Who is the Shawano County County Clerk?

Kara Skarlupka is the County Clerk of Shawano County, Wisconsin.

Who is the Shawano County Clerk of Circuit Court?

Ethan Schmidt (Republican) is the Clerk of Circuit Court of Shawano County, Wisconsin. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Shawano County Coroner?

Brian Westfahl (Republican) is the Coroner of Shawano County, Wisconsin. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Shawano County District Attorney?

Gregory Parker (Republican) is the District Attorney of Shawano County, Wisconsin.

Who is the Shawano County Register of Deeds?

Amy Dillenburg (Republican) is the Register of Deeds of Shawano County, Wisconsin.

Who is the Shawano County Sheriff?

George Lenzner (Republican) is the Sheriff of Shawano County, Wisconsin. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Shawano County County Treasurer?

Debra Wallace (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Shawano County, Wisconsin.

What is the population of Shawano County?

About 41,039 people, with a median age of 45.6; the median household income is $66,479 and 11.1% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Shawano County?

2.8% in September 2026 (preliminary): 588 people unemployed in a labor force of 20,879, against 2.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Shawano County?

60 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 11 municipal, 25 township, 6 school district and 17 special district governments.

Shawano County, WI elected officials: county supervisors, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Shawano County: 7 seats on 7 elected bodies. 3 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Clerk	Kara Skarlupka source
Clerk of Circuit Court	Ethan Schmidt Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
Coroner	Brian Westfahl Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
District Attorney	Gregory Parker Republican source
Register of Deeds	Amy Dillenburg Republican source
Sheriff	George Lenzner Republican source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Treasurer	Debra Wallace Republican source

How many local governments Shawano County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 60 local governments in Shawano County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	0
Cities, towns, villages and townships (11 municipal, 25 township)	36	0
School districts (school boards)	6	0
Special districts (elected boards)	17	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 Shawano County

41,039people

45.6median ageU.S.: 38.9

$66,479 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

11.1%below the U.S.: 12.5%

19.1%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$194,000median home valueU.S.: $332,700

2.6%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

1.4%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

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

6.1%U.S.: 8.4%

42.3%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

21.7%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 3.3% · White 84.6% · Black 0.6% · Asian 0.6% · Other or more than one race 10.9% (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 Shawano County

2.8%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 2.5%. Wisconsin: 2.9%.

588people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

20,291people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

20,879in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	2.8%	588	20,291	20,879
August 2026	3.3%	703	20,286	20,989
July 2026	3.3%	713	20,738	21,451
June 2026	3.3%	708	20,776	21,484
May 2026	2.8%	578	19,751	20,329
April 2026	3.5%	711	19,673	20,384
March 2026	3.9%	785	19,157	19,942
February 2026	4.3%	861	19,185	20,046
January 2026	3.8%	760	19,213	19,973
December 2025	3.0%	608	19,603	20,211
November 2025	2.8%	567	19,503	20,070
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	2.5%	501	19,406	19,907
August 2025	2.9%	588	19,615	20,203
July 2025	3.0%	630	20,146	20,776
June 2025	3.1%	646	20,255	20,901
May 2025	3.0%	600	19,501	20,101
April 2025	3.2%	652	19,718	20,370
March 2025	3.6%	728	19,264	19,992
February 2025	3.8%	748	19,198	19,946
January 2025	3.4%	692	19,409	20,101
December 2024	2.8%	563	19,363	19,926
November 2024	2.6%	514	19,378	19,892
October 2024	2.4%	483	19,410	19,893

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.1%	633	19,602	20,235
2024	3.0%	602	19,753	20,355
2023	2.8%	568	19,492	20,060
2022	2.9%	581	19,516	20,097
2021	3.8%	786	19,890	20,676
2020	6.6%	1,363	19,343	20,706
2019	3.1%	652	20,084	20,736
2018	3.1%	645	20,426	21,071
2017	3.3%	687	20,382	21,069
2016	4.1%	864	20,064	20,928

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. Wisconsin's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.2% 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 Shawano County

124.7 per 100,0002020. Wisconsin: 323.4.

1,110.7 per 100,0002020. Wisconsin: 1,485.7.

0murders2020, 52 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	52	124.7	463	1,110.7
2019	30	72.2	441	1,061.1
2018	77	184.3	614	1,469.8
2017	60	143.2	777	1,854.7
2016	45	106.9	672	1,596.5

By police agency (3)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Shawano County Sheriff's Office	2025	24	119	31,409
Shawano Police Department	2025	16	150	9,737
Marion Police Department	2020	2	6	1,170

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 Wisconsin · the U.S.

Police staffing

1.53 per 1,000 residents2025, 3 agencies serving 42,423 people.

65sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

67civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (3), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Shawano County Sheriff's Office	40	66	31,409
Shawano Police Department	22	1	9,737
Marion Police Department	3	0	1,277

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	65	1.53	67	3
2024	64	1.50	66	3
2023	64	1.52	70	3
2022	63	1.50	77	3
2021	62	1.48	67	3
2020	62	1.49	70	3
2019	62	1.49	73	3
2018	63	1.51	77	3
2017	62	1.48	75	3
2016	62	1.47	74	3

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 Shawano County County Clerk?: Kara Skarlupka is the County Clerk of Shawano County, Wisconsin.
Who is the Shawano County Clerk of Circuit Court?: Ethan Schmidt (Republican) is the Clerk of Circuit Court of Shawano County, Wisconsin. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Shawano County Coroner?: Brian Westfahl (Republican) is the Coroner of Shawano County, Wisconsin. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Shawano County District Attorney?: Gregory Parker (Republican) is the District Attorney of Shawano County, Wisconsin.
Who is the Shawano County Register of Deeds?: Amy Dillenburg (Republican) is the Register of Deeds of Shawano County, Wisconsin.
Who is the Shawano County Sheriff?: George Lenzner (Republican) is the Sheriff of Shawano County, Wisconsin. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Shawano County County Treasurer?: Debra Wallace (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Shawano County, Wisconsin.
What is the population of Shawano County?: About 41,039 people, with a median age of 45.6; the median household income is $66,479 and 11.1% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Shawano County?: 2.8% in September 2026 (preliminary): 588 people unemployed in a labor force of 20,879, against 2.5% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Shawano County?: 60 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 11 municipal, 25 township, 6 school district and 17 special district governments.

Officeholders as of August 4, 2025, from the Wisconsin Blue Book 2025–2026 (Legislative Reference Bureau), as county clerks reported their officers in April 2025; officials elected or appointed since then may differ, and only each county board's chair is listed; 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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