Who is the Lapeer County County Clerk?

Theresa M. Spencer (Republican) is the County Clerk of Lapeer County, Michigan.

Who is the Lapeer County Drain Commissioner?

Andy Wagner (Republican) is the Drain Commissioner of Lapeer County, Michigan.

Who is the Lapeer County Prosecuting Attorney?

John D. Miller (Republican) is the Prosecuting Attorney of Lapeer County, Michigan.

Who is the Lapeer County Register of Deeds?

Amy R. Stearns (Republican) is the Register of Deeds of Lapeer County, Michigan.

Who is the Lapeer County Sheriff?

Scott R. McKenna (Republican) is the Sheriff of Lapeer County, Michigan.

Who is the Lapeer County County Surveyor?

Henry B. Horton (Republican) is the County Surveyor of Lapeer County, Michigan.

Who is the Lapeer County County Treasurer?

Dana M. Miller (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Lapeer County, Michigan.

Who are the Lapeer County commissioners?

Scott McMahan (District 1); Gary Howell (District 2); Kevin R. Knisely (District 3); Brad Haggadone (District 4); C. Ian Kempf (District 5); Greg Wise (District 6); Bryan Zender (District 7).

What is the population of Lapeer County?

About 88,837 people, with a median age of 44.7; the median household income is $77,306 and 9.7% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Lapeer County?

5.1% in September 2026 (preliminary): 2,152 people unemployed in a labor force of 42,501, against 4.3% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Lapeer County?

38 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 9 municipal, 18 township, 5 school district and 5 special district governments.

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

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Lapeer County: 15 seats on 9 elected bodies.

Board of Commissioners

Lapeer County Board of Commissioners

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now
County Commissioner, District 1	Scott McMahan Republican source
County Commissioner, District 2	Gary Howell Republican source
County Commissioner, District 3	Kevin R. Knisely Republican source
County Commissioner, District 4	Brad Haggadone Republican source
County Commissioner, District 5	C. Ian Kempf Republican source
County Commissioner, District 6	Greg Wise Republican source
County Commissioner, District 7	Bryan Zender Republican source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
County Clerk	Theresa M. Spencer Republican source
Drain Commissioner	Andy Wagner Republican source
Prosecuting Attorney	John D. Miller Republican source
Register of Deeds	Amy R. Stearns Republican source
Sheriff	Scott R. McKenna Republican source
County Surveyor	Henry B. Horton Republican source
County Treasurer	Dana M. Miller Republican source

Special districts

Boards elected by the voters who live in each district.

Lapeer County Road Commission · 1 seat

Office	Who holds it now
Road Commissioner	Jim Novak source

How many local governments Lapeer County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 38 local governments in Lapeer 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 (9 municipal, 18 township)	27	0
School districts (school boards)	5	0
Special districts (elected boards)	5	1

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 Lapeer County

88,837people

44.7median ageU.S.: 38.9

$77,306 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

9.7%below the U.S.: 12.5%

20.4%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$239,000median home valueU.S.: $332,700

5.1%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

2.3%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

7.6%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

4.8%U.S.: 8.4%

51.4%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

21.4%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 5% · White 89.7% · Black 1% · Asian 0.3% · Other or more than one race 4% (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 Lapeer County

5.1%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.3%. Michigan: 4.8%.

2,152people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

40,349people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

42,501in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	5.1%	2,152	40,349	42,501
August 2026	5.1%	2,139	39,994	42,133
July 2026	5.2%	2,229	40,355	42,584
June 2026	5.1%	2,226	41,142	43,368
May 2026	5.2%	2,252	40,734	42,986
April 2026	4.7%	2,008	40,822	42,830
March 2026	6.3%	2,732	40,392	43,124
February 2026	7.1%	3,023	39,823	42,846
January 2026	7.0%	3,029	40,145	43,174
December 2025	5.5%	2,366	40,767	43,133
November 2025	4.8%	2,079	40,809	42,888
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	4.3%	1,818	40,521	42,339
August 2025	4.2%	1,783	40,702	42,485
July 2025	5.3%	2,268	40,843	43,111
June 2025	4.6%	1,983	40,670	42,653
May 2025	4.6%	1,930	40,335	42,265
April 2025	4.7%	1,978	40,500	42,478
March 2025	6.1%	2,645	40,471	43,116
February 2025	6.7%	2,895	40,032	42,927
January 2025	6.7%	2,874	40,221	43,095
December 2024	5.4%	2,326	40,567	42,893
November 2024	4.7%	1,993	40,618	42,611
October 2024	4.4%	1,868	40,907	42,775

