COUNTY PROFILE - KEWEENAW, Michigan

 
LOCATION SERVICES
 
Bureau of Industrial Development
Michigan Technological University
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, Michigan 49931-1295
 
Contact:  Philip Musser, Manager
Phone:    906/487-2560
FAX:      906/487-2858
 
County Seat:  Eagle River
 
POPULATION
 
1970 Census                     2264
1980 Census                     1963
1990 Census                     1701
Median Age (as of 1990)         46.4 years
 
 
LABOR FORCE
(1992 average)
 
Total Labor Force              650
Employed                       525
Total Unemployment             100
Unemployment Rate             16.7%
3-Year Average                15.5%
 
 
PRINCIPAL ECONOMIC BASE EMPLOYERS
 
Firm                                Employees         Product/Service
 
Isle Royale National Park                      Recreation, tourism
Rensen Products, Ahmeek                    60  Copper rolling & drawing
Superior Crafts, Mohawk                    20  Wood furniture
 
 
EARNING LEVELS
                                          Average Hourly Rate
Classification                           Minimum       Maximum
 
Assembler - Light                          $5.80         $7.65
Clerk, General Office                      $6.02         $7.28
Electrical Technician                      $4.30         $8.83
Forklift Operator                          $7.48         $8.59
General Laborer                            $5.57         $8.38
Inspector                                  $8.10         $9.07
Machine Operator                           $7.07         $8.13
Machinist                                  $7.83        $10.80
Secretary                                  $5.99         $7.89
Welder                                     $7.11         $9.88
 
Source:  Based on Bell Telephone Co. community survey, adjusted for
         inflation to 1991 using Consumer Price Index.
 
 
DISTANCE TO:
                   Miles    Kilometers
Chicago             440         707
Detroit             570         917
Duluth              230         370
Milwaukee           360         579
 
 
TRANSPORTATION
 
Main Highways:  M-26, US-41
Bus Lines:      None
Truck Lines:    None
Rail Lines:     None
Ports:          None
Airports:       Houghton County Memorial, Hancock (30 miles)
Airlines:       Northwest Air Link
 
 
CLIMATE
As reported by weather station at Calumet.
 
January Average Minimum:    7 F./-14 C.    Average Maximum:   20 F./ -7 C.
July Average Minimum:      54 F./ 12 C.    Average Maximum:   75 F./ 24 C.
Growing Season:       132 days
Days below 0 F or -18 C:   23      Average Annual Rainfall:   34 in./ 86 cm.
Days above 90 F or 32 C:    2      Average Annual Snowfall:  203 in./516 cm.
 
 
INDUSTRIAL SITES
(As of January 1993)
 
Community                  Sites    Acres    Hectares    Industrial Parks
 
Allouez Twp.                  1         0           0              0
Eagle Harbor Twp.             1         0           0              0
     COUNTY TOTAL             2         0           0              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:               20    $1.04
3-Year Average:     16    $1.26    0    $0.00    0    $0.00    1    $0.01
 
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:      3          State Median:   68
Incorporation Rate:        176          State Median:  183
 
Incorporation Rate = incorporations per 100,000 population.
 
 
PROPERTY TAX BASE
(As of 1992)
 
Agricultural    Residential   Industrial    Commercial    Other
     2%             75%           0%            8%         13%
 
County Total State Equalized Value:              $34,157,000.00
County Average Tax Millage Rate (in 1991):                39.06
 
 
UTILITIES
                   Electric           Gas                Telephone*
 
Ahmeek             U.P. Power                            Michigan Bell
Copper Harbor      U.P. Power                            Michigan Bell
Mohawk             U.P. Power                            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.)
 
Ahmeek           Wells
Copper Harbor    Wells
Mohawk           Wells
 
Capacity and maximum use in hundreds of thousands of gallons/liters per day.
 
