COUNTY PROFILE - CHARLEVOIX, Michigan

 
LOCATION SERVICES
 
Northern Lakes Economic Alliance
1048 E. Main Street
P.O. Box 8
Boyne City, Michigan 49712
 
Contact:  Thomas Johnson, Executive Director
Phone:    616/582-6482
FAX:      616/582-3213
 
County Seat:  Charlevoix
 
POPULATION
 
1970 Census                    16541
1980 Census                    19907
1990 Census                    21468
Median Age (as of 1990)         34.7 years
 
 
LABOR FORCE
(1992 average)
 
Total Labor Force            11325
Employed                      9850
Total Unemployment            1500
Unemployment Rate             13.2%
3-Year Average                11.1%
 
 
PRINCIPAL ECONOMIC BASE EMPLOYERS
 
Firm                                Employees         Product/Service
 
East Jordan Iron Works, E. Jordan         500  Castings, heavy & light mach.
Allied-Signal, Boyne City                 486  Precision instruments
Dura Mechanical, East Jordan              300  Automotive components assembly
Boyne U.S.A.                              250  Resort
Consumers Power, Charlevoix               185  Electric utility
LexaMar                                   170  Injection molders
Harbor Industries, Charlevoix             150  Display racks
Lexalite International, Charlevoix        150  Lighting lenses/reflectors
Medusa Cement, Charlevoix                 140  Cement
Top O' Michigan Rural Electric             98  Electric power
Augat Automotive Div., Boyne City          90  Electrical terminal stamping
D-M-E                                      75  Plastics components
Viatec Proc/Stor Systems                   70  Alum. & stainless steel tanks
Control Engineering, Boyne City            64  Sheet metal electr. enclosures
Hoskins Mfg., Charlevoix                   60  Appliance & resistance wires
Industrial Magnetics, Boyne City           60  Permanent & electrmag.(indust)
Charlevoix Mfg., Charlevoix                48  Master cylinder, alum. casting
DCL, Charlevoix                            47  Dust control loading systems
Burnette Foods, East Jordan                45  Canned fruits & vegetables
East Jordan Plastics                       45  Plastic horticulture container
Midwest International                      45  Engineering & testing services
WeatherShield Div.                         45  Seats; gun cases
Bergman Center, Charlevoix                 44  Sheltered workshop
 
 
EARNING LEVELS
                                          Average Hourly Rate
Classification                           Minimum       Maximum
 
Assembler - Light                          $6.63         $9.21
Automotive Mechanic                        $7.25         $9.90
Forklift Operator                          $8.00         $9.91
General Laborer                            $6.44         $8.87
Inspector                                  $6.49        $10.31
Machine Operator                                         $9.75
Maintenance Mechanic                      $11.68
Maintenance, Building                      $5.42         $9.86
Painter                                    $6.36        $10.04
Secretary                                  $7.94
 
Source:  Based on Consumers Power community survey, adjusted for inflation
         to 1991 using Consumer Price Index.
 
 
DISTANCE TO:
                   Miles    Kilometers
Chicago             340         547
Cleveland           410         659
Detroit             250         402
Indianapolis        420         675
Lansing             190         305
Toronto             430         691
 
 
TRANSPORTATION
 
Main Highways:  M-32, M-66, M-75, US-31, US-131
Bus Lines:      Charlevoix Co. Transit; Shortway Bus Lines
Truck Lines:    6
Rail Lines:     Tuscola & Saginaw Bay
Ports:          Ironton, Advance/Wolverine Power, Charlevoix/Medusa Cement
Airports:       Pellston (32 miles)
Airlines:       Great Lakes, Simmons
 
 
CLIMATE
As reported by weather station at East Jordan.
 
