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The governing body for the County of Ingham, exercising legislative and administrative functions. Primary functions include determination of type and level of County services, adoption of County budget, equalization of property values, legislative oversight services.
Called a "cabinet county," it bears the name of Samuel D. Ingham, who was Secretary of the Treasury under President Jackson at the time. The area was a forest wilderness filled with wide tamarack marshes, and was sparsely populated. Because of its dense forest, early Michigan settlers tended to avoid Ingham County and to settle its perimeters.
Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum's: Responsibilities of the County Clerk. The County Clerk is elected for a four-year term and is responsible for keeping records of birth, death, assumed names, co-partnerships, and issuing and filing marriage licenses.
The Ingham County Board of Commissioners is the governing body for the County of Ingham, exercising legislative and administrative functions. There are fifteen members on the Board, each elected on a partisan basis for two year terms from districts that are approximately equal in population.
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Ingham. Ingham County was established in October 1829 from territory once part of Shiawassee and Washtenaw Counties. In 1838, its administration was detached from Washtenaw County and established its own county government. It was named for Samuel D. Ingham, the Secretary of Treasury under President Andrew Jackson. Mason is the county seat.
Welcome to Ingham County "Providing and supporting health and human services, law enforcement and justice administration, recreation, elections and record keeping services to it's 279,000 residents."
