Alger County Information
The state of Michigan is home to Alger County. Alger County had 8,842 people in 2020, as revealed by a local census. Munising is the current county seat in Alger County.
The county was founded on March 17, 1885.
The county was named after a lumber baron, Russell Alexander Alger, who was elected as a Michigan Governor and US Senator and appointed as US Secretary of War during the William McKinley Presidential administration.
Alger County Arrest Records
Arrest records are kept on all crimes within the Alger County area. Crimes in Alger County are split into two primary categories; violent crimes and property crimes. Property crimes include infractions such as burglary, vehicle theft, and larceny. Robbery, aggravated assault, murder, and forcible rape make up the violent crime category. Alger County had 3 violent and 7 property crimes back in 2021. Alger County Sheriff's Office can be contacted at:
Alger County Sheriff's Office
Sheriff: Todd Brock
101 East Varnum Street
Munising, MI 49862
Phone: (906) 387-4444
Fax: (906) 387-5278
Alger County Criminal Records
Occupants of Alger County discover local offenders through online searches. They do this by using a search tool. Users provide a ZIP code and decide the radius of their search. The website will then list all sex offenders found within a given radius of this pinpointed location in Alger County. People may also use the tool to search for specific offenders. Results comprise all offenders, even those imprisoned or non-compliant.
Alger County reports criminal offenses in the criminal records. These records cover murders, rapes, burglaries, arson, motor vehicle theft, assaults, and crimes of sexual nature. In Alger County and across the whole state of Michigan, the police are mandated to keep a refreshed list of all arrest records. Inhabitants of Alger County can use the search tool to get access to the records in question. Anyone on release or in jail can be found using the tool. The register for sex offenders in Alger County is continuously updated. This register lists any offender living, attending school, working, or jailed in the Alger County area. This register can be accessed by all Alger County occupants.
Alger County Court Records
The county courthouse is in charge of the courts in Alger County. Court records in Alger County are gathered and safeguarded by the court clerk. The Court of Appeals has the power to oversee any lower court case in which one party appeals in Michigan. The lower courts over which the Court of Appeals oversees comprise the 83 superior or trial courts across the 83 counties, including Alger County. Residents in Alger County can obtain court records at:
Alger County Courthouse
Paula Perron, Circuit Court Clerk
101 Court Street
Munising, MI 49862
Phone: (906) 387-7053
Fax: (906) 387-2156
Email: pmannisto@algercounty.gov
NOTE - Ordinary court records in Alger County can usually be delivered by mail, email, or fax once payment is received. However, official Alger County records may only be delivered via mail.
Alger County Public Records
The state keeps vital records on every member of the public in Michigan, including Alger County. These records record a person's most pivotal life events. These milestone events comprise deaths, births, divorces, and marriages. Alger County and other counties in Michigan assists in the collection of these vital records. Individual counties may collect records and send copies to the state.
Each county clerk collects marriage records in Michigan. All records are stored by the State of Michigan Vital Records Office. Vital records may contain birth certificates, death certificates, divorce decrees, marriage licenses, divorce certificates, marriage certificates, etc. In Michigan, each of these vital records is saved together in one central registry, including those from Alger County. Statistical analysis can be carried out in the future using the records.
Any public record can be copied and accessed by residents in Alger County. The Michigan Freedom of Information Act 1977 gives the general public in Alger County this fundamental right. Public records in Alger County can be accessed at:
Alger County Clerk’s Office
Clerk/Register: MARY ANN FROBERG
101 Court Street
Munising, MI 49862
Office Hours:
Monday-Friday
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Phone: (906) 387-7067
Fax: (906) 387-2156
Email: mfroberg@algercounty.gov
To obtain a record copy, occupants must pay a fee. First copies of birth records cost $10, with further copies ordered simultaneously costing $5 each in Alger County. Death certificates in Alger County cost $10 for the first copy and $5 for any extra copy purchased at the same time.
NOTE - A set of guidelines need to be followed for Alger County habitants to access records. The office opens from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday. In Alger County, some form of photo ID is needed to acquire records. State IDs and driver's licenses will do just fine. Only written applications to access public records will be accepted in Alger County.