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	5.2%	2,238	40,534	42,772
2024	4.8%	2,055	40,918	42,973
2023	3.9%	1,691	41,387	43,078
2022	4.2%	1,758	40,394	42,152
2021	5.7%	2,369	39,424	41,793
2020	11.8%	4,958	37,085	42,043
2019	5.1%	2,237	41,492	43,729
2018	5.0%	2,174	41,107	43,281
2017	5.3%	2,284	40,799	43,083
2016	6.2%	2,638	39,804	42,442

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 Lapeer County

109.6 per 100,0002024. Michigan: 436.9.

454.1 per 100,0002024. Michigan: 1,397.8.

1murders2024, 104 violent crimes in all.

2024 is the latest year with complete reporting here: at least one of the county's police agencies didn't send the FBI a full year of figures since, so later totals would be undercounts.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2024	104	109.6	431	454.1
2023	136	144.9	411	437.9
2022	126	135.0	401	429.8
2021	139	149.7	401	431.9
2020	101	109.9	445	484.4
2019	118	127.7	579	626.5
2018	120	129.0	726	780.7
2017	124	133.0	788	844.9
2016	162	174.0	892	958.3

By police agency (8)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Lapeer County Sheriff's Office	2025	61	185	58,915
Lapeer Police Department	2025	26	125	9,174
Lapeer Township Police Department	2025	3	4	4,993
Dryden Township Police Department	2025	5	14	4,801
Metamora Township Police Department	2025	6	8	4,552
Imlay City Police Department	2025	5	35	3,763
Almont Police Department	2025	4	18	2,847
Brown City Police Department	2024	3	6	1,293

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

1.14 per 1,000 residents2025, 8 agencies serving 90,334 people.

103sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

41civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (8), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Lapeer County Sheriff's Office	51	36	58,915
Lapeer Police Department	20	3	9,174
Almont Police Department	9	1	2,847
Imlay City Police Department	9	1	3,763
Dryden Township Police Department	6	0	4,801
Metamora Township Police Department	5	0	4,552
Brown City Police Department	3	0	1,289
Lapeer Township Police Department	0	0	4,993

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	103	1.14	41	8
2024	100	1.09	41	8
2023	98	1.08	39	8
2022	92	1.02	37	8
2018	94	1.05	40	8

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 Lapeer County County Clerk?: Theresa M. Spencer (Republican) is the County Clerk of Lapeer County, Michigan.
Who is the Lapeer County Drain Commissioner?: Andy Wagner (Republican) is the Drain Commissioner of Lapeer County, Michigan.
Who is the Lapeer County Prosecuting Attorney?: John D. Miller (Republican) is the Prosecuting Attorney of Lapeer County, Michigan.
Who is the Lapeer County Register of Deeds?: Amy R. Stearns (Republican) is the Register of Deeds of Lapeer County, Michigan.
Who is the Lapeer County Sheriff?: Scott R. McKenna (Republican) is the Sheriff of Lapeer County, Michigan.
Who is the Lapeer County County Surveyor?: Henry B. Horton (Republican) is the County Surveyor of Lapeer County, Michigan.
Who is the Lapeer County County Treasurer?: Dana M. Miller (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Lapeer County, Michigan.
Who are the Lapeer County commissioners?: Scott McMahan (District 1); Gary Howell (District 2); Kevin R. Knisely (District 3); Brad Haggadone (District 4); C. Ian Kempf (District 5); Greg Wise (District 6); Bryan Zender (District 7).
What is the population of Lapeer County?: About 88,837 people, with a median age of 44.7; the median household income is $77,306 and 9.7% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Lapeer County?: 5.1% in September 2026 (preliminary): 2,152 people unemployed in a labor force of 42,501, against 4.3% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Lapeer County?: 38 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 9 municipal, 18 township, 5 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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