COUNTY PROFILE - MARQUETTE, Michigan

 
LOCATION SERVICES
 
Economic & Community Development
City of Marquette
300 W. Baraga Avenue
Marquette, Michigan 49855
 
Contact:  Dan Smith
Phone:    906/228-0436
FAX:    906/228-0446
 
County Seat:  Marquette
 
POPULATION
 
1970 Census                    64686
1980 Census                    74101
1990 Census                    70887
Median Age (as of 1990)         30.7 years
 
 
LABOR FORCE
(1992 average)
 
Total Labor Force            31775
Employed                     28950
Total Unemployment            2850
Unemployment Rate              8.9%
3-Year Average                 8.8%
 
 
PRINCIPAL ECONOMIC BASE EMPLOYERS
 
Firm                                Employees         Product/Service
 
K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base               5151  US Air Force base
Cleveland Cliffs Iron, Ishpeming         2200  Iron ore
Marquette General Hosp., Marquette       1200  Medical services
Northern Mich. Univ., Marquette          1020  Higher education
Marquette Branch Prison, Marquette        400  Detention
UP Pwr/Presque Isle Stn, Marquette        257  Electric utility
Michigan Bell Telephone, Marquette        250  Telephone utility
American Eagle                            200  Airlines and maintenance
L.S.& I. Railroad, Marquette              136  Iron ore transport
Our Own Bakeries, Marquette               133  Baked goods
Superior Ground Support                   120  Aircraft de-icing equip.
Robbins Flooring, Ishpeming               100  Hardwood flooring
M.E. International N.A.E.F.                42  Grinding balls
Marquette Bottling Works                   30  Soft drink bottling
U.P. Fabricating                           25  Metal fabricating
 
 
EARNING LEVELS
                                          Average Hourly Rate
Classification                           Minimum       Maximum
 
Assembler                                  $5.32         $9.44
Clerk, General Office                      $5.32         $9.91
Forklift Operator                         $11.80        $14.05
General Laborer                            $6.20         $7.08
Inspector                                 $11.93        $12.29
Maintenance Mechanic                      $12.28        $12.59
Maintenance, Building                                   $13.87
Painter                                    $9.32        $14.59
Production Supervisor                     $16.35        $18.39
Secretary                                  $4.73         $9.44
 
Source:  Based on Bell Telephone Co. community survey, adjusted for
         inflation to 1991 using Consumer Price Index.
 
 
DISTANCE TO:
                   Miles    Kilometers
Chicago             370         595
Detroit             450         724
Lansing             390         627
Milwaukee           250         402
Minneapolis         395         635
Toronto             630        1013
 
 
TRANSPORTATION
 
Main Highways:  M-28, M-35, M-94, M-95, US-41
Bus Lines:      2
Truck Lines:    3
Rail Lines:     Chicago & Northwestern; Escanaba & Lake Superior; Soo Line
Ports:          Marquette
Airports:       Marquette County Airport
Airlines:       American Eagle, Great Lakes, Northwest Airlink
 
 
CLIMATE
As reported by weather station at Marquette WSO.
 
January Average Minimum:    2 F./-17 C.    Average Maximum:   19 F./ -7 C.
July Average Minimum:      53 F./ 12 C.    Average Maximum:   76 F./ 24 C.
Growing Season:       104 days
Days below 0 F or -18 C:   40      Average Annual Rainfall:   35 in./ 89 cm.
Days above 90 F or 32 C:    3      Average Annual Snowfall:  131 in./333 cm.
 
 
INDUSTRIAL SITES
(As of January 1993)
 
Community                  Sites    Acres    Hectares    Industrial Parks
 
Ishpeming                     1         0           0              0
Ishpeming Twp.                5        48          19              0
Marquette                     3         0           0              1
Marquette Twp.                1         0           0              0
Negaunee Twp.                 1         0           0              0
     COUNTY TOTAL            11        48          19              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:              238   $13.27    1    $0.04   24    $4.13   25    $1.58
3-Year Average:    222   $11.77    4    $0.22   19    $2.55   21    $1.17
 
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:    132          State Median:   68
Incorporation Rate:        186          State Median:  183
 
Incorporation Rate = incorporations per 100,000 population.
 
 
PROPERTY TAX BASE
(As of 1992)
 
Agricultural    Residential   Industrial    Commercial    Other
     1%             58%          13%           15%         13%
 
County Total State Equalized Value:             $733,965,348.00
County Average Tax Millage Rate (in 1991):                54.11
 
 
UTILITIES
                   Electric           Gas                Telephone*
 
Chocolay Twp.      UP Pwr/Local       Mich. Power Co.    MI Bell/Local, D,EA
Ishpeming          U.P. Power         Northern Naturl    Michigan Bell
Marquette          UP Pwr/Local       Mich. Power Co.    Michigan Bell, D,EA
Negaunee           Local              Mich. Power Co.    Michigan Bell, D,EA
 
* 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.)
 
Chocolay Twp.    Wells
Ishpeming        Lake            12      10        45      38     25-65
Marquette        Lake           140      40       530     151     105-115
Negaunee         Lake            30      20       114      76     35-85
 
Capacity and maximum use in hundreds of thousands of gallons/liters per day.
 
