COUNTY PROFILE - MONTCALM, Michigan

 
LOCATION SERVICES
 
Montcalm Tomorrow
2800 College Drive
Sidney, Michigan 48885
 
Contact:  Phil Lund
Phone:    517/328-2111
 
 
 
County Seat:  Stanton
 
POPULATION
 
1970 Census                    39660
1980 Census                    47555
1990 Census                    53059
Median Age (as of 1990)         32.3 years
 
 
LABOR FORCE
(1992 average)
 
Total Labor Force            25300
Employed                     22425
Total Unemployment            2900
Unemployment Rate             11.4%
3-Year Average                12.4%
 
 
PRINCIPAL ECONOMIC BASE EMPLOYERS
 
Firm                                Employees         Product/Service
 
Greenville Products, Greenville          2000  Refrigerators
Hitachi Magnetics, Edmore                 700  Misc. magnetics, ceramics
Federal Mogul, Greenville                 575  Engine bearings
Hi-Q Mfg., Lakeview                       260  Wiring devices
R.J. Tower, Greenville                    210  Metal stampings
Northland Refrig., Greenville             150  Comm./household refrigerators
Printco, Greenville                       140  Printing services
Double D Plastics, Greenville             130  Plastic products
Howard City Paper                         100  Headers for paper rolls
Greenville Tool & Die, Greenville          90  Tools, dies, jigs, fixtures
United Technologies, Greenville            90  Plastic injection molding
Master Unit Die Prod., Greenville          84  Tools, dies, jigs, fixtures
Wright Plastics Products, Sheridan         70  Plastic injection molding
Kalfact Plastics, Greenville               67  Plastic injection molding
Kysor Industrial, Greenville               50  Plastic products
L.P.I, Greenville                          50  Finishes, powdered coatings
Parker Hanifan Brass, Lakeview             50  Brass fittings
U.S. Leisure Products, Cedar Lake          50  Household/patio wood furniture
Spud-Pack of Michigan, Edmore              40  Custom potato packing
Crystal Refining, Carson City              25  Petroleum refining
 
 
EARNING LEVELS
                                          Average Hourly Rate
Classification                           Minimum       Maximum
 
Assembler - Light                          $4.95         $8.10
Clerk, General Office                      $5.81         $8.41
Electronic Technician                      $9.97        $14.89
Forklift Operator                          $6.68         $9.03
General Laborer                            $4.73         $7.08
Inspector                                  $7.22         $9.13
Machine Operator                           $5.25        $11.53
Machinist                                  $6.43        $12.53
Secretary                                  $7.09        $10.20
Welder                                     $7.64        $11.53
 
Source:  Based on Bell Telephone Co. community survey, adjusted for
         inflation to 1991 using Consumer Price Index.
 
 
DISTANCE TO:
                   Miles    Kilometers
Chicago             190         305
Cleveland           330         530
Detroit             160         257
Indianapolis        260         418
Lansing              70         112
Toronto             400         643
 
 
TRANSPORTATION
 
Main Highways:  M-46, M-57, M-66, M-82, M-91, US-131
Bus Lines:      1 (weekly service only)
Truck Lines:    3
Rail Lines:     Chesapeake & Ohio
Ports:          None
Airports:       Kent County International, Grand Rapids (50 miles)
Airlines:       American Piedmont, Freedom, Northwest, Simmons, United, USAir
 
 
CLIMATE
As reported by weather station at Greenville.
 
January Average Minimum:   14 F./-10 C.    Average Maximum:   29 F./ -2 C.
July Average Minimum:      58 F./ 14 C.    Average Maximum:   84 F./ 29 C.
Growing Season:       140 days
Days below 0 F or -18 C:   10      Average Annual Rainfall:   33 in./ 84 cm.
Days above 90 F or 32 C:   14      Average Annual Snowfall:   55 in./140 cm.
 
