COUNTY PROFILE - IRON, Michigan



 
LOCATION SERVICES
 
Bureau of Industrial Development
Michigan Technological University
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, Michigan 49931-1295
 
Contact:  Philip Musser, Manager
Phone:    906/487-2560
FAX:      906/487-2858
 
County Seat:  Crystal Falls
 
POPULATION
 
1970 Census                    13813
1980 Census                    13635
1990 Census                    13175
Median Age (as of 1990)         43.6 years
 
 
LABOR FORCE
(1992 average)
 
Total Labor Force             5525
Employed                      4900
Total Unemployment             600
Unemployment Rate             10.9%
3-Year Average                10.1%
 
 
PRINCIPAL ECONOMIC BASE EMPLOYERS
 
Firm                                Employees         Product/Service
 
AGA, Amasa                                146  Wood flooring
Lakeshore, Iron River                     117  Material handling equipment
Goodsell Molding, Crystal Falls            30  Gaskets, packing, seals
Dina Mia Kitchens, Iron River              26  Frozen pizza/foods/specialties
Magiglide, Crystal Falls                   26  Millwork, wood doors
B & C Products, Crystal Falls              12  Electronic components
Meyer Provision, Iron River                12  Meat packing
Wenos Lumber, Iron River                   12  Saw & planing mills
Ottawa Wood Products, Caspian               9  Wood products
 
 
EARNING LEVELS
                                          Average Hourly Rate
Classification                           Minimum       Maximum
 
Assembler - Light                          $5.80         $7.65
Clerk, General Office                      $6.02         $7.28
Electrical Technician                      $4.30         $8.83
Forklift Operator                          $7.48         $8.59
General Laborer                            $5.57         $8.38
Inspector                                  $8.10         $9.07
Machine Operator                           $7.07         $8.13
Machinist                                  $7.83        $10.80
Secretary                                  $5.99         $7.89
Welder                                     $7.11         $9.88
 
Source:  Based on Bell Telephone Co. community survey, adjusted for
         inflation to 1991 using Consumer Price Index.
 
 
DISTANCE TO:
                   Miles    Kilometers
Chicago             350         563
Detroit             530         852
Lansing             470         756
Milwaukee           230         370
Minneapolis         295         474
Toronto             670        1078
 
 
TRANSPORTATION
 
Main Highways:  M-69, M-73, M-189, US-2, US-141
Bus Lines:      3
Truck Lines:    2
Rail Lines:     Escanaba & Lake Superior; Wisconsin Central
Ports:          None
Airports:       Iron Mountain (45 miles)
Airlines:       Northwest Air Link
 
 
CLIMATE
As reported by weather station at Stambaugh.
 
January Average Minimum:    1 F./-17 C.    Average Maximum:   22 F./ -6 C.
July Average Minimum:      52 F./ 11 C.    Average Maximum:   79 F./ 26 C.
Growing Season:        84 days
Days below 0 F or -18 C:   41      Average Annual Rainfall:   32 in./ 81 cm.
Days above 90 F or 32 C:    4      Average Annual Snowfall:   78 in./198 cm.
 
 
INDUSTRIAL SITES
(As of January 1993)
 
Community                  Sites    Acres    Hectares    Industrial Parks
 
Caspian                       2        81          33              1
Crystal Falls                 9        90          36              2
Crystal Falls Twp.            3       258         104              0
Gaastra                       1       120          49              0
Hematite Twp.                 2       181          73              0
Iron River                    8        15           6              1
Iron River Twp.               2        52          21              0
Mastodon Twp.                 2       800         324              0
     COUNTY TOTAL            29      1597         646              4
 
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:              136    $7.74    1    $0.75                  2    $0.27
3-Year Average:     83    $4.30    1    $0.32    0    $0.03    3    $0.14
 
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:     39          State Median:   68
Incorporation Rate:        296          State Median:  183
 
Incorporation Rate = incorporations per 100,000 population.
 
 
PROPERTY TAX BASE
(As of 1992)
 
Agricultural    Residential   Industrial    Commercial    Other
     2%             52%          10%            7%         29%
 
County Total State Equalized Value:             $190,487,778.00
County Average Tax Millage Rate (in 1991):                54.99
 
 
UTILITIES
                   Electric           Gas                Telephone*
 
Caspian            U.P. Power         MichCon            Michigan Bell
Crystal Falls      Local & Wisc.      MichCon            Michigan Bell
Iron River         U.P. Power         MichCon            Michigan Bell
Stambaugh          U.P. Power         MichCon            Michigan Bell
 
* 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.)
 
Caspian          Wells                    6                22     40-100
Crystal Falls    Wells           16      10        60      38     60-140
Iron River       Wells                    4                13     46-100
Stambaugh        Wells                    8                28     45-125
 
Capacity and maximum use in hundreds of thousands of gallons/liters per day.
 
