COUNTY PROFILE - SCHOOLCRAFT, Michigan

LOCATION SERVICES
 
Central Upper Peninsula Planning and
Development Regional Commission
2415 - 14th Avenue, South
Escanaba, Michigan 49829
 
Contact:  David C. Gillis
Phone:    906/786-9234
FAX:      906/786-4442
 
County Seat:  Manistique
 
POPULATION
 
1970 Census                     8226
1980 Census                     8575
1990 Census                     8302
Median Age (as of 1990)         37.5 years
 
 
LABOR FORCE
(1992 average)
 
Total Labor Force             3825
Employed                      3250
Total Unemployment             550
Unemployment Rate             14.7%
3-Year Average                 15.%
 
 
PRINCIPAL ECONOMIC BASE EMPLOYERS
 
Firm                                Employees         Product/Service
 
Manistique Papers, Manistique             167  Paper
Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital             100  Health care
First Northern National Bank               70  Bank HQ
Speciality Minerals                        45  Limestone
Mental Health Services                     35  Mental health care
Zellar Forest Products, Germfask           26  Pulpwood
Manistique Dimension & Dry Kiln            25  Wood products
Peninsula Pine                             22  Aspen furniture
Manistique Saw & Planing                   17  Lumber mill
Manistique Mfg. & Tech., Manistique        10  Precision machinery
Superior Country Wood Truss                10  Trusses
 
 
EARNING LEVELS
                                          Average Hourly Rate
Classification                           Minimum       Maximum
 
Assembler - Light                          $5.76         $8.00
Clerk, General Office                      $5.90         $7.08
Forklift Operator                          $8.86        $10.32
General Laborer                            $4.30         $9.00
Inspector                                 $10.04        $12.82
Maintenance Mechanic                       $5.90         $8.27
Secretary                                  $6.20         $6.20
 
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             380         611
Lansing             320         514
Milwaukee           250         402
Minneapolis         430         691
Toronto             600         965
 
 
TRANSPORTATION
 
Main Highways:  M-28, M-77, M-94, M-149, US-2
Bus Lines:      Greyhound
Truck Lines:    Southeastern Trucking
Rail Lines:     Wisconsin Central
Ports:          Manistique
Airports:       Manistique
Airlines:       Great Lakes, Peninsula Air, Wilkey Air
 
 
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.
 
 
INDUSTRIAL SITES
(As of January 1993)
 
Community                  Sites    Acres    Hectares    Industrial Parks
 
Manistique                    1        12           5              0
     COUNTY TOTAL             1        12           5              0
 
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:               92    $2.45    2    $0.11    3    $0.05    2    $0.21
3-Year Average:     73    $1.85    1    $0.04    1    $0.02    2    $0.08
 
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:      9          State Median:   68
Incorporation Rate:        108          State Median:  183
 
Incorporation Rate = incorporations per 100,000 population.
 
 
PROPERTY TAX BASE
(As of 1992)
 
Agricultural    Residential   Industrial    Commercial    Other
     4%             54%           4%            8%         30%
 
County Total State Equalized Value:             $110,199,436.00
County Average Tax Millage Rate (in 1991):                55.94
 
 
UTILITIES
                   Electric           Gas                Telephone*
 
Manistique         Edison Sault       Michigan Gas       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.)
 
Manistique       River           15      10        57      38     50-85
 
Capacity and maximum use in hundreds of thousands of gallons/liters per day.
 
 
SEWER
                                            Gallons            Liters
                     Type               Capacity   Load    Capacity   Load
 
Manistique           Primary                 45      20        170      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)
 
Manistique       906-341-2290        3456       yes    no      32,720
 
 
                 ------- Fire Department -------    Police
Community        Class.    FT Paid    PT/Volunt.  (Full-Time)  Solid Waste
 
Manistique        7            4           16           10     Municipal
 
 
County Sheriff Officers:     6      Licensed Landfills in County:    0
 
Other communities in Schoolcraft County (1990 population for incorporated
communities in parenthesis):
 
Blaney Park, Cooks, Doyle Twp. (616), Germfask Twp. (542), Gulliver, Hiawatha
Twp. (1279), Inwood Twp. (638), Mueller Twp. (206), Seney Twp. (185), Steuben,
Thompson Twp. (464)
 
