COUNTY PROFILE - CRAWFORD, Michigan

 
LOCATION SERVICES
 
Northeast Michigan Council of Govts. (NEMCOG)
121 East Mitchell
P.O. Box 457
Gaylord, Michigan 49735
 
Contact:  Jan Kellogg
Phone:    517/732-3551
FAX:      517/732-5578
 
 
County Seat:  Grayling
 
POPULATION
 
1970 Census                     6482
1980 Census                     9465
1990 Census                    12260
Median Age (as of 1990)         34.7 years
 
 
LABOR FORCE
(1992 average)
 
Total Labor Force             7075
Employed                      6525
Total Unemployment             525
Unemployment Rate              7.5%
3-Year Average                 6.8%
 
 
PRINCIPAL ECONOMIC BASE EMPLOYERS
 
Firm                                Employees         Product/Service
 
Mercy Hospital, Grayling                  400  Medical services
Weyerhauser, Grayling                     225  Oriented strand board
CSI Industrial, Grayling                  101  Vent & material handling sys.
Custom Forest Products, Grayling           95  Window & door stock
Holiday Inn, Grayling                      90  Lodging
A.J.D. Forest Products, Grayling           50  Lumber, pallets
Au Sable Woodworking, Frederic             40  Wood novelties
Stephan Wood Products, Grayling            38  Truck parts (wood-metal)
Georgia Pacific, Grayling                  32  Glue
Millikin Equipment, Grayling               30  Concrete products & gravel
Grayling Reel, Grayling                    22  Wooden reels for cable & wire
Mar-Jon Sawmill, Grayling                  20  Pallets and wooden skids
 
 
EARNING LEVELS
                                          Average Hourly Rate
Classification                           Minimum       Maximum
 
Assembler - Light                          $6.63         $9.21
Automotive Mechanic                        $7.25         $9.90
Forklift Operator                          $8.00         $9.91
General Laborer                            $6.44         $8.87
Inspector                                  $6.49        $10.31
Machine Operator                                         $9.75
Maintenance Mechanic                      $11.68
Maintenance, Building                      $5.42         $9.86
Painter                                    $6.36        $10.04
Secretary                                  $7.94
 
Source:  Based on Consumers Power community survey, adjusted for inflation
         to 1991 using Consumer Price Index.
 
 
DISTANCE TO:
                   Miles    Kilometers
Chicago             360         579
Cleveland           370         595
Detroit             200         321
Indianapolis        410         659
Lansing             140         225
Toronto             260         418
 
 
TRANSPORTATION
 
Main Highways:  I-75, M-18, M-72, M-93, US-27
Bus Lines:      Greyhound
Truck Lines:    1
Rail Lines:     Detroit & Mackinac
Ports:          None
Airports:       Traverse City (55 miles)
Airlines:       American Eagle, Midway Commuter, Northwest
 
 
CLIMATE
As reported by weather station at Grayling.
 
January Average Minimum:    9 F./-13 C.    Average Maximum:   26 F./ -3 C.
July Average Minimum:      54 F./ 12 C.    Average Maximum:   81 F./ 27 C.
Growing Season:       110 days
Days below 0 F or -18 C:   26      Average Annual Rainfall:   32 in./ 81 cm.
Days above 90 F or 32 C:    8      Average Annual Snowfall:   93 in./236 cm.
 
 
INDUSTRIAL SITES
(As of January 1993)
 
Community                  Sites    Acres    Hectares    Industrial Parks
 
Grayling                     13        29          12              1
Grayling Twp.                 1         0           0              0
     COUNTY TOTAL            14        29          12              1
 
Zero acres indicates less than half an acre or no information available.
 
 
CONSTRUCTION PERMITS
 
                   Residential   Industrial      Office      Mercantile
                  Units  Value  Units  Value  Units  Value  Units  Value
 
1991:               94    $5.39    3    $0.17                  5    $0.42
3-Year Average:     98    $5.41    1    $3.36    1    $0.13    3    $0.18
 
Values are reported in millions of dollars. A 3-year average value of 1 may
indicate no construction activity in one or more of the last three years.
 
 
NEW INCORPORATIONS
 
Incorporations in 1992:     26          State Median:   68
Incorporation Rate:        212          State Median:  183
 
Incorporation Rate = incorporations per 100,000 population.
 
 
PROPERTY TAX BASE
(As of 1992)
 
Agricultural    Residential   Industrial    Commercial    Other
     1%             67%           6%           10%         16%
 
County Total State Equalized Value:             $223,506,736.00
County Average Tax Millage Rate (in 1991):                 46.4
 
 
UTILITIES
                   Electric           Gas                Telephone*
 
Grayling           Consumers          MichCon            GTE, D
 
* D=digital switching; EA=equal access to interexchange carriers;
  see Source List note.
 
 
WATER
                                 Gallons           Liters         Pressure
                 Source      Capacity   Use    Capacity   Use   (lbs./sq.in.)
 
Grayling         Wells           30       8       114      32     52
 
Capacity and maximum use in hundreds of thousands of gallons/liters per day.
 