 
INDUSTRIAL SITES
(As of January 1993)
 
Community                  Sites    Acres    Hectares    Industrial Parks
 
Edmore                        1         0           0              0
Greenville                    5       170          69              1
Howard City                   1         0           0              0
Lakeview                      1         0           0              0
Montcalm Twp.                 1       409         166              0
Richland Twp.                 1         0           0              0
Sheridan                      1         0           0              0
     COUNTY TOTAL            11       579         234              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:              176   $11.76    2    $1.52    2    $0.10    6    $3.12
3-Year Average:    158    $9.85    2    $0.77    4    $0.46    6    $1.94
 
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:     80          State Median:   68
Incorporation Rate:        151          State Median:  183
 
Incorporation Rate = incorporations per 100,000 population.
 
 
PROPERTY TAX BASE
(As of 1992)
 
Agricultural    Residential   Industrial    Commercial    Other
    17%             58%           3%            8%         14%
 
County Total State Equalized Value:             $619,324,038.00
County Average Tax Millage Rate (in 1991):                52.02
 
 
UTILITIES
                   Electric           Gas                Telephone*
 
Carson City        Consumers          MichCon            GTE
Greenville         Consumers          MichCon            Michigan Bell, D,EA
Stanton            Consumers          Consumers          GTE
 
* 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.)
 
Carson City      Wells            3       3        11      11     50-52
Greenville       Wells           60               227             40-85
Stanton          Wells           12                44             60-
 
Capacity and maximum use in hundreds of thousands of gallons/liters per day.
 
 
SEWER
                                            Gallons            Liters
                     Type               Capacity   Load    Capacity   Load
 
Carson City          Lagoons                  5       2         19       8
Greenville           Primary                 38       9        142      34
Stanton
 
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)
 
Carson City      517-584-3515        1158       yes    yes     21,993
Greenville       616-754-5645        8101       yes    yes     42,318
Stanton          517-831-4440        1504       no     no      14,528
 
 
                 ------- Fire Department -------    Police
Community        Class.    FT Paid    PT/Volunt.  (Full-Time)  Solid Waste
 
Carson City       7                        21            2     Independent
Greenville        5           20           18           16     Municipal
Stanton           7           20                         1     Independent
 
 
County Sheriff Officers:    24      Licensed Landfills in County:    3
 
Other communities in Montcalm County (1990 population for incorporated
communities in parenthesis):
 
Amble, Belvidere Twp. (2134), Bloomer Twp. (2922), Bushnell Twp. (1291),
Butternut, Cato Twp. (2500), Cedar Lake, Coral, Crystal Twp. (2541), Day Twp.
(1196), Douglass Twp. (1944), Edmore (1126), Entrican, Eureka Twp. (2594),
Evergreen Twp. (2531), Fairplain Twp. (1575), Fenwick, Ferris Twp. (1189),
Gowen, Home Twp. (2513), Howard City (1351), Lakeview (1108), Langston, Maple
Hill, Maple Valley Twp. (1824), McBride (236), Montcalm Twp. (2879), Pierson
(207), Pierson Twp. (2177), Pine Twp. (1392), Reynolds Twp. (3028), Richland
Twp. (2355), Sheridan (730), Sidney Twp. (2375), Six Lakes, Trufant, Vestaburg,
Vickeryville, Winfield Twp. (1336), Wyma
 
 
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES (1992-1993)
                                                  K-12    Instruc.     High
Community        School District                Students    Staff     Schools
 
Carson City      Carson City Crystal Area          1332        63         1
Greenville       Greenville Public                 3745       162         1
 
 
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
(As of Fall 1991)
 
Name and Location                                               Enrollment
 
Alma College, Alma (35 mi.)                                           1224
Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant (45 mi.)                   17943
Montcalm Community College, Sidney                                    2025
 
 
MEDICAL FACILITIES
 
Hospitals in County:           4     Total Beds:    353
Nearest Large Medical Center:  Grand Rapids (50 miles)
Extended Care Facilities:      3     Total Beds:    305
Physicians (MDs and DOs) in County:     50
 
 
HOUSING AND CHURCHES
(Housing as of 1990)
 
