COUNTY PROFILE - WEXFORD, Michigan

LOCATION SERVICES
 
Cadillac Chamber of Commerce
200 Lake Street
Cadillac, Michigan 49601
 
Contact:  Ron Andrews
Phone:    616/775-9776
 
 
 
County Seat:  Cadillac
 
POPULATION
 
1970 Census                    19717
1980 Census                    25102
1990 Census                    26360
Median Age (as of 1990)         33.2 years
 
 
LABOR FORCE
(1992 average)
 
Total Labor Force            14000
Employed                     12275
Total Unemployment            1725
Unemployment Rate             12.3%
3-Year Average                11.8%
 
 
PRINCIPAL ECONOMIC BASE EMPLOYERS
 
Firm                                Employees         Product/Service
 
Four Winns, Cadillac                      750  Boats & cruisers
Mercy Hospital, Cadillac                  610  Health care
Cad. Rubber & Plastics (2 locs.)          594  Extruded & molded rubber
Rexaire                                   350  Household vacuum cleaners
CMI-Cast Parts, Cadillac                  250  Castings, malleable iron
AAR Brooks & Perkins, Cadillac            240  Industrial handling equipment
Cadillac Rubber & Plastics, Manton        200  Rubber tubing, molded plastics
Kysor of Cadillac, Cadillac               200  Auto parts & accessories
Michigan Rubber Prods., Cadillac          175  Fabricated molded rubber prod.
NOC Industries                            100  Metal stampings; subassemblies
CRC Molded Rubber , Cadillac               90  Industrial molded rubber
Mitchell, Cadillac                         22  Automotive trim
 
 
EARNING LEVELS
                                          Average Hourly Rate
Classification                           Minimum       Maximum
 
Assembler - Light                          $6.66         $8.70
Clerk, General Office                      $5.47         $7.47
Electronic Technician                      $8.10        $15.56
Forklift Operator                          $7.56         $9.02
General Laborer                            $6.46         $8.16
Inspector                                  $7.66         $9.61
Machine Operator                           $7.25         $9.39
Machinist                                               $10.28
Secretary                                  $7.08         $9.30
Welder                                     $6.66         $9.78
 
Source:  Based on Bell Telephone Co. community survey, adjusted for
         inflation to 1991 using Consumer Price Index.
 
 
DISTANCE TO:
                   Miles    Kilometers
Chicago             280         450
Cleveland           340         547
Detroit             200         321
Indianapolis        340         547
Lansing             130         209
Toronto             390         627
 
 
TRANSPORTATION
 
Main Highways:  M-37, M-42, M-55, M-115, US-131
Bus Lines:      North Star
Truck Lines:    8
Rail Lines:     Tuscola & Saginaw Bay
Ports:          None
Airports:       Traverse City (50 miles)
Airlines:       MidState, Simmons
 
 
CLIMATE
As reported by weather station at Cadillac.
 
January Average Minimum:   10 F./-12 C.    Average Maximum:   25 F./ -4 C.
July Average Minimum:      54 F./ 12 C.    Average Maximum:   79 F./ 26 C.
Growing Season:       100 days
Days below 0 F or -18 C:   23      Average Annual Rainfall:   31 in./ 79 cm.
Days above 90 F or 32 C:    5      Average Annual Snowfall:   71 in./180 cm.
 
 
INDUSTRIAL SITES
(As of January 1993)
 
Community                  Sites    Acres    Hectares    Industrial Parks
 
Cadillac                      3       150          61              3
Manton                        1        20           8              1
     COUNTY TOTAL             4       170          69              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:              110    $6.00    2    $0.14    2    $0.11    3    $0.36
3-Year Average:    105    $5.88    2    $0.21    3    $0.85   10    $2.77
 
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:     47          State Median:   68
Incorporation Rate:        178          State Median:  183
 
Incorporation Rate = incorporations per 100,000 population.
 
 
PROPERTY TAX BASE
(As of 1992)
 
Agricultural    Residential   Industrial    Commercial    Other
     8%             59%           5%           14%         15%
 
County Total State Equalized Value:             $345,881,409.00
County Average Tax Millage Rate (in 1991):                56.27
 
 
UTILITIES
                   Electric           Gas                Telephone*
 
Cadillac           Consumers          MichCon            Michigan Bell, EA
Haring Twp.        Consumers          MichCon            Michigan Bell, EA
Manton             Consumers          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.)
 
Cadillac         Wells          105     100       397     379
Haring Twp.      Lake/Wells
Manton           Wells                    5                19     62-72
 
Capacity and maximum use in hundreds of thousands of gallons/liters per day.
 
