Lapeer County
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Organized in 1835, Lapeer County takes its name
from the French as a derivation of "LaPierre," meaning "stone" or "flint."
Located 60 miles north of Detroit, 70 miles east of Lansing, and only 20
miles east of Flint, Lapeer County ranks as the 23rd most populous among
Michigan's 83 counties with 74,768 residents. The county consists of 18
townships, 7 villages, 2 cities, encompasses 666 square miles, and is a
well-balanced community of farms, industry, retail, and urban
residents. |
General Data
DISTANCE |
MILES |
KM |
Chicago |
300 |
482 |
Cleveland |
220 |
353 |
Detroit |
60 |
96 |
Indianapolis |
320 |
514 |
Lansing |
70 |
112 |
YEARS |
|
1970 |
52,317 |
1980 |
70,038 |
1990 |
74,768 |
2000 |
87,904 |
Source:Census 2000
Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data,
2000 |
|
LABOR |
2000 |
Total Workforce |
46,150 |
Number Employed |
44,225 |
Number Unemployed |
1,925 |
Unemployment Rate |
4.2 |
Source:Michigan
Employment Service Agency, 2000 |
CHARACTERISTICS OF LABOR
FORCE |
| |
LABOR |
1990 |
Workers 16 years and over |
32,031 |
Percentage who work outside of county |
51.5% |
Percentage who work at home |
3.4% |
Source:U.S. Bureau
of the Census, Census of Population and Housing,
1990 |
|
CLASSIFACTION |
1990 |
Persons 25 years of age or older |
45,437 |
Percentage with high school diploma |
77.6% |
Percentage with bachelor's degree |
9.35% |
Source:U.S. Bureau
of the Census, Census of Population and Housing,
1990 |
TRANSPORTATION |
ACCESS TO
MARKETS |
Main Highways |
I-69, M-24, M-53 |
Bus Lines |
Greater Lapeer Transportation
Authority |
Truck Lines |
6 |
Rail Lines |
Grand Trunk Western; Canadian
National |
Ports |
Port Huron (35 mi-St. Clair
River) |
Airports |
Bishop International Airport
(Genesee Co.); Dupont-Lapeer Airport |
Airlines |
American, Northwest |
Source: MI
State Transportation Commission,
1995 |
Economy
PERSONAL INCOME (In Thousands
of Dollars) | |
Components by Type |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
Personal income |
1,796,378 |
1,898,062 |
2,017,976 |
2,129,451 |
Nonfarm personal income |
1,794,728 |
1,896,705 |
2,015,687 |
2,122,376 |
Farm income |
1,650 |
1,357 |
2,289 |
7,075 |
Population (number of persons)
|
85,535 |
86,859 |
88,229 |
89,391 |
Per capita personal income
(dollars) |
21,002 |
21,852 |
22,872 |
23,822 |
Components by
Industry |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
Farm Earnings |
1,650 |
1,357 |
2,289 |
7,075 |
Non-Farm Earnings |
661,663 |
701,004 |
727,818 |
794,053 |
Private Earnings |
492,705 |
531,129 |
561,127 |
618,891 |
Ag. serv., forestry, fishing, and
other |
9,188 |
9,886 |
11,172 |
12,752 |
Mining |
3,667 |
4,677 |
6,169 |
5,863 |
Construction |
55,965 |
65,358 |
72,051 |
78,106 |
Manufacturing |
192,217 |
199,672 |
206,359 |
214,705 |
Durable
goods |
112,368 |
119,164 |
116,289 |
130,167 |
Transportation and public
utilities |
21,200 |
22,607 |
24,091 |
30,542 |
Wholesale trade |
14,606 |
14,334 |
16,010 |
17,923 |
Retail trade |
77,420 |
82,480 |
89,087 |
94,924 |
Finance, insurance, and real
estate |
21,708 |
28,168 |
27,767 |
32,248 |
Services |
96,734 |
103,947 |
108,421 |
131,828 |
Government and government