Owner occupied:    14746 (79.4%)     Median Home Value:   $42,600.00
Renter occupied:    3817 (20.6%)     Median Contract Rent:   $262.00
Churches:      Catholic:    4    Protestant:   67
Synagogues:    0   Nearest synagogue is in Grand Rapids (46 miles)
 
 
RECREATION, ATTRACTIONS, AND EVENTS
 
Montcalm Research Farm & Comden Towle Model Forest, Entrican, open Memorial
Day to Labor Day. Flat River Community Players (Greenville Area Community
Center/Amateur Theatre). Sheridan Springfest (Memorial Day weekend),
Montcalm Community College Women's Festival, Sidney (May); Frontier Days,
Carson City (June); Lakeview Summerfest (June); Six Lakes Jubilee (June
25-July 12); Clifford Lake Boat & Water Show (July 4); Montcalm County 4-H
Fair, Greenville (July); Greenville Danish Festival (August); Edmore Potato
Festival, (Sept.); Stanton Old Fashioned Days (August); Stump Fest Jubilee,
Trufant (Labor Day weekend).
 
 
COMMERCIAL SERVICES
(As of 1989)
 
General Building Contractors                    9
Metalworking Machinery                          6
Commercial Printing                             5
Advertising                                     0
Personnel Supply Services                       2
Computer and Data Processing Services           0
Legal Services                                 10
Accounting, Auditing and Bookkeeping            8
Retail Establishments                         274
Wholesale Establishments                       51
 
Hotel/Motel Rooms (as of 1986):               174
Television Channels:    5 plus cable
Radio Stations:         1
Newspapers:     Greenville Daily News; Carson City Gazette (weekly); Lakeview
                Enterprise (weekly).
 
 
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
(As of 1993)                                                       Offices
                                            Main Office           in County
 
Bank of Alma                                Alma                       1
Bank of Lakeview                            Lakeview                   2
Chemical Bank Montcalm                      Stanton                    7
Commercial National Bank                    Alma                       1
FMB-Commercial Bank                         Greenville                 4
Independent Bank                            Ionia                      1
Independent Bank-West Michigan              Rockford                   1
Isabella Bank and Trust                     Mount Pleasant             1
Old Kent Bank and Trust Company             Grand Rapids               3
Sidney State Bank                           Sidney                     1
 
EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS BY INDUSTRY
                                                               Earnings
                                   Employment                ($ millions)
                                1985        1990            1985          1990
 
Total Employment                19882       21528
Total Income                                              $530.30       $727.29
 
Earnings by Place of Work                                 $329.20       $415.28
 
  Components by Type:
  Wage and Salary               15310       16619         $254.89       $307.44
  Proprietors                    4572        4909          $46.77        $75.81
    Farm                         1280        1106          $17.75        $31.28
    Nonfarm                      3292        3803          $29.01        $44.52
 
  Components by Industry:
  Farm                           1808        1530          $21.18        $35.21
  Nonfarm                       18074       19998         $308.01       $380.07
    Private                     15726       17197         $267.34       $318.03
      Agric./For./Fish.           271         396           $1.93         $4.45
      Mining                       55          54           $1.17         $0.94
      Construction                881         947          $13.38        $15.08
      Manufacturing              5933        5189         $153.01       $151.75
        Non-Durable Goods         ---         ---          $25.61        $22.68
        Durable Goods             ---         ---         $127.40       $129.07
      Transp. & Utilities         342         382           $8.29        $11.24
      Wholesale Trade             406         374           $7.65         $7.68
      Retail Trade               3060        4021          $30.59        $44.65
      Fin./Ins./Real Est.         930        1065           $5.91         $7.88
      Services                   3848        4769          $45.42        $74.36
    Government                   2348        2801          $40.68        $62.04
      Federal                     139         158           $2.99         $4.04
      Military, Civilian          114         121           $0.58         $0.77
      State and Local            2095        2522          $37.11        $57.23
 
Earnings by Place of Residence                            $350.40       $471.89
 
Zero values indicate confidential information or fewer than 10 employees
or less than $50,000.
 
Per Capita Income:      1985:    $10,746.00      1990:    $13,636.00