COUNTY PROFILE - Alcona County, Michigan

LOCATION SERVICES
 
Northeast Michigan Council of Govts. (NEMCOG)
121 East Mitchell
P.O. Box 457
Gaylord, Michigan 49735
 
Contact:  Jan Kellogg
Phone:    517/732-3551
FAX:      517/732-5578
 
County Seat:  Harrisville

POPULATION
 
1970 Census                     7113
1980 Census                     9740
1990 Census                    10145
2000 Census					   11,719

LABOR FORCE
(1992 average)
 
Total Labor Force             4225
Employed                      3575
Total Unemployment             675
Unemployment Rate             15.7%
3-Year Average                13.7%
 
 
PRINCIPAL ECONOMIC BASE EMPLOYERS
 
Firm                                Employees         Product/Service
 
Alcona Tool & Machine, Harrisville         38  Tools, dies
Lincoln Precision Tool, Lincoln            30  Carbide tools
Alcona Health Center                       25  Health care
Parts Mfg., Harrisville                    22  Small parts
Viking Energy, Lincoln                     20  Electric power
Magnum Tool, Harrisville                   17  Cutting tools
Klep, Harrisville                          16  Machine design
Northern Precision, Lincoln                16  Tool and die
Bushey's Sawmill Spruce                    15  Lumber pallets
Huron Tool, Lincoln                        15  Cutting tools
Hillman Extrusion Tool, Lincoln            14  Tool and die
Lincoln Industries, Lincoln                13  Metal stampings
Collins Precision, Black River             10  Carbide tooling
Ken, Harrisville                           10  Tool and die
Northeastern Window and Door                9  Windows, doors, hardware
L and A Centerless Grinding                 8  Centerless grinding
Alcona Metal Products, Lincoln              7  Light machining
Migatron Precision Products, Oscoda         5  Carbide grinding
 
 
EARNING LEVELS
                                          Average Hourly Rate
Classification                           Minimum       Maximum
 
Assembler - Light                          $4.87         $7.80
Clerk, General Office                      $4.75         $5.53
General Laborer                            $4.75         $7.80
Machine Operator                           $5.84        $10.39
Maintenance                                $4.75         $8.49
Maintenance Mechanic, Plant                $6.75        $12.87
Millwright                                 $6.11        $10.98
Receptionist                               $4.75         $5.84
Secretary                                  $4.75         $6.49
Welder                                     $5.84        $12.24
 
Source:  Based on Consumers Power community survey, adjusted for inflation
         to 1991 using Consumer Price Index.
 
 
DISTANCE TO:
                   Miles    Kilometers
Chicago             400         643
Cleveland           370         595
Detroit             200         321
Indianapolis        490         788
Lansing             180         289
Toronto             440         707
 
 
TRANSPORTATION
 
Main Highways:  M-65, M-72, US-23
Bus Lines:      Greyhound
Truck Lines:    1
Rail Lines:     Detroit & Mackinac
Ports:          None
Airports:       Alpena
Airlines:       Northwest
 
 
CLIMATE
As reported by weather station at East Tawas.
 
January Average Minimum:   11 F./-12 C.    Average Maximum:   29 F./ -2 C.
July Average Minimum:      56 F./ 13 C.    Average Maximum:   80 F./ 27 C.
Growing Season:       131 days
Days below 0 F or -18 C:   23      Average Annual Rainfall:   29 in./ 74 cm.
Days above 90 F or 32 C:    6      Average Annual Snowfall:   50 in./127 cm.
 
 
INDUSTRIAL SITES
(As of January 1993)
 
Community                  Sites    Acres    Hectares    Industrial Parks
 
Caledonia Twp.                1         0           0              0
Harrisville                   5        40          16              1
Lincoln                       1         0           0              0
     COUNTY TOTAL             7        40          16              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:               81    $4.24                                2    $0.01
3-Year Average:     89    $4.49                                5    $0.10
 
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:     18          State Median:   68
Incorporation Rate:        177          State Median:  183
 
Incorporation Rate = incorporations per 100,000 population.
 
 
PROPERTY TAX BASE
(As of 1992)
 
Agricultural    Residential   Industrial    Commercial    Other
     8%             73%           5%            4%         10%
 
County Total State Equalized Value:             $306,070,032.00
County Average Tax Millage Rate (in 1991):                34.72
 
 
UTILITIES
                   Electric           Gas                Telephone*
 
Harrisville        Consumers          MichCon            GTE & MI Bell, D
Lincoln            Consumers          MichCon            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.)
 
Harrisville      Reservoir        1       1         4       3     52
Lincoln          Wells
 
Capacity and maximum use in hundreds of thousands of gallons/liters per day.
 