 
SEWER
                                            Gallons            Liters
                     Type               Capacity   Load    Capacity   Load
 
Grayling             Lagoons                  4       5         14      18
 
Capacity and present load in hundreds of thousands of gallons/liters per day.
 
 
MUNICIPAL SERVICES
                                   1990               Master   Public Library
Community        Phone Number   Population    Zoning   Plan      (Volumes)
 
Grayling         517-348-2131        1944       yes    yes     29,213
 
 
                 ------- Fire Department -------    Police
Community        Class.    FT Paid    PT/Volunt.  (Full-Time)  Solid Waste
 
Grayling          7                        18            6     Municipal
 
 
County Sheriff Officers:    13      Licensed Landfills in County:    1
 
Other communities in Crawford County (1990 population for incorporated
communities in parenthesis):
 
Beaver Creek Twp. (1175), Frederic Twp. (1287), Grayling Twp. (5647), Lovells
Twp. (420), Maple Forest Twp. (407), South Branch Twp. (1380)
 
 
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES (1992-1993)
                                                  K-12    Instruc.     High
Community        School District                Students    Staff     Schools
 
Grayling         Crawford Ausable                  2096        83         1
 
 
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
(As of Fall 1991)
 
Name and Location                                               Enrollment
 
Kirtland Community College, Roscommon (20 mi.)                        1165
 
 
MEDICAL FACILITIES
 
Hospitals in County:           1     Total Beds:    130
Nearest Large Medical Center:  Traverse City (50 miles)
Extended Care Facilities:      2     Total Beds:    250
Physicians (MDs and DOs) in County:      9
 
 
HOUSING AND CHURCHES
(Housing as of 1990)
 
Owner occupied:     3566 (80.3%)     Median Home Value:   $44,500.00
Renter occupied:     875 (19.7%)     Median Contract Rent:   $273.00
Churches:      Catholic:    1    Protestant:   10
Synagogues:    0   Nearest synagogue is in Traverse City (52 miles)
 
 
RECREATION, ATTRACTIONS, AND EVENTS
 
Hartwick Pines State Park; Hartwick Pines - 3 cross-country ski trails;
Hanson Hills - downhill and cross-country skiing. Grayling Milltown
Festival (July).
 
 
COMMERCIAL SERVICES
(As of 1989)
 
General Building Contractors                    4
Metalworking Machinery                          1
Commercial Printing                             1
Advertising                                     0
Personnel Supply Services                       0
Computer and Data Processing Services           0
Legal Services                                  6
Accounting, Auditing and Bookkeeping            3
Retail Establishments                          88
Wholesale Establishments                       11
 
Hotel/Motel Rooms (as of 1986):               473
Television Channels:    4 plus cable
Radio Stations:         10
Newspapers:     Bay City Times, Crawford County Avalanche (weekly)
 
 
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
(As of 1993)                                                       Offices
                                            Main Office           in County
 
Chemical Bank North                         Grayling                   1
Grayling State Bank                         Grayling                   2
Great Lakes Bancorp, A Federal Savings      Ann Arbor                  1
Old Kent Bank of Gaylord                    Gaylord                    1
The Empire National Bank of Traverse        Traverse City              1
 
EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS BY INDUSTRY
                                                               Earnings
                                   Employment                ($ millions)
                                1985        1990            1985          1990
 
Total Employment                 3681        4616
Total Income                                               $91.81       $127.52
 
Earnings by Place of Work                                  $53.88        $82.53
 
  Components by Type:
  Wage and Salary                3164        3995          $43.83        $66.32
  Proprietors                     517         621           $6.13        $10.19
    Farm                            0           0           $0.00         $0.00
    Nonfarm                       517         621           $6.13        $10.19
 
  Components by Industry:
  Farm                              0           0           $0.00         $0.00
  Nonfarm                        3681        4616          $53.88        $82.53
    Private                      2985        3813          $40.65        $62.97
      Agric./For./Fish.            11          15           $0.19         $0.27
      Mining                                                $0.26         $0.10
      Construction                147         228           $2.41         $4.23
      Manufacturing               431         634          $10.53        $19.46
        Non-Durable Goods         ---         ---                         $2.08
        Durable Goods             ---         ---                        $17.38
      Transp. & Utilities          54          95           $1.63         $2.61
      Wholesale Trade              47          91           $0.73         $1.65
      Retail Trade               1063        1159           $9.71        $11.91
      Fin./Ins./Real Est.         248         242           $1.57         $2.06
      Services                    983        1348          $13.63        $20.70
    Government                    696         803          $13.23        $19.56
      Federal                     129         147           $3.41         $4.22
      Military, Civilian           22          25           $0.11         $0.16
      State and Local             545         631           $9.70        $15.19
 
Earnings by Place of Residence                             $44.16        $66.49
 
Zero values indicate confidential information or fewer than 10 employees
or less than $50,000.
 
Per Capita Income:      1985:     $8,762.00      1990:    $10,304.00