 
SEWER
                                            Gallons            Liters
                     Type               Capacity   Load    Capacity   Load
 
Caspian              Mechanical              20                 76
Crystal Falls                                20       4         76      15
Iron River           Secondary                5       4         19      15
Stambaugh            Mechanical              20                 76
 
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)
 
Caspian          906-265-2514        1031       yes    no      w/ Iron River
Crystal Falls    906-875-3212        1922       yes    no      12,899
Iron River       906-265-4719        2095       yes    no      9,038
Stambaugh        906-265-4213        1281       yes    yes     w/ Iron River
 
 
                 ------- Fire Department -------    Police
Community        Class.    FT Paid    PT/Volunt.  (Full-Time)  Solid Waste
 
Caspian           7                        22                  Municipal
Crystal Falls     7            4           21            5     Municipal
Iron River        7                        38            5     Municipal
Stambaugh         7           17                               Municipal
 
 
County Sheriff Officers:     8      Licensed Landfills in County:    0
 
Other communities in Iron County (1990 population for incorporated communities
in parenthesis):
 
Alpha (219), Amasa, Bates Twp. (966), Beechwood, Cambridge Junction, Crystal
Falls Twp. (1614), Gaastra (376), Gibbs City, Hematite Twp. (366), Iron River
Twp. (1398), Mansfield Twp. (248), Mastodon Twp. (654), Mineral Hills (200),
Stager, Stambaugh Twp. (1224), Triangle Ranch
 
 
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES (1992-1993)
                                                  K-12    Instruc.     High
Community        School District                Students    Staff     Schools
 
Crystal Falls    Forest Park                        739        41         1
Stambaugh        West Iron County                  1420        64         1
 
 
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
(As of Fall 1991)
 
Name and Location                                               Enrollment
 
Bay de Noc Community College, Escanaba (100 mi.)                      2255
Gogebic Community College, Ironwood (85 mi.)                          1318
Michigan Technological University, Houghton (100 mi.)                 6921
Northern Michigan University, Marquette (90 mi.)                      8652
Suomi College, Hancock (100 mi.)                                       527
 
 
MEDICAL FACILITIES
 
Hospitals in County:           2     Total Beds:     71
Nearest Large Medical Center:  Marquette (90 miles)
Extended Care Facilities:      3     Total Beds:    249
Physicians (MDs and DOs) in County:     13
 
 
HOUSING AND CHURCHES
(Housing as of 1990)
 
Owner occupied:     4532 (80.1%)     Median Home Value:   $30,100.00
Renter occupied:    1123 (19.9%)     Median Contract Rent:   $191.00
Churches:      Catholic:    7    Protestant:   21
Synagogues:    0   Nearest synagogue is in Iron Mountain (30 miles)
 
 
RECREATION, ATTRACTIONS, AND EVENTS
 
Ski Brule/Ski Homestead (downhill and cross-country skiing); Iron Range
Snowmobile Trails (185 miles). Iron County Museum, Iron River. Ferrous
Frolics Music Festival, Caspian; Classic Bass Tournament, Iron River
(June); Upper Peninsula Bud Championship Rodeo, Iron River (July); Crystal
Falls Bass Festival (July); Iron County Fine Arts Show, Caspian (July).
 
 
COMMERCIAL SERVICES
(As of 1989)
 
General Building Contractors                    5
Metalworking Machinery                          1
Commercial Printing                             2
Advertising                                     0
Personnel Supply Services                       0
Computer and Data Processing Services           0
Legal Services                                  7
Accounting, Auditing and Bookkeeping            4
Retail Establishments                         110
Wholesale Establishments                       11
 
Hotel/Motel Rooms (as of 1986):               286
Television Channels:    Cable, 20 channels
Radio Stations:         1
Newspapers:     Iron Mountain Daily News; Iron River Reporter (weekly), Diamond
                Drill (weekly)
 
 
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
(As of 1993)                                                       Offices
                                            Main Office           in County
 
First National Bank of Crystal Falls        Crystal Falls              1
First of America Bank-Upper Peninsula,      Marquette                  2
MFC First National Bank                     Iron River                 3
The Miners' State Bank of Iron River        Iron River                 1
 
EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS BY INDUSTRY
                                                               Earnings
                                   Employment                ($ millions)
                                1985        1990            1985          1990
 
Total Employment                 4674        4965
Total Income                                              $149.22       $192.30
 
Earnings by Place of Work                                  $62.74        $86.16
 
  Components by Type:
  Wage and Salary                3617        3856          $46.43        $64.95
  Proprietors                    1057        1109          $11.54        $15.31
    Farm                          104          90           $1.24         $2.70
    Nonfarm                       953        1019          $10.29        $12.61
 
  Components by Industry:
  Farm                            137         116           $1.53         $3.01
  Nonfarm                        4537        4849          $61.22        $83.15
    Private                      3595        3631          $45.62        $59.07
      Agric./For./Fish.            47          27           $0.97         $0.10
      Mining                       12          24           $0.60         $0.96
      Construction                313         319           $6.83        $10.35
      Manufacturing               818         634          $12.13        $10.69
        Non-Durable Goods         ---         ---           $0.61         $0.62
        Durable Goods             ---         ---          $11.52        $10.07
      Transp. & Utilities         129         157           $2.89         $4.02
      Wholesale Trade             111         149           $1.55         $2.49
      Retail Trade                970        1074           $8.58        $11.34
      Fin./Ins./Real Est.         259         269           $2.17         $2.60
      Services                    936         978           $9.91        $16.53
    Government                    942        1218          $15.60        $24.08
      Federal                      68          74           $1.55         $1.86
      Military, Civilian           32          30           $0.16         $0.19
      State and Local             842        1114          $13.88        $22.03
 
Earnings by Place of Residence                             $73.73        $97.21
 
Zero values indicate confidential information or fewer than 10 employees
or less than $50,000.
 
Per Capita Income:      1985:    $10,872.00      1990:    $14,615.00
 
 

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