 
MUNICIPAL SERVICES
                                   1990               Master   Public Library
Community        Phone Number   Population    Zoning   Plan      (Volumes)
 
Ahmeek           906-337-0052         148
Copper Harbor
Mohawk
 
 
                 ------- Fire Department -------    Police
Community        Class.    FT Paid    PT/Volunt.  (Full-Time)  Solid Waste
 
Ahmeek            8                        16
Copper Harbor     8/9                       2
Mohawk            8/9                      28
 
 
County Sheriff Officers:     3      Licensed Landfills in County:    0
 
Other communities in Keweenaw County (1990 population for incorporated
communities in parenthesis):
 
Allouez Twp. (1422), Bete Grise, Central, Cliff, Copper City, Delaware, Eagle
Harbor Twp. (82), Eagle River, Fulton, Gay, Grant Twp. (104), Houghton Twp.
(54), Lac LaBelle, Mandan, Phoenix, Sherman Twp. (39)
 
 
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
(As of Fall 1991)
 
Name and Location                                               Enrollment
 
Michigan Technological University, Houghton (30 mi.)                  6921
Northern Michigan University, Marquette (140 mi.)                     8652
Suomi College, Hancock (30 mi.)                                        527
 
 
MEDICAL FACILITIES
 
Hospitals in County:           0     Total Beds:      0
Nearest Large Medical Center:  Marquette (140 miles)
Extended Care Facilities:      0     Total Beds:      0
Physicians (MDs and DOs) in County:      0
 
 
HOUSING AND CHURCHES
(Housing as of 1990)
 
Owner occupied:      672 (86.5%)     Median Home Value:   $19,200.00
Renter occupied:     105 (13.5%)     Median Contract Rent:   $146.00
Churches:      Catholic:    2    Protestant:    5
Synagogues:    0   Nearest synagogue is in Houghton (20 miles)
 
 
RECREATION, ATTRACTIONS, AND EVENTS
 
Isle Royale National Park; Fort Wilkins State Park (Fort Wilkins Historic
Complex); Keweenaw Snowmobile Trail (179 miles); recreational harbor
facilities at Big Traverse Bay, Lac Labelle, Copper Harbor, Eagle Harbor
and Isle Royale (2 harbors) on Lake Superior. Fanny Hooe Resort; Brockway
Mountain Drive Summit; Historic Lighthouse Boat Tour; Astor House Museum,
Copper Harbor. International Guts Disc Frisbee Tournament (July).
 
 
COMMERCIAL SERVICES
(As of 1989)
 
General Building Contractors                    1
Metalworking Machinery                          1
Commercial Printing                             0
Advertising                                     0
Personnel Supply Services                       0
Computer and Data Processing Services           0
Legal Services                                  1
Accounting, Auditing and Bookkeeping            0
Retail Establishments                          18
Wholesale Establishments                        0
 
Hotel/Motel Rooms (as of 1986):               302
Television Channels:    Cable
Radio Stations:         N/A
Newspapers:     Daily Mining Gazette (Houghton)
 
 
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
(As of 1993)                                                       Offices
                                            Main Office           in County
 
First of America Bank-Upper Peninsula,      Marquette                  1
 
EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS BY INDUSTRY
                                                               Earnings
                                   Employment                ($ millions)
                                1985        1990            1985          1990
 
Total Employment                  373         473
Total Income                                               $16.82        $23.21
 
Earnings by Place of Work                                   $3.76         $5.16
 
  Components by Type:
  Wage and Salary                 276         349           $2.68         $3.74
  Proprietors                      97         124           $0.86         $1.10
    Farm                            0           0           $0.00         $0.00
    Nonfarm                        97         124           $0.86         $1.10
 
  Components by Industry:
  Farm                              0           0           $0.00         $0.00
  Nonfarm                         373         473           $3.76         $5.16
    Private                       272         380           $2.36         $3.59
      Agric./For./Fish.                                     $0.06
      Mining                        0           0           $0.06
      Construction                 22          36           $0.24         $0.41
      Manufacturing                23          29           $0.27         $0.44
        Non-Durable Goods         ---         ---           $0.00         $0.00
        Durable Goods             ---         ---           $0.27         $0.44
      Transp. & Utilities          23          27           $0.14         $0.24
      Wholesale Trade
      Retail Trade                 93         132           $0.70         $0.97
      Fin./Ins./Real Est.
      Services                    101         147           $0.90         $1.49
    Government                    101          93           $1.39         $1.57
      Federal                                               $0.13         $0.12
      Military, Civilian
      State and Local              89          82           $1.24         $1.42
 
Earnings by Place of Residence                              $6.55         $8.95
 
Zero values indicate confidential information or fewer than 10 employees
or less than $50,000.
 
Per Capita Income:      1985:     $8,877.00      1990:    $13,686.00