COUNTY PROFILE - MACKINAC, Michigan

 
LOCATION SERVICES
 
Mackinac County Econ. Dev. Corp.
Mackinac County Courthouse
100 Marley Street
St. Ignace, Michigan 49781
 
Contact:  Director
Phone:    906/643-7340
 
 
County Seat:  St. Ignace
 
POPULATION
 
1970 Census                     9660
1980 Census                    10178
1990 Census                    10674
Median Age (as of 1990)         37.1 years
 
 
LABOR FORCE
(1992 average)
 
Total Labor Force             7850
Employed                      6225
Total Unemployment            1625
Unemployment Rate             20.8%
3-Year Average                19.3%
 
 
PRINCIPAL ECONOMIC BASE EMPLOYERS
 
Firm                                Employees         Product/Service
 
Michigan Limestone, Cedarville            139  Cut stone & stone products
Mackinac Straits Hospital                 100  Hospital/long term care
Mackinac Bridge Authority                  92  Bridge operations
Big Boy Restaurant                         50  Restaurant
Inland Lime and Stone                      50  Dolomite quarry
First National Bank                        46  Bank
Driftwood Motel & Restaurant               41  Motel/restaurant
Flame Restaurant                           23  Restaurant
 
 
EARNING LEVELS
                                          Average Hourly Rate
Classification                           Minimum       Maximum
 
Assembler - Light                          $5.02         $7.47
Clerk, General Office                      $5.99         $7.83
Electronic Technician                      $7.67        $10.62
Forklift Operator                          $4.95         $7.35
Inspector                                  $4.86         $8.34
Machine Operator                           $5.07         $8.34
Secretary                                  $5.35         $8.04
Welder                                     $5.32         $9.52
 
Source:  Based on Bell Telephone Co. community survey, adjusted for
         inflation to 1991 using Consumer Price Index.
 
 
DISTANCE TO:
                   Miles    Kilometers
Chicago             410         659
Detroit             290         466
Lansing             230         370
Milwaukee           360         579
Minneapolis         490         788
 
 
TRANSPORTATION
 
Main Highways:  I-75, M-117, M-123, M-129, M-134, US-2
Bus Lines:      Greyhound
Truck Lines:    1
Rail Lines:     Detroit & Mackinac
Ports:
Airports:       Pellston (20 miles); Chippewa County International Airport,
                Kinross (28 miles)
Airlines:       Great Lakes, Simmons
 
 
CLIMATE
As reported by weather station at Manistique.
 
January Average Minimum:    8 F./-13 C.    Average Maximum:   26 F./ -3 C.
July Average Minimum:      54 F./ 12 C.    Average Maximum:   76 F./ 24 C.
Growing Season:       116 days
Days below 0 F or -18 C:   26      Average Annual Rainfall:   32 in./ 81 cm.
Days above 90 F or 32 C:    3      Average Annual Snowfall:   71 in./180 cm.
 
 
 
CONSTRUCTION PERMITS
 
                   Residential   Industrial      Office      Mercantile
                  Units  Value  Units  Value  Units  Value  Units  Value
 
1991:              116    $4.98                  1    $0.18    3    $0.19
3-Year Average:     97    $5.02    1    $0.37    0    $0.06    1    $0.12
 
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:     34          State Median:   68
Incorporation Rate:        319          State Median:  183
 
Incorporation Rate = incorporations per 100,000 population.
 
 
PROPERTY TAX BASE
(As of 1992)
 
Agricultural    Residential   Industrial    Commercial    Other
     2%             50%           2%           23%         23%
 
County Total State Equalized Value:             $327,631,785.00
County Average Tax Millage Rate (in 1991):                36.68
 
 
UTILITIES
                   Electric           Gas                Telephone*
 
Cedarville         Edison Sault                          GTE, D
St. Ignace         Edison Sault       Mich. Power Co.    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.)
 
Cedarville       Wells
St. Ignace       Lake            10      10        38      38     60-80
 
Capacity and maximum use in hundreds of thousands of gallons/liters per day.
 
 
SEWER
                                            Gallons            Liters
                     Type               Capacity   Load    Capacity   Load
 
Cedarville           Secondary               81       1        307       4
St. Ignace           Secondary                8       3         30       9
 
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)
 
Cedarville                                      yes    yes     3,500
St. Ignace       906-643-8545        2568       yes    yes     10,921
 
 
                 ------- Fire Department -------    Police
Community        Class.    FT Paid    PT/Volunt.  (Full-Time)  Solid Waste
 
Cedarville        9                        24                  Independent
St. Ignace        6                        28            5     Independent
 
 
County Sheriff Officers:     7      Licensed Landfills in County:    0
 
Other communities in Mackinac County (1990 population for incorporated
communities in parenthesis):
 