January Average Minimum:   13 F./-11 C.    Average Maximum:   28 F./ -2 C.
July Average Minimum:      55 F./ 13 C.    Average Maximum:   80 F./ 27 C.
Growing Season:       113 days
Days below 0 F or -18 C:   18      Average Annual Rainfall:   31 in./ 79 cm.
Days above 90 F or 32 C:    7      Average Annual Snowfall:   96 in./244 cm.
 
 
INDUSTRIAL SITES
(As of January 1993)
 
Community                  Sites    Acres    Hectares    Industrial Parks
 
Boyne City                    6        20           8              1
Charlevoix                    1         4           2              1
Charlevoix Twp.               4         5           2              0
East Jordan                  12        50          20              1
South Arm Twp.                1         1           0              0
     COUNTY TOTAL            24        80          32              3
 
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:              201   $13.00                                9    $2.02
3-Year Average:    188   $12.23    0    $0.00    0    $0.00    8    $1.62
 
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:     69          State Median:   68
Incorporation Rate:        321          State Median:  183
 
Incorporation Rate = incorporations per 100,000 population.
 
 
PROPERTY TAX BASE
(As of 1992)
 
Agricultural    Residential   Industrial    Commercial    Other
     4%             72%           7%            9%          9%
 
County Total State Equalized Value:             $643,076,717.00
County Average Tax Millage Rate (in 1991):                46.29
 
 
UTILITIES
                   Electric           Gas                Telephone*
 
Boyne City         Consumers          MichCon            Michigan Bell, D,EA
Charlevoix         Local              MichCon            Michigan Bell, EA
East Jordan        Consumers          MichCon            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.)
 
Boyne City       Wells           20      18        76      68     65
Charlevoix       Lake Mich.      30               114
East Jordan      Wells         5000      13     18925      47     35-73
 
Capacity and maximum use in hundreds of thousands of gallons/liters per day.
 
 
SEWER
                                            Gallons            Liters
                     Type               Capacity   Load    Capacity   Load
 
Boyne City           Tertiary                10       3         38      11
Charlevoix           Tertiary                22       3         83      11
East Jordan          Oxidation                2       1          8       5
 
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)
 
Boyne City       616-582-6597        3478       yes    yes     10,347
Charlevoix       616-547-3270        3116       yes    yes     17,866
East Jordan      616-536-3381        2240       yes    no      15,680
 
 
                 ------- Fire Department -------    Police
Community        Class.    FT Paid    PT/Volunt.  (Full-Time)  Solid Waste
 
Boyne City        6                        21            7     Independent
Charlevoix        7            3           17            6
East Jordan       6                        18            4     Yes
 
 
County Sheriff Officers:    12      Licensed Landfills in County:    3
 
Other communities in Charlevoix County (1990 population for incorporated
communities in parenthesis):
 
Bay Twp. (825), Boyne Falls (369), Boyne Valley Twp. (1102), Chandler Twp.
(182), Charlevoix Twp. (1016), Clarion, Evangeline Twp. (646), Eveline Twp.
(1100), Hayes Twp. (1317), Horton Bay, Hudson Twp. (481), Ironton, Marion Twp.
(1130), Melrose Twp. (1106), Norwood Twp. (516), Peaine Twp. (128), South Arm
Twp. (1418), St. James, St. James Twp. (276), Walloon Lake, Wilson Twp. (1391)
 
 
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES (1992-1993)
                                                  K-12    Instruc.     High
Community        School District                Students    Staff     Schools
 
Boyne City       Boyne City Public                 1361        65         1
Boyne Falls      Boyne Falls Public                 325        15         1
Charlevoix       Charlevoix Public                 1314        67         1
East Jordan      East Jordan Public                1158        57         1
 
 
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
(As of Fall 1991)
 
Name and Location                                               Enrollment
 
North Central Michigan College, Petoskey (20 mi.)                     2023
Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City (50 mi.)                 4386
 
 
MEDICAL FACILITIES
 
Hospitals in County:           1     Total Beds:     44
Nearest Large Medical Center:  Northern Michigan Hospital
Extended Care Facilities:      1     Total Beds:     73
Physicians (MDs and DOs) in County:     19
 
