Who is the Newaygo County County Clerk?

Jason VanderStelt (Republican) is the County Clerk of Newaygo County, Michigan.

Who is the Newaygo County Drain Commissioner?

Dale E. Twing (Republican) is the Drain Commissioner of Newaygo County, Michigan.

Who is the Newaygo County Prosecuting Attorney?

Rachel Robinson (Republican) is the Prosecuting Attorney of Newaygo County, Michigan.

Who is the Newaygo County Register of Deeds?

Stewart Sanders (Republican) is the Register of Deeds of Newaygo County, Michigan.

Who is the Newaygo County Sheriff?

Bob Mendham (Republican) is the Sheriff of Newaygo County, Michigan.

Who is the Newaygo County County Treasurer?

Jason O'Connell (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Newaygo County, Michigan.

Who are the Newaygo County commissioners?

Paul Mellema (District 1); Bryan J. Kolk (District 2); Chuck Trapp (District 3); Jim Maike (District 4); Lori Tubbergen Clark (District 5); Brenda Bird (District 6); Mike Kruithoff (District 7).

What is the population of Newaygo County?

About 50,792 people, with a median age of 42.7; the median household income is $63,304 and 12.8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Newaygo County?

4.5% in September 2026 (preliminary): 954 people unemployed in a labor force of 21,132, against 4.7% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Newaygo County?

42 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 4 municipal, 24 township, 6 school district and 7 special district governments.

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

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Newaygo County: 13 seats on 7 elected bodies.

Board of Commissioners

Newaygo County Board of Commissioners

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now
County Commissioner, District 1	Paul Mellema Republican source
County Commissioner, District 2	Bryan J. Kolk Republican source
County Commissioner, District 3	Chuck Trapp Republican source
County Commissioner, District 4	Jim Maike Republican source
County Commissioner, District 5	Lori Tubbergen Clark Republican source
County Commissioner, District 6	Brenda Bird Republican source
County Commissioner, District 7	Mike Kruithoff Republican source

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
County Clerk	Jason VanderStelt Republican source
Drain Commissioner	Dale E. Twing Republican source
Prosecuting Attorney	Rachel Robinson Republican source
Register of Deeds	Stewart Sanders Republican source
Sheriff	Bob Mendham Republican source
County Treasurer	Jason O'Connell Republican source

How many local governments Newaygo County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 42 local governments in Newaygo 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 (4 municipal, 24 township)	28	0
School districts (school boards)	6	0
Special districts (elected boards)	7	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 Newaygo County

50,792people

42.7median ageU.S.: 38.9

$63,304 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

12.8%below the U.S.: 12.5%

18.1%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$186,700median home valueU.S.: $332,700

4.4%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

2.1%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

7.5%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

6.2%U.S.: 8.4%

44.7%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

28.8%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 6.3% · White 87.2% · Black 0.8% · Asian 0.4% · Other or more than one race 5.3% (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 Newaygo County

4.5%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.7%. Michigan: 4.8%.

954people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

20,178people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

21,132in 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%	954	20,178	21,132
August 2026	5.1%	1,082	20,329	21,411
July 2026	5.3%	1,140	20,220	21,360
June 2026	5.1%	1,095	20,475	21,570
May 2026	5.3%	1,138	20,445	21,583
April 2026	4.8%	1,034	20,480	21,514
March 2026	5.5%	1,195	20,493	21,688
February 2026	5.5%	1,201	20,439	21,640
January 2026	6.2%	1,356	20,547	21,903
December 2025	5.1%	1,129	20,873	22,002
November 2025	4.9%	1,094	21,336	22,430
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	4.7%	1,092	22,049	23,141
August 2025	5.4%	1,253	21,933	23,186
July 2025	6.0%	1,411	22,029	23,440
June 2025	5.7%	1,339	22,207	23,546
May 2025	5.6%	1,316	22,371	23,687
April 2025	5.4%	1,259	22,027	23,286
March 2025	6.1%	1,425	21,861	23,286
February 2025	6.7%	1,565	21,639	23,204
January 2025	6.5%	1,510	21,782	23,292
December 2024	5.6%	1,293	21,789	23,082
November 2024	4.9%	1,143	22,245	23,388
October 2024	4.8%	1,109	22,218	23,327

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	5.7%	1,308	21,828	23,136
2024	5.1%	1,185	22,215	23,400
2023	4.6%	1,055	21,912	22,967
2022	4.9%	1,092	21,294	22,386
2021	5.7%	1,250	20,705	21,955
2020	9.4%	2,111	20,392	22,503
2019	4.5%	1,005	21,357	22,362
2018	4.6%	1,021	21,057	22,078
2017	5.1%	1,132	20,995	22,127
2016	5.1%	1,136	21,107	22,243

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 Newaygo County

196.0 per 100,0002020. Michigan: 478.0.

669.0 per 100,0002020. Michigan: 1,360.9.

0murders2020, 97 violent crimes in all.

2020 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
2020	97	196.0	331	669.0
2019	74	149.7	410	829.3
2018	81	165.6	530	1,083.3

By police agency (6)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Newaygo County Sheriff's Office	2020	64	176	40,130
Fremont Police Department	2025	1	71	4,642
Newaygo Police Department	2025	4	46	2,576
White Cloud Police Department	2019	11	22	1,395
Grant Police Department	2023	3	13	980
Hesperia Police Department	2024	0	0	975

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

1.00 per 1,000 residents2024, 5 agencies serving 52,028 people.

52sworn officers2024, full-time, as of October 31.

45civilian staff2024, full-time.

2024 is the latest year every agency here sent the FBI its staff count.

Agencies counted (5), 2024

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Newaygo County Sheriff's Office	29	42	42,382
Fremont Police Department	9	1	4,620
Newaygo Police Department	7	2	2,564
Grant Police Department	4	0	985
White Cloud Police Department	3	0	1,477

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2024	52	1.00	45	5
2023	48	0.93	46	5
2022	50	0.99	48	5
2021	49	0.97	42	6
2020	48	0.97	41	6
2019	46	0.93	37	6
2018	46	0.94	37	6

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 Newaygo County County Clerk?: Jason VanderStelt (Republican) is the County Clerk of Newaygo County, Michigan.
Who is the Newaygo County Drain Commissioner?: Dale E. Twing (Republican) is the Drain Commissioner of Newaygo County, Michigan.
Who is the Newaygo County Prosecuting Attorney?: Rachel Robinson (Republican) is the Prosecuting Attorney of Newaygo County, Michigan.
Who is the Newaygo County Register of Deeds?: Stewart Sanders (Republican) is the Register of Deeds of Newaygo County, Michigan.
Who is the Newaygo County Sheriff?: Bob Mendham (Republican) is the Sheriff of Newaygo County, Michigan.
Who is the Newaygo County County Treasurer?: Jason O'Connell (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Newaygo County, Michigan.
Who are the Newaygo County commissioners?: Paul Mellema (District 1); Bryan J. Kolk (District 2); Chuck Trapp (District 3); Jim Maike (District 4); Lori Tubbergen Clark (District 5); Brenda Bird (District 6); Mike Kruithoff (District 7).
What is the population of Newaygo County?: About 50,792 people, with a median age of 42.7; the median household income is $63,304 and 12.8% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Newaygo County?: 4.5% in September 2026 (preliminary): 954 people unemployed in a labor force of 21,132, against 4.7% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Newaygo County?: 42 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 4 municipal, 24 township, 6 school district and 7 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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