	13,388
January 2026	6.1%	820	12,628	13,448
December 2025	5.2%	694	12,723	13,417
November 2025	4.8%	651	12,881	13,532
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	4.4%	606	13,316	13,922
August 2025	5.3%	731	13,011	13,742
July 2025	6.1%	834	12,823	13,657
June 2025	5.7%	786	13,089	13,875
May 2025	5.6%	795	13,398	14,193
April 2025	5.8%	806	13,211	14,017
March 2025	6.5%	914	13,205	14,119
February 2025	7.0%	990	13,089	14,079
January 2025	6.5%	916	13,138	14,054
December 2024	5.9%	814	13,020	13,834
November 2024	5.1%	715	13,225	13,940
October 2024	4.9%	688	13,284	13,972

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	5.7%	793	13,080	13,873
2024	5.3%	744	13,270	14,014
2023	4.7%	648	13,139	13,787
2022	5.0%	651	12,363	13,014
2021	5.5%	707	12,100	12,807
2020	8.3%	1,074	11,832	12,906
2019	4.8%	639	12,595	13,234
2018	5.2%	690	12,675	13,365
2017	5.7%	770	12,824	13,594
2016	5.9%	810	12,804	13,614

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Michigan's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 5.0% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Alpena County

229.0 per 100,0002025. Michigan: 416.2.

489.2 per 100,0002025. Michigan: 1,258.5.

1murders2025, 66 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	66	229.0	141	489.2
2024	75	256.5	165	564.3
2023	60	207.7	156	540.0
2022	56	193.7	145	501.6
2021	43	151.8	152	536.7
2020	57	202.2	202	716.6
2019	72	255.8	208	739.0
2018	56	197.4	266	937.5
2017	55	192.1	318	1,110.5
2016	39	136.1	250	872.8

By police agency (2)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Alpena County Sheriff's Office	2025	23	50	18,731
Alpena Police Department	2025	43	91	10,092

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Michigan · the U.S.

Police staffing

1.18 per 1,000 residents2025, 2 agencies serving 28,823 people.

34sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

22civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (2), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Alpena County Sheriff's Office	15	20	18,731
Alpena Police Department	19	2	10,092

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	34	1.18	22	2
2024	36	1.23	28	2
2023	34	1.18	20	2
2022	29	1.00	22	2
2021	28	0.99	23	2
2020	29	1.03	19	2
2019	31	1.10	17	2
2018	30	1.06	16	2
2017	30	1.05	16	2
2016	30	1.05	16	2

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the Alpena County County Clerk?: Keri Bertrand (Republican) is the County Clerk of Alpena County, Michigan.
Who is the Alpena County Drain Commissioner?: Gerald L. Fournier (Republican) is the Drain Commissioner of Alpena County, Michigan.
Who is the Alpena County Prosecuting Attorney?: Cynthia M. Muszynski (Republican) is the Prosecuting Attorney of Alpena County, Michigan.
Who is the Alpena County Register of Deeds?: Mandy Daleski Smith (Democratic) is the Register of Deeds of Alpena County, Michigan.
Who is the Alpena County Sheriff?: Erik Smith (Republican) is the Sheriff of Alpena County, Michigan.
Who is the Alpena County County Treasurer?: Cindy Cebula (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Alpena County, Michigan.
Who are the Alpena County commissioners?: William E. LaHaie (District 1); Griffin James (District 2); Lucille Bray (District 3); Bill Peterson (District 4); Brenda Fournier (District 5); Todd Britton (District 6); Travis Konarzewski (District 7); John J. Kozlowski (District 8).
What is the population of Alpena County?: About 28,880 people, with a median age of 47.8; the median household income is $53,950 and 18% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Alpena County?: 4.5% in September 2026 (preliminary): 578 people unemployed in a labor force of 12,847, against 4.4% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Alpena County?: 15 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 1 municipal, 8 township, 2 school district and 3 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from each county clerk's official results of the November 5, 2024 general election (certified by the county board of canvassers); officials appointed since then may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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