I'm not sure if this is exactly what you're looking for, but my library checks the Michigan Secretary of State's Find My Clerk page to verify what municipality the patron pays taxes in and therefore whether a patron lives in our service area:  https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/Clerk

Jocelyn Levin, MLIS 
Youth and Teen Services Librarian 
jlevin@lyon.lib.mi.us 

Lyon Township Public Library 
27005 Milford Rd, South Lyon, MI 48178 
248.437.8800 Ext. 615 
www.lyon.lib.mi.us 


From: "Michlib-l" <michlib-l@mcls.org>
To: "Adrianne Schinkai" <amschinkai@gmail.com>, "michlib-l" <michlib-l@mail2.mcls.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2020 5:52:54 PM
Subject: Re: [Michlib-l] Determining Residency and Millages for Public        Library        Cards

We were just looking into this, and found the following:

 

https://michigan.hometownlocator.com/

 

https://usgeocoder.com/

 

 

From: michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org [mailto:michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org] On Behalf Of Adrianne Schinkai via Michlib-l
Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2020 1:07 PM
To: michlib-l <michlib-l@mail2.mcls.org>
Subject: [Michlib-l] Determining Residency and Millages for Public Library Cards

 

Hello everyone,

In the past, my library has used American Factfinder to help determine where millages are paid and how classifications for residency are determined for our library cards. We were basically able to punch in an applying patron’s address into the system and based on the Economic Place results, we were able to easily determine the classification.

However, American Factfinder is going offline on March 31st and we are having some issues with navigating the Census Data website thus far. As I am waiting to hear a reply from the Census Data website of whether this feature will be part of the migration or going obsolete, we are exploring other options, such as working with Google Maps. Nothing is showing the ease of access we are hoping for thus far.

Would anyone mind sharing their foolproof go to for determining residency and where mileages are paid?

Thanks in advance for your help and advice.

-- 

Adrianne M. Schinkai

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