 
HOUSING AND CHURCHES
(Housing as of 1990)
 
Owner occupied:     6354 (77.1%)     Median Home Value:   $53,600.00
Renter occupied:    1889 (22.9%)     Median Contract Rent:   $288.00
Churches:      Catholic:    5    Protestant:   30
Synagogues:    0   Nearest synagogue is in Petoskey (16 miles)
 
 
RECREATION, ATTRACTIONS, AND EVENTS
 
Recreational harbor facilities (Charlevoix, E. Jordan, Boyne City, Beaver
Island on Lake Michigan); Mt. McSauba Ski Hill and Boyne Mountain -
downhill/cross-country skiing; Chandler Hills and Jordan Valley Snowmobile
Trails; Star of Charlevoix Cruises. Old Morman Print Shop Museum, St.
James, Beaver Island; Beaver Island Marine Museum. National Mushroom
Hunting Championship, Boyne City (May).
 
 
COMMERCIAL SERVICES
(As of 1989)
 
General Building Contractors                   26
Metalworking Machinery                          6
Commercial Printing                             4
Advertising                                     0
Personnel Supply Services                       0
Computer and Data Processing Services           2
Legal Services                                 12
Accounting, Auditing and Bookkeeping            4
Retail Establishments                         186
Wholesale Establishments                       14
 
Hotel/Motel Rooms (as of 1986):               977
Television Channels:    4 plus cable
Radio Stations:         4
Newspapers:     Charlevoix County Press, Charlevoix Courier, Petoskey News
                Review
 
 
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
(As of 1993)                                                       Offices
                                            Main Office           in County
 
Charlevoix County State Bank                Charlevoix                 3
First of America Bank-Northern Michigan     Traverse City              1
First State Bank of Charlevoix              Charlevoix                 3
FMB-Financial Group                         Holland                    1
FMB-Northwestern Bank                       Boyne City                 4
Heritage Federal Savings Bank               Taylor                     1
NBD Bank, NA                                Detroit                    1
Old Kent Bank of Petoskey                   Petoskey                   1
 
EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS BY INDUSTRY
                                                               Earnings
                                   Employment                ($ millions)
                                1985        1990            1985          1990
 
Total Employment                 8030       10567
Total Income                                              $216.96       $342.30
 
Earnings by Place of Work                                 $124.63       $216.34
 
  Components by Type:
  Wage and Salary                6148        8286          $97.89       $169.15
  Proprietors                    1882        2281          $15.94        $26.53
    Farm                          286         247           $0.77         $1.98
    Nonfarm                      1596        2034          $15.17        $24.55
 
  Components by Industry:
  Farm                            398         338           $1.08         $2.30
  Nonfarm                        7632       10229         $123.55       $214.04
    Private                      6376        8783         $101.01       $182.01
      Agric./For./Fish.            62          62           $0.86         $1.08
      Mining                                                $0.60         $0.44
      Construction
      Manufacturing              1765        2877          $42.39        $86.83
        Non-Durable Goods         ---         ---           $4.88        $11.27
        Durable Goods             ---         ---          $37.52        $75.56
      Transp. & Utilities
      Wholesale Trade             121         110           $2.32         $2.44
      Retail Trade               1157        1747           $9.73        $18.07
      Fin./Ins./Real Est.         511         592           $3.15         $4.57
      Services                   1919        2170          $21.41        $32.66
    Government                   1256        1446          $22.54        $32.04
      Federal                      52          75           $1.28         $1.86
      Military, Civilian          110          96           $1.66         $1.37
      State and Local            1094        1275          $19.60        $28.81
 
Earnings by Place of Residence                            $127.95       $208.81
 
Zero values indicate confidential information or fewer than 10 employees
or less than $50,000.
 
Per Capita Income:      1985:    $11,125.00      1990:    $15,865.00