enterprises |
168,958 |
169,875 |
166,691 |
175,162 |
Federal,
civilian |
7,743 |
7,646 |
8,120 |
8,459 |
Military |
2,329 |
2,274 |
2,214 |
2,330 |
State and
local |
158,886 |
159,955 |
156,357 |
164,373 |
Source:Bureau of
Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce, Issued May
2001 |
EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY (Number
of Jobs) | |
Components by Type |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
Total Employment |
31,075 |
31,518 |
31,680 |
32,962 |
Wage and Salary
Employment |
23,263 |
23,232 |
23,261 |
24,353 |
Proprietor's employment |
7,812 |
8,286 |
8,419 |
8,609 |
Farm Employment |
1,510 |
1,455 |
1,420 |
1,473 |
Non-Farm Employment |
29,565 |
30,063 |
30,260 |
31,489 |
Components by
Industry |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
Private |
24,529 |
25,202 |
25,444 |
26,468 |
Ag. serv., forestry,
fishing, and other |
717 |
762 |
752 |
788 |
Mining |
118 |
144 |
179 |
181 |
Construction |
2,161 |
2,401 |
2,407 |
2,535 |
Manufacturing |
6,487 |
6,140 |
6,270 |
6,192 |
Transportation and
public utilities |
633 |
652 |
696 |
807 |
Wholesale
trade |
592 |
569 |
589 |
601 |
Retail
trade |
6,061 |
6,142 |
6,135 |
6,219 |
Finance, insurance,
and real estate |
1,594 |
1,829 |
1,929 |
2,095 |
Services |
6,166 |
6,563 |
6,487 |
7,050 |
Government and government
enterprises |
5,036 |
4,861 |
4,816 |
5,021 |
Federal,
civilian |
165 |
154 |
157 |
169 |
Military |
194 |
186 |
175 |
176 |
State and
local |
4,677 |
4,521 |
4,484 |
4,676 |
Source:Bureau of
Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Labor, Issued May
2001 |
EARNING
LEVELS/LABOR RATES AVERAGE HOURLY RATES |
CLASSIFICATION |
MINIMUM* |
MAXIMUM |
Applications Software
Specialist |
7.75 |
11.00 |
Assembler - Light |
4.25 |
7.25 |
Drafter (CAD) |
5.50 |
11.50 |
Electrician - Industrial |
7.50 |
12.00 |
Electronic Technician |
6.50 |
10.00 |
Forklift Operator |
5.00 |
8.50 |
General Office Clerk |
4.50 |
8.00 |
General Laborer |
4.25 |
7.25 |
Injection Molding
Machinist |
4.50 |
8.00 |
Machine Operator |
5.00 |
8.50 |
Machinist |
6.00 |
10.75 |
Mechanical Engineer |
10.25 |
19.50 |
Production
Manager/Supervisor |
7.75 |
11.00 |
Quality Control
Technician |
7.00 |
10.00 |
Sales - Non-Technical |
5.00 |
10.00 |
Secretary |
5.00 |
9.25 |
Tool and Die Maker |
7.50 |
13.00 |
Word Processor/Typist |
4.75 |
8.75 |
Source: 1996
Survey of the Michigan Employment Security Commission |
*This survey
was done in 1996, before the hourly minimum wage was increased to $5.15 in
September 1997. |
PRINCIPLE
EMPLOYERS |
MANUFACTURING EMPLOYERS |
SIC |
FIRM |
LOCATION |
EMPLOYEES |
PRODUCT |
3469 |
Lapeer Metal Stamping |
Lapeer |
500 |
Metal stampings &
assemblies |
3429 |
Cambridge Industries |
Lapeer |
400 |
Auto decorative interior; inj
mold |
3713 |
Champion Motor Coach Inc |
Imlay City |
350 |
Buses |
3713 |
Durakon Industries Inc |
Lapeer |
300 |
Truck bed liners |
3089 |
Johnson Controls
Technologies |
Lapeer |
280 |
IInj & blow mold auto
parts |
3471 |
Deco Plate |
Lapeer |
250 |
Chrome plating |
2035 |
Vlasic Foods Inc |
Imlay City |
237 |
Pickles |
3089 |
Metamora Products Corp |
Metamora |
205 |
Plastic injection
molding |
3714 |
Ligon Brothers
Manufacturing |