 
SEWER
                                            Gallons            Liters
                     Type               Capacity   Load    Capacity   Load
 
Harrisville          Lagoons
Lincoln              Trench                   0                  0
 
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)
 
Harrisville      517-724-6666         470       yes    no      33,594
Lincoln          517-736-8713         337       yes    yes     51,727
 
 
                 ------- Fire Department -------    Police
Community        Class.    FT Paid    PT/Volunt.  (Full-Time)  Solid Waste
 
Harrisville       7                        14                  Yes
Lincoln           9                        15                  Yes
 
 
County Sheriff Officers:    14      Licensed Landfills in County:    0
 

Other communities in Alcona County (1990 population for incorporated
communities in parenthesis):
 
Alcona Twp. (906), Barton City, Black River, Caledonia Twp. (987), Curran,
Curtis Twp. (1128), Curtisville, Glennie, Greenbush Twp. (1373), Gustin Twp.
(823), Harrisville Twp. (1315), Hawes Twp. (1035), Haynes Twp. (549), Mikado
Twp. (852), Millen Twp. (417), Mitchell Twp. (290), Spruce
 

 
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES (1992-1993)
                                                  K-12    Instruc.     High
Community        School District                Students    Staff     Schools
 
Lincoln          Alcona Community                  1076        53         1
 
 
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
(As of Fall 1991)
 
Name and Location                                               Enrollment
 
Alpena Community College, Alpena                                      2442
 
 
MEDICAL FACILITIES
 
Hospitals in County:           0     Total Beds:      0
Nearest Large Medical Center:  Alpena (30 miles)
Extended Care Facilities:      2     Total Beds:     87
Physicians (MDs and DOs) in County:      7
 
 
HOUSING AND CHURCHES
(Housing as of 1990)
 
Owner occupied:     3683 (86.4%)     Median Home Value:   $48,200.00
Renter occupied:     578 (13.6%)     Median Contract Rent:   $244.00
Churches:      Catholic:    4    Protestant:   16
Synagogues:    0   Nearest synagogue is in Alpena (32 miles)
 
 
RECREATION, ATTRACTIONS, AND EVENTS
 
Harrisville State Park; recreational harbor facilities in Harrisville on
Lake Huron. Arts and Crafts Show, Harrisville (September).
 
 
COMMERCIAL SERVICES
(As of 1989)
 
General Building Contractors                    9
Metalworking Machinery                          8
Commercial Printing                             0
Advertising                                     0
Personnel Supply Services                       0
Computer and Data Processing Services           0
Legal Services                                  2
Accounting, Auditing and Bookkeeping            1
Retail Establishments                          64
Wholesale Establishments                        2
 
Hotel/Motel Rooms (as of 1986):                94
Television Channels:    3 plus cable
Radio Stations:         4
Newspapers:     Alcona County Herald, Alcona County Review, Alpena News
 
 
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
(As of 1993)                                                       Offices
                                            Main Office           in County
 
Farmers and Merchants State Bank of Hale    Hale                       1
First of America Bank-Northern Michigan     Traverse City              2

 
EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS BY INDUSTRY
                                                               Earnings
                                   Employment                ($ millions)
                                1985        1990            1985          1990
 
Total Employment                 2522        2553
Total Income                                              $100.61       $133.23
 
Earnings by Place of Work                                  $27.03        $34.82
 
  Components by Type:
  Wage and Salary                1455        1470          $16.93        $21.47
  Proprietors                    1067        1083           $8.52        $11.39
    Farm                          335         290           $1.20         $2.16
    Nonfarm                       732         793           $7.32         $9.23
 
  Components by Industry:
  Farm                            380         326           $1.47         $2.47
  Nonfarm                        2142        2227          $25.56        $32.35
    Private                      1779        1851          $19.72        $24.54
      Agric./For./Fish.            45          45           $0.47         $0.12
      Mining
      Construction                 94         150           $2.00         $3.19
      Manufacturing               410         283           $5.68         $5.22
        Non-Durable Goods         ---         ---           $0.10
        Durable Goods             ---         ---           $5.58
      Transp. & Utilities          42          36           $0.81         $0.64
      Wholesale Trade              29          28           $0.37         $0.43
      Retail Trade                497         549           $4.28         $6.58
      Fin./Ins./Real Est.
      Services                    529         633           $5.94         $8.30
    Government                    363         376           $5.84         $7.81
      Federal                      60          77           $1.17         $1.59
      Military, Civilian           23          24           $0.12         $0.15
      State and Local             280         275           $4.55         $6.06
 
Earnings by Place of Residence                             $40.13        $52.72
 
Zero values indicate confidential information or fewer than 10 employees
or less than $50,000.
 
Per Capita Income:      1985:    $10,342.00      1990:    $13,083.00
 
 
County Economic Profiles are prepared for the Michigan Department of Commerce
(phone: 517/373-9808) by the Industrial Development Division, Office of Tech-
nology Transfer (OTT/IDD), The University of Michigan (phone: 313/764-5260).
 
Profiles are updated throughout the year. A list of data sources is avail-
able from IDD. Revisions and corrections may be sent to IDD by electronic
mail (All-in-1 ID: UNIVMICH), U.S. mail (2200 Bonisteel Blvd., Ann Arbor,
MI 48109-2099), phone, or FAX (313/747-0036).