Hillsdale County, Michigan property search
Search an address or an owner in Hillsdale County, Michigan with the box at the top of the map, or tap a lot, for its owner, lines and acreage. 33,531 lots are mapped here, covering 392,344 acres. 3,262 of them are held by institutions rather than by individuals.
Farmers and landowners in Hillsdale County received $9.1 million in federal farm program payments in 2025, paid to 563 recipients. 4,576 acres of agricultural land here are disclosed as foreign-held, the most by owners from Netherlands. Crop insurance paid $2.9 million in claims for the 2024 crop year.
- 33,531
- Lots mapped
- 392,344
- Acres
- 3,262
- Institutional
Land use in Hillsdale County
Parcels and acreage by land use in Hillsdale County, Michigan| Land use | Parcels | Acres |
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| 401 | 18,651 | 69,591 |
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| 402 | 6,884 | 26,052 |
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| 102 | 3,231 | 149,799 |
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| 101 | 2,052 | 127,616 |
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| 201 | 1,522 | 5,059 |
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| 202 | 557 | 8,206 |
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| 301 | 187 | 1,296 |
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| 302 | 108 | 4,678 |
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| 407 | 84 | 2 |
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| 006 | 40 | 10 |
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| 001 | 15 | 2 |
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| 403 | 14 | 31 |
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Largest landowners in Hillsdale County
Largest landowners by acreage in Hillsdale County, Michigan| Owner | Parcels | Acres |
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| LITCHFIELD DISTRICT LIBRARY | 2 | 6,340 |
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| GERKEN MATERIALS INC | 13 | 3,946 |
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| RATHMOURNE LAND CO LLC | 23 | 1,391 |
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| HILLSDALE, CITY OF | 120 | 1,211 |
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| ALEXANDROWSKI FARMS LLC | 21 | 1,126 |
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| PCH FARM LAND LLC | 25 | 1,037 |
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| SCHOENBERGER FARMS LLC | 22 | 1,033 |
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| CERES FARMS LLC | 14 | 883 |
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| RUPP MICHIGAN LTD PARTNERSHIP | 8 | 850 |
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| MICHALEE FARMS INC | 9 | 809 |
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Companies, trusts and public agencies, ranked by acres held under the name on the assessor's file. Private individuals are not ranked. Largest landowners in Michigan
Federal farm payments in Hillsdale County
- $9.1M
- Paid in 2025
- 563
- Recipients
Federal farm program payments by program in Hillsdale County, Michigan, 2025| Program | Paid |
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| Emergency Commodity Assistance Program | $5.3M |
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| Supplemental Disaster Relief Non-Spec Crops | $2M |
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| CRP Payment - Annual Rental | $1M |
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| Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops | $656K |
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| CFAPCARES | $45K |
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| Agricultural Risk Coverage Program - County | $31K |
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USDA Farm Service Agency payment files, 2025. Compare farm subsidies by county
Foreign-held farmland in Hillsdale County
- 4,576
- Acres disclosed
- 25
- Holdings
Foreign-held agricultural land by country in Hillsdale County, Michigan, 2024| Country | Acres |
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| Netherlands | 1,686 |
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| Canada | 1,665 |
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| No foreign investor listed | 765 |
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| Japan | 378 |
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| United Kingdom | 82 |
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Largest disclosed holders
Largest foreign holders of agricultural land in Hillsdale County, Michigan| Holder (country) | Acres |
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| HTFF LS, LLC (CANADA) | 702 |
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| INVENERGY WIND DEVELOPMENT LLC (CANADA) | 665 |
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| Southern Michigan Dairies LLC (NETHERLANDS) | 585 |
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| HTFF LS, LLC (998 - NO FOREIGN INVESTOR LISTED) | 576 |
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| JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (U.S.A.) (CANADA) | 298 |
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USDA Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act filings, holdings at the end of 2024. Only disclosed interests are counted. See foreign-owned farmland by county
Crop insurance in Hillsdale County
- 575
- Policies
- 124,816
- Insured acres
- $2.9M
- Claims paid
- 0.54
- Loss ratio
Crop insurance claims by crop in Hillsdale County, Michigan, 2024| Crop | Claims |
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| Soybeans | $2.4M |
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| Corn | $415K |
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| Wheat | $59K |
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| All Other Crops | $879 |
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USDA Risk Management Agency Summary of Business, 2024 crop year.
Conservation and the power grid
- 6,883
- CRP acres, 2025
- 8
- Substations
- 138 kV
- Highest voltage
Conservation Reserve Program acres under contract (USDA FSA). Substations in service, from a public copy of the federal HIFLD layer.
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Hillsdale County last published these records on November 1, 2024. Assessment records, not a survey.