Almont |
200 |
Automotive parts |
3599 |
Chambers, M K Co |
North Branch |
180 |
Machine shop |
3089 |
Imlay City Plastics |
Imlay City |
180 |
Underground telecom
enclos. |
8331 |
Growth & Opportunity |
Lapeer |
175 |
Sheltered workshop |
2531 |
Toyo Seat U S A Corp |
Imlay City |
174 |
Seats, tops & misc hardware
|
3431 |
American Shower &
Bath |
Lapeer |
160 |
PVC bath. forming &
extrusions |
3479 |
Camtron Coatings Co |
Lapeer |
150 |
Cathodic electro dep coat
svc |
3429 |
Berlin Industries Inc |
Otter Lake |
142 |
Auto hardware
subassemblies |
3452 |
Kamax-G B DuPont LP |
Lapeer |
135 |
Cold headed products |
3429 |
Rieter
Automotive/Wellington |
Dryden |
100 |
Pressed die cut board
prod. |
3469 |
Howell Industries Inc |
Lapeer |
100 |
Metal stampings &
assemblies |
3599 |
Rochester Gear Inc |
Clifford |
100 |
Machine shop |
Source:
Harris Publishing Company, 1998 Industrial
Directory |
OTHER MAJOR
EMPLOYERS |
SIC |
FIRM |
LOCATION |
EMPLOYEES |
PRODUCT |
8062 |
Lapeer Regional Hospital |
Lapeer |
850 |
Health care |
9431 |
MI Dept Mental Health |
Lapeer |
404 |
Public health
programs |
9223 |
Michigan Dept
Corrections |
Lapeer |
280 |
Correctional
institutions |
5411 |
The Kroger Co. |
Lapeer |
268 |
Grocery stores |
8051 |
Lapeer County Med Care
Facility |
Lapeer |
230 |
Health care |
8093 |
Growth & Opportunity
Inc. |
Lapeer |
146 |
Health services |
9111 |
County of Lapeer |
Lapeer |
130 |
services |
9711 |
Michigan Dept Military
Affairs |
Lapeer |
110 |
National security |
5065 |
PSI Telecommunications
Inc. |
Imlay City |
106 |
Electrical parts |
4953 |
Waste Management of
Michigan |
Almont |
105 |
Refuse systems |
Source:
Local County Economic Development
Contact |
|
Type of Service |
1999 |
Total |
1755 |
Forestry,
fishing, hunting, and agriculture support |
3 |
Mining |
3 |
Utilities |
4 |
Construction |
348 |
Manufacturing |
135 |
Food mfg |
3 |
Textile product
mills |
2 |
Leather & allied
product mfg |
1 |
Wood product
mfg |
10 |
Paper mfg |
1 |
Printing & related
support activities |
5 |
Petroleum & coal
products mfg |
2 |
Chemical mfg |
2 |
Plastics & rubber
products mfg |
15 |
Nonmetallic mineral
product mfg |
7 |
Primary metal
mfg |
1 |
Fabricated metal product
mfg |
35 |
Machinery mfg |
17 |
Computer &
electronic product mfg |
3 |
Electrical equip,
appliance & component mfg |
1 |
Transportation equipment
mfg |
17 |
Furniture & related
product mfg |
2 |
Miscellaneous
mfg |
11 |
Wholesale
trade |
69 |
Retail
trade |
297 |
Transportation &
warehousing |
45 |
Information |
24 |
Publishing
industries |
2 |
Motion picture &
sound recording industries |
5 |
Broadcasting &
telecommunications |
14 |
Information & data
processing services |
3 |
Finance
& insurance |
72 |
Real
estate & rental & leasing |
55 |
Professional, scientific &
technical services |
128 |
Management
of companies & enterprises |
2 |
Admin,
support, waste mgt, remediation services |
94 |
Educational services |
11 |
Health
care and social assistance |
143 |
Arts,
entertainment & recreation |
21 |
Accommodation & food
services |
108 |
Other
services (except public administration) |
167 |
Auxiliaries (exc corporate,
subsidiary & regional mgt) |
1 |
Unclassified
establishments |
25 |
Source:U.S.
