Who is the Calhoun County County Clerk/Register of Deeds?

Kimberly A. Hinkley is the County Clerk/Register of Deeds of Calhoun County, Michigan.

Who is the Calhoun County Prosecuting Attorney?

David E. Gilbert is the Prosecuting Attorney of Calhoun County, Michigan.

Who is the Calhoun County Sheriff?

Steve Hinkley is the Sheriff of Calhoun County, Michigan.

Who is the Calhoun County Water Resources Commissioner?

Tommy Miller is the Water Resources Commissioner of Calhoun County, Michigan.

Who are the Calhoun County commissioners?

Monique French (District 2); Al Morehart (District 3); Dan Strowbridge (District 4); Derek F. King (District 5); Matthew M. Saxton (District 6); Gary Tompkins (District 7).

What is the population of Calhoun County?

About 133,778 people, with a median age of 40.2; the median household income is $63,177 and 13.9% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Calhoun County?

4.6% in September 2026 (preliminary): 2,678 people unemployed in a labor force of 58,640, against 5.0% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Calhoun County?

43 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 8 municipal, 19 township, 10 school district and 5 special district governments.

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

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Calhoun County: 10 seats on 5 elected bodies.

Board of Commissioners

Calhoun County Board of Commissioners

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now
County Commissioner, District 2	Monique French source
County Commissioner, District 3	Al Morehart source
County Commissioner, District 4	Dan Strowbridge source
County Commissioner, District 5	Derek F. King source
County Commissioner, District 6	Matthew M. Saxton source
County Commissioner, District 7	Gary Tompkins source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
County Clerk/Register of Deeds	Kimberly A. Hinkley source
Prosecuting Attorney	David E. Gilbert source
Sheriff	Steve Hinkley source
Water Resources Commissioner	Tommy Miller source

How many local governments Calhoun County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 43 local governments in Calhoun 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 (8 municipal, 19 township)	27	0
School districts (school boards)	10	0
Special districts (elected boards)	5	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 Calhoun County

133,778people

40.2median ageU.S.: 38.9

$63,177 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

13.9%below the U.S.: 12.5%

22.9%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$162,800median home valueU.S.: $332,700

6.4%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

4.1%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

7.2%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

5.8%U.S.: 8.4%

48.5%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

22.7%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 5.9% · White 75.3% · Black 9.6% · Asian 2.6% · Other or more than one race 6.6% (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 Calhoun County

4.6%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 5.0%. Michigan: 4.8%.

2,678people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

55,962people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

58,640in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	4.6%	2,678	55,962	58,640
August 2026	5.3%	3,164	56,766	59,930
July 2026	5.8%	3,518	56,860	60,378
June 2026	5.1%	3,066	57,120	60,186
May 2026	5.3%	3,255	57,633	60,888
April 2026	4.7%	2,872	57,724	60,596
March 2026	5.2%	3,179	58,417	61,596
February 2026	5.2%	3,226	58,554	61,780
January 2026	5.8%	3,621	58,561	62,182
December 2025	5.1%	3,166	59,313	62,479
November 2025	5.0%	3,146	60,181	63,327
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	5.0%	3,221	61,511	64,732
August 2025	5.8%	3,737	60,935	64,672
July 2025	6.7%	4,360	60,817	65,177
June 2025	6.1%	3,977	61,583	65,560
May 2025	5.6%	3,639	61,780	65,419
April 2025	5.4%	3,518	61,515	65,033
March 2025	5.9%	3,821	61,407	65,228
February 2025	6.2%	4,028	60,644	64,672
January 2025	5.8%	3,766	60,839	64,605
December 2024	5.6%	3,600	60,865	64,465
November 2024	5.0%	3,263	61,928	65,191
October 2024	4.9%	3,187	61,263	64,450

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	5.7%	3,671	60,957	64,628
2024	5.2%	3,327	60,998	64,325
2023	4.3%	2,703	59,680	62,383
2022	4.7%	2,813	57,016	59,829
2021	6.3%	3,729	55,021	58,750
2020	10.1%	6,247	55,389	61,636
2019	4.2%	2,591	59,355	61,946
2018	4.3%	2,660	59,883	62,543
2017	4.8%	3,071	60,329	63,400
2016	4.8%	3,098	61,723	64,821

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 Calhoun County

578.6 per 100,0002025. Michigan: 416.2.

1,607.4 per 100,0002025. Michigan: 1,258.5.

5murders2025, 914 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	914	578.6	2,539	1,607.4
2024	984	617.8	2,839	1,782.4
2023	1,140	723.1	3,313	2,101.4
2022	1,008	637.1	3,368	2,128.6
2021	881	553.0	3,142	1,972.2
2020	879	554.3	3,040	1,917.1
2019	777	488.5	3,445	2,166.0
2018	848	532.7	3,654	2,295.4
2017	877	549.7	3,778	2,367.9
2016	887	557.8	3,785	2,380.1

By police agency (5)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Battle Creek Police Department	2025	636	1,431	61,225
Calhoun County Sheriff's Office	2025	137	431	46,009
Emmett Township Police Department	2025	41	469	11,761
Albion Police Department	2025	85	141	7,445
Marshall Police Department	2025	15	67	6,793

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

1.57 per 1,000 residents2025, 5 agencies serving 133,233 people.

209sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

30civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (5), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Battle Creek Police Department	106	25	61,225
Calhoun County Sheriff's Office	53	2	46,009
Albion Police Department	18	1	7,445
Emmett Township Police Department	17	2	11,761
Marshall Police Department	15	0	6,793

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	209	1.57	30	5
2024	204	1.52	26	5
2023	198	1.49	29	5
2021	219	1.63	120	5
2020	225	1.69	125	5
2019	240	1.79	118	5
2017	236	1.76	119	5
2016	240	1.79	114	5

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 Calhoun County County Clerk/Register of Deeds?: Kimberly A. Hinkley is the County Clerk/Register of Deeds of Calhoun County, Michigan.
Who is the Calhoun County Prosecuting Attorney?: David E. Gilbert is the Prosecuting Attorney of Calhoun County, Michigan.
Who is the Calhoun County Sheriff?: Steve Hinkley is the Sheriff of Calhoun County, Michigan.
Who is the Calhoun County Water Resources Commissioner?: Tommy Miller is the Water Resources Commissioner of Calhoun County, Michigan.
Who are the Calhoun County commissioners?: Monique French (District 2); Al Morehart (District 3); Dan Strowbridge (District 4); Derek F. King (District 5); Matthew M. Saxton (District 6); Gary Tompkins (District 7).
What is the population of Calhoun County?: About 133,778 people, with a median age of 40.2; the median household income is $63,177 and 13.9% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Calhoun County?: 4.6% in September 2026 (preliminary): 2,678 people unemployed in a labor force of 58,640, against 5.0% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Calhoun County?: 43 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 8 municipal, 19 township, 10 school district and 5 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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