 
SEWER
                                            Gallons            Liters
                     Type               Capacity   Load    Capacity   Load
 
Cadillac             Tert. tr.               20      16         76      61
Haring Twp.          Cadillac
Manton               Lagoons                  3       2         12       7
 
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)
 
Cadillac         616-775-0181       10104       yes    yes     104,478
Haring Twp.                          2501       no     yes
Manton           616-824-3572        1161       yes    yes     Br. of Cadillac
 
 
                 ------- Fire Department -------    Police
Community        Class.    FT Paid    PT/Volunt.  (Full-Time)  Solid Waste
 
Cadillac          6           11           11           17     Municipal
Haring Twp.       8/9                      20                  Municipal
Manton            8                        20                  Independent
 
 
County Sheriff Officers:    17      Licensed Landfills in County:    1
 
Other communities in Wexford County (1990 population for incorporated
communities in parenthesis):
 
Antioch Twp. (671), Boon Twp. (562), Buckley (402), Cedar Creek Twp. (1013),
Cherry Grove Twp. (1763), Clam Lake Twp. (1739), Colfax Twp. (556), Greenwood
Twp. (372), Hanover Twp. (826), Harrietta (157), Henderson Twp. (162),
Hoxeyville, Liberty Twp. (641), Meauwataka, Mesick (406), Selma Twp. (1607),
Sherman, Slagle Twp. (470), South Branch Twp. (306), Springville Twp. (1339),
Wexford Twp. (567), Yuma
 
 
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES (1992-1993)
                                                  K-12    Instruc.     High
Community        School District                Students    Staff     Schools
 
Cadillac         Cadillac Area Public              3618       155         1
Manton           Manton Consolidated                888        42         1
 
 
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
(As of Fall 1991)
 
Name and Location                                               Enrollment
 
Baker College, Cadillac
Ferris State University, Big Rapids (35 mi.)                         12422
Northwestern Michigan College, Cadillac
Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City (50 mi.)                 4386
 
 
MEDICAL FACILITIES
 
Hospitals in County:           1     Total Beds:    154
Nearest Large Medical Center:  Traverse City (50 miles)
Extended Care Facilities:      1     Total Beds:    218
Physicians (MDs and DOs) in County:     48
 
 
HOUSING AND CHURCHES
(Housing as of 1990)
 
Owner occupied:     7414 (74.7%)     Median Home Value:   $41,200.00
Renter occupied:    2509 (25.3%)     Median Contract Rent:   $279.00
Churches:      Catholic:    3    Protestant:   39
Synagogues:    0   Nearest synagogue is in Traverse City (49 miles)
 
 
RECREATION, ATTRACTIONS, AND EVENTS
 
William Mitchell State Park; Johnny's Wild Game & Fish Park, Cadillac;
Caberfae Ski Resort (downhill and cross-country); 200 miles of snowmobile
trails. North American Snowmobile Festival, Cadillac (Feb.), Mushroom
Festival, Mesick (May); Fiddlers' Jamboree, Cadillac (July); Northern
District Fair, Cadillac (August)
 
 
COMMERCIAL SERVICES
(As of 1989)
 
General Building Contractors                    5
Metalworking Machinery                          6
Commercial Printing                             2
Advertising                                     0
Personnel Supply Services                       3
Computer and Data Processing Services           1
Legal Services                                 14
Accounting, Auditing and Bookkeeping            7
Retail Establishments                         209
Wholesale Establishments                       36
 
Hotel/Motel Rooms (as of 1991):               700
Television Channels:    18 via cable
Radio Stations:         3
Newspapers:     Cadillac Evening News
 
 
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
(As of 1993)                                                       Offices
                                            Main Office           in County
 
Chemical Bank West                          Cadillac                   2
NBD Bank, NA                                Detroit                    8
Northwestern Savings Bank & Trust           Traverse City              1
Old Kent Bank of Cadillac                   Cadillac                   2
Old Kent Bank-Southeast                     Trenton                    1
 
EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS BY INDUSTRY
                                                               Earnings
                                   Employment                ($ millions)
                                1985        1990            1985          1990
 
Total Employment                12219       14384
Total Income                                              $252.77       $351.78
 
Earnings by Place of Work                                 $201.55       $272.19
 
  Components by Type:
  Wage and Salary               10207       12070         $166.38       $221.04
  Proprietors                    2012        2314          $17.49        $27.92
    Farm                          244         212           $1.41         $2.51
    Nonfarm                      1768        2102          $16.08        $25.40
 
  Components by Industry:
  Farm                            277         238           $1.60         $2.71
  Nonfarm                       11942       14146         $199.95       $269.48
    Private                     10394       12340         $169.09       $224.35
      Agric./For./Fish.           181         246           $2.64         $2.30
      Mining                       59          35           $1.39         $1.21
      Construction                257         387           $3.70         $5.91
      Manufacturing              3828        3341          $82.41        $86.37
        Non-Durable Goods         ---         ---          $29.66        $24.25
        Durable Goods             ---         ---          $52.75        $62.12
      Transp. & Utilities         334         466           $8.58        $13.43
      Wholesale Trade             334         360           $7.50        $11.39
      Retail Trade               1900        3028          $19.41        $32.55
      Fin./Ins./Real Est.         703         821           $5.96         $8.60
      Services                   2798        3656          $37.50        $62.59
    Government                   1548        1806          $30.87        $45.14
      Federal                     148         181           $3.74         $5.02
      Military, Civilian           67          70           $0.49         $0.61
      State and Local            1333        1555          $26.63        $39.51
 
Earnings by Place of Residence                            $151.64       $207.31
 
Zero values indicate confidential information or fewer than 10 employees
or less than $50,000.
 
Per Capita Income:      1985:     $9,852.00      1990:    $13,312.00