Allenville, Bois Blanc Twp. (59), Brevort Twp. (484), Clark Twp. (2012),
Curtis, Engadine, Epoufette, Garfield Twp. (1156), Garnet, Gould City, Gros
Cap, Hendricks Twp. (161), Hessel, Hudson Twp. (197), Mackinac Island (469),
Marquette Twp. (550), Millecoquins, Moran Twp. (838), Naubinway, Newton Twp.
(358), Ozark, Portage Twp. (890), Rexton, St. Ignace Twp. (932)
 
 
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES (1992-1993)
                                                  K-12    Instruc.     High
Community        School District                Students    Staff     Schools
 
St. Ignace       St. Ignace Area                    841        45         1
 
 
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
(As of Fall 1991)
 
Name and Location                                               Enrollment
 
Bay Mills Community College, Brimley (55 mi.)
Lake Superior State University, Sault Ste. Marie (50 mi.)             3503
North Central Michigan College, Petoskey (40 mi.)                     2023
 
 
MEDICAL FACILITIES
 
Hospitals in County:           1     Total Beds:     75
Nearest Large Medical Center:  Petoskey (40 miles)
Extended Care Facilities:      1     Total Beds:     75
Physicians (MDs and DOs) in County:      9
 
 
HOUSING AND CHURCHES
(Housing as of 1990)
 
Owner occupied:     3222 ( 76.%)     Median Home Value:   $43,900.00
Renter occupied:    1018 ( 24.%)     Median Contract Rent:   $221.00
Churches:      Catholic:    4    Protestant:   21
Synagogues:    0   Nearest synagogue is in Petoskey (42 miles)
 
 
RECREATION, ATTRACTIONS, AND EVENTS
 
Mackinac Island: Michigan's number one tourist attraction, site of Fort
Mackinac and other historic buildings, Grand Hotel. Mackinac Bridge:
longest of its type in the world, connects Upper and Lower Peninsula, site
of annual Labor Day Bridge Walk. Recreational harbor facilities at St.
Ignace, Mackinac Island, Hessel, Cedarville and Bois Blanc Island on Lake
Huron; and Naubinuay on Lake Michigan.
 
 
COMMERCIAL SERVICES
(As of 1989)
 
General Building Contractors                   14
Metalworking Machinery                          0
Commercial Printing                             0
Advertising                                     0
Personnel Supply Services                       0
Computer and Data Processing Services           0
Legal Services                                  2
Accounting, Auditing and Bookkeeping            3
Retail Establishments                         166
Wholesale Establishments                       18
 
Hotel/Motel Rooms (as of 1986):              1814
Television Channels:    11
Radio Stations:         1 local
Newspapers:     St. Ignace News, The Weekly Wave (Cedarville)
 
 
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
(As of 1993)                                                       Offices
                                            Main Office           in County
 
First Northern National Bank                Manistique                 3
First of America Bank-Northern Michigan     Traverse City              1
The First National Bank of St Ignace        Saint Ignace               5
 
EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS BY INDUSTRY
                                                               Earnings
                                   Employment                ($ millions)
                                1985        1990            1985          1990
 
Total Employment                 4492        5453
Total Income                                              $106.88       $147.04
 
Earnings by Place of Work                                  $56.16        $83.94
 
  Components by Type:
  Wage and Salary                3461        4309          $44.02        $65.65
  Proprietors                    1031        1144           $8.77        $13.24
    Farm                          102          88           $0.81         $1.53
    Nonfarm                       929        1056           $7.96        $11.72
 
  Components by Industry:
  Farm                            135         115           $0.98         $1.71
  Nonfarm                        4357        5338          $55.19        $82.22
    Private                      3536        4419          $40.12        $60.95
      Agric./For./Fish.            37          23           $0.41         $0.15
      Mining                       86                       $2.11         $0.16
      Construction                312         346           $5.53         $5.95
      Manufacturing               228         185           $2.15         $2.50
        Non-Durable Goods         ---         ---           $1.17
        Durable Goods             ---         ---           $0.99
      Transp. & Utilities         202         280           $3.81         $6.54
      Wholesale Trade              97         107           $1.48         $2.29
      Retail Trade               1202        1572          $10.66        $17.38
      Fin./Ins./Real Est.         239         370           $0.94         $2.77
      Services                   1133        1530          $13.02        $23.22
    Government                    821         919          $15.07        $21.28
      Federal                      72          82           $1.58         $1.94
      Military, Civilian           62          70           $0.97         $1.26
      State and Local             687         767          $12.52        $18.08
 
Earnings by Place of Residence                             $52.14        $77.02
 
Zero values indicate confidential information or fewer than 10 employees
or less than $50,000.
 
Per Capita Income:      1985:    $10,507.00      1990:    $13,740.00