 
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES (1992-1993)
                                                  K-12    Instruc.     High
Community        School District                Students    Staff     Schools
 
Manistique       Manistique Area                   1234        56         1
 
 
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
(As of Fall 1991)
 
Name and Location                                               Enrollment
 
Bay de Noc Community College, Escanaba                                2255
Lake Superior State University, Sault Ste. Marie (120 mi.)            3503
Northern Michigan University, Marquette (90 mi.)                      8652
 
 
MEDICAL FACILITIES
 
Hospitals in County:           1     Total Beds:     47
Nearest Large Medical Center:  Marquette (90 miles)
Extended Care Facilities:      1     Total Beds:     75
Physicians (MDs and DOs) in County:     10
 
 
HOUSING AND CHURCHES
(Housing as of 1990)
 
Owner occupied:     2537 ( 77.%)     Median Home Value:   $32,300.00
Renter occupied:     757 ( 23.%)     Median Contract Rent:   $206.00
Churches:      Catholic:    1    Protestant:   26
Synagogues:    0   Nearest synagogue is in Marquette (87 miles)
 
 
RECREATION, ATTRACTIONS, AND EVENTS
 
Seney National Wildlife Refuge; Lakeside Park, Manistique; Indian Lake
State Park, featuring a museum of Ojibway Indian life; Kitch-iti-kipi
Spring at Palms Book State Park. Pioneer Park historical complex; Seul
Choix Point Lighthouse; Manistique Marina; Siphon Bridge, Manistique;
Bishop Baraga Shrine. Folk Fest (July).
 
 
COMMERCIAL SERVICES
(As of 1989)
 
General Building Contractors                    2
Metalworking Machinery                          0
Commercial Printing                             0
Advertising                                     1
Personnel Supply Services                       0
Computer and Data Processing Services           0
Legal Services                                  1
Accounting, Auditing and Bookkeeping            3
Retail Establishments                          86
Wholesale Establishments                        9
 
Hotel/Motel Rooms (as of 1986):               351
Television Channels:    1 plus cable
Radio Stations:         1
Newspapers:     Escanaba Daily Press (daily), Manistique Pioneer Tribune
                (weekly), The Advisor (weekly)
 
 
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
(As of 1993)                                                       Offices
                                            Main Office           in County
 
First Northern National Bank                Manistique                 1
The State Savings Bank of Manistique        Manistique                 3
 
EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS BY INDUSTRY
                                                               Earnings
                                   Employment                ($ millions)
                                1985        1990            1985          1990
 
Total Employment                 3116        3317
Total Income                                               $81.30       $103.23
 
Earnings by Place of Work                                  $45.10        $54.61
 
  Components by Type:
  Wage and Salary                2307        2397          $36.00        $42.99
  Proprietors                     809         920           $5.87         $7.67
    Farm                           59          52           $0.26         $0.64
    Nonfarm                       750         868           $5.60         $7.03
 
  Components by Industry:
  Farm                             64          56           $0.29         $0.67
  Nonfarm                        3052        3261          $44.81        $53.93
    Private                      2331        2532          $32.61        $38.17
      Agric./For./Fish.            74          66           $0.75         $0.31
      Mining
      Construction                 80         116           $1.31         $1.87
      Manufacturing               380         406           $9.58        $11.16
        Non-Durable Goods         ---         ---           $7.84
        Durable Goods             ---         ---           $1.74
      Transp. & Utilities         153         192           $3.89         $6.02
      Wholesale Trade              24          30           $0.49         $0.70
      Retail Trade                743         744           $6.41         $7.14
      Fin./Ins./Real Est.         198         251           $1.16         $1.94
      Services
    Government                    721         729          $12.20        $15.76
      Federal                      54          67           $1.15         $1.45
      Military, Civilian           19          18           $0.10         $0.12
      State and Local             648         644          $10.95        $14.19
 
Earnings by Place of Residence                             $41.47        $50.28
 
Zero values indicate confidential information or fewer than 10 employees
or less than $50,000.
 
Per Capita Income:      1985:     $9,707.00      1990:    $12,425.00