 
SEWER
                                            Gallons            Liters
                     Type               Capacity   Load    Capacity   Load
 
Chocolay Twp.        R.B.S.                 120       9        455      34
Ishpeming            Sludge beds             55      30        208     114
Marquette            Pri. settling           62      29        235     110
Negaunee             Sec. bio cont           16       9         61      34
 
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)
 
Chocolay Twp.                        6025       yes    yes
Ishpeming        906-485-1091        7200       yes    yes     67,635
Marquette        906-228-8200       21977       yes    yes     116,734
Negaunee         906-475-7700        4741       yes    yes     26,059
 
 
                 ------- Fire Department -------    Police
Community        Class.    FT Paid    PT/Volunt.  (Full-Time)  Solid Waste
 
Chocolay Twp.     9                        25            3     Independent
Ishpeming         7            6           32           11     Municipal
Marquette         6           22                        34     Independent
Negaunee          7            5           25           10     Independent
 
 
County Sheriff Officers:    28      Licensed Landfills in County:    2
 
Other communities in Marquette County (1990 population for incorporated
communities in parenthesis):
 
Arnold, Austin, Beacon, Big Bay, Carlshend, Champion Twp. (346), Ely Twp.
(1946), Ewing Twp. (156), Forsyth Twp. (8775), Gwinn, Harvey, Humboldt Twp.
(500), Ishpeming Twp. (3515), Little Lake, Marquette Twp. (2757), Mashek,
McFarland, Michigamme Twp. (339), National Mine, Negaunee Twp. (2368), New
Swanzy, Northland, Palmer, Powell Twp. (660), Princeton, Republic Twp. (1170),
Richmond Twp. (1095), Sands Twp. (2696), Selma, Skandia Twp. (933), Sundell,
Tilden Twp. (1010), Turin Twp. (156), Watson, Wells Twp. (281), West Branch
Twp. (2241), Witch Lake, Yalmer
 
 
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES (1992-1993)
                                                  K-12    Instruc.     High
Community        School District                Students    Staff     Schools
 
Ishpeming        Ishpeming Public                  1283        60         1
Marquette        Marquette Area                    4873       207         2
Negaunee         Negaunee Public                   1655        78         1
 
 
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
(As of Fall 1991)
 
Name and Location                                               Enrollment
 
Bay de Noc Community College, Escanaba (80 mi.)                       2255
Michigan Technological University, Houghton (90 mi.)                  6921
Northern Michigan University, Marquette                               8652
 
 
MEDICAL FACILITIES
 
Hospitals in County:           2     Total Beds:    357
Nearest Large Medical Center:  Marquette
Extended Care Facilities:      4     Total Beds:    330
Physicians (MDs and DOs) in County:    140
 
 
HOUSING AND CHURCHES
(Housing as of 1990)
 
Owner occupied:    16332 (64.2%)     Median Home Value:   $44,800.00
Renter occupied:    9103 (35.8%)     Median Contract Rent:   $273.00
Churches:      Catholic:   14    Protestant:   62
Synagogues:    1
 
 
RECREATION, ATTRACTIONS, AND EVENTS
 
McCormick and Donnelley wilderness areas; Presque Isle Park; Van Riper
State Park; Mt. Marquette and Sugarloaf lookout points. Lake Superior
shoreline; recreational harbor facilities at Marquette and Big Bay on Lake
Superior. U.S. Olympic Education Center; Negaunee Naturbahn Luge Track;
National Ski Hall of Fame; Michigan Iron Industry Museum; Marquette
Maritime Museum; Northern Michigan University
 
 
COMMERCIAL SERVICES
(As of 1989)
 
General Building Contractors                   31
Metalworking Machinery                          0
Commercial Printing                             5
Advertising                                     1
Personnel Supply Services                       1
Computer and Data Processing Services           4
Legal Services                                 30
Accounting, Auditing and Bookkeeping           18
Retail Establishments                         461
Wholesale Establishments                       99
 
Hotel/Motel Rooms (as of 1986):              1042
Television Channels:    3 plus cable
Radio Stations:         3
Newspapers:     Marquette Mining Journal
 
 
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
(As of 1993)                                                       Offices
                                            Main Office           in County
 
First Northern National Bank                Manistique                 1
First of America Bank-Upper Peninsula,      Marquette                  5
MFC First National Bank                     Marquette                 12
Northern Michigan Bank                      Escanaba                   1
The First National Bank of Negaunee         Negaunee                   6
The Peninsula Bank of lshpeming             lshpeming                  2
 
EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS BY INDUSTRY
                                                               Earnings
                                   Employment                ($ millions)
                                1985        1990            1985          1990
 
Total Employment                31931       33558
Total Income                                              $731.06       $967.20
 
Earnings by Place of Work                                 $537.24       $702.90
 
  Components by Type:
  Wage and Salary               28568       29971         $458.07       $591.87
  Proprietors                    3363        3587          $38.76        $56.79
    Farm                          134         117           $1.62         $3.02
    Nonfarm                      3229        3470          $37.14        $53.77
 
  Components by Industry:
  Farm                            163         140           $1.76         $3.17
  Nonfarm                       31768       33418         $535.48       $699.73
    Private                     20954       22663         $336.06       $451.16
      Agric./For./Fish.           137         167           $1.30         $1.54
      Mining                     2295        2121          $85.58        $80.30
      Construction               1114        1485          $23.92        $35.63
      Manufacturing               553         840          $11.11        $17.06
        Non-Durable Goods         ---         ---           $3.97         $6.15
        Durable Goods             ---         ---           $7.14        $10.91
      Transp. & Utilities         938        1719          $26.34        $55.90
      Wholesale Trade             684         756          $11.79        $16.88
      Retail Trade               5568        5881          $49.18        $60.25
      Fin./Ins./Real Est.        1385        1683          $13.68        $23.43
      Services                   8280        8011         $113.16       $160.18
    Government                  10814       10755         $199.42       $248.57
      Federal                    1097        1211          $21.11        $25.02
      Military, Civilian         4180        3547          $76.63        $82.44
      State and Local            5537        5997         $101.69       $141.11
 
Earnings by Place of Residence                            $488.83       $634.41
 
Zero values indicate confidential information or fewer than 10 employees
or less than $50,000.
 
Per Capita Income:      1985:    $10,128.00      1990:    $13,644.00