Department of Commerce and Bureau of the Census, County Business Patterns,
Issued May 2001 |
Quality of Life
EDUCATIONAL
FACILITIES |
PUBLIC
SCHOOL DISTRICT INFORMATION |
COMMUNITY |
SCHOOL
DISTRICT |
STUDENTS |
INSTRUCTORS |
HIGH
SCHOOLS |
Almont |
Almont Community Schools |
1,312 |
65 |
1 |
Dryden |
Dryden Community Schools |
770 |
35 |
1 |
Imlay City |
Imlay City Community
Schools |
2,283 |
97 |
1 |
Lapeer |
Lapeer Community Schools |
8,009 |
348 |
2 |
North Branch |
North Branch Area
Schools |
2,477 |
114 |
1 |
Otisville |
Lakeville Community
Schools |
2,440 |
125 |
1 |
Source: MI
Department of Education, 1997 |
TWO YEAR
COLLEGES AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS |
NAME |
LOCATION |
ENROLLMENT |
Mott Community College |
Lapeer Campus |
10,469 |
FOUR YEAR
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES |
NAME |
LOCATION |
ENROLLMENT |
Baker College of Flint |
Lapeer campus |
4,200 |
Detroit College of
Business |
Lapeer campus |
625 |
GMI Engineering &
Management |
Flint (Genesee Co) |
2,500 |
University of Michigan -
Flint |
Flint (Genesee Co) |
6,675 |
Source: MI
Department of Education, 1996 |
MEDICAL
FACILITIES |
TYPE OF
FACILITY |
# IN
COUNTY |
# OF
BEDS |
Hospitals |
1 |
183 |
Source: MI
Department of Consumer and Industry Services,
1998 |
|
OWNER
OCCUPIED |
MEDIAN
VALUE |
RENTER
OCCUPIED |
MEDIAN
RENT |
19,978 |
$62,300 |
4,681 |
$335 |
Source:U.S. Bureau
of the Census, Census of Population and Housing,
1990 |
CLIMATE |
MONTH |
AVG. MIN
TEMP |
AVG. MAX
TEMP. |
January |
13F./-11C. |
29F./-2C. |
July |
58F./14C. |
83F./28C. |
PRECIPITATION |
RAINFALL |
SNOWFALL |
Average Annual |
34in./86cm. |
48in./122cm. |
GROWING
SEASON |
DAYS ABOVE
90F/32C |
DAYS BELOW
0F/-18C |
130 |
12 |
12 |
Source: NOAA
Climate Summary, 1995 |
RECREATION |
COUNTY
HIGHLIGHTS |
159 lakes in the area;
several golf courses; 2 state parks; county parks; outdoor activities; 45
minutes from Pontiac (Detroit Lions) and the Palace of Auburn Hills
(Detroit Pistons); 60 minutes from downtown Detroit; City of Lapeer
Center; Alvin Norlin Swimming Pool, Imlay City; Lapeer Days; Imlay City
Blueberry Festival; Almont Summerfest; Eastern Michigan Fair; museums,
including Lapeer County Courthouse ( one of the 10 oldest in the U.S.)
|
Source: Local County Economic Development
Contact |
Municipal Services
UTILITIES |
COMMUNITY |
ELECTRIC |
GAS |
Hadley, Oregon, Marathon,
Elba |
Consumers Power |
Consumers Power |
Arcadia, Attica, Burlington,
Burnside, Deerfield, Dryden, |
Detroit Edison |
Consumers Power |
Imlay, Lapeer, Marathon, Mayfield,
Metmora, North Branch, |
|
|
Clifford, North Branch |
Detroit Edison |
SEMCO |
Source: Local County Economic
Development Contact |
TELECOMMUNICATIONS |
Local Phone Companies |
Ameritech, GTE |
Long Distance Companies |
AT&T, MCI, Sprint, and
others |
Source: Local County Economic
Development Contact |
LICENSED
LANDFILLS |
COMMUNITY |
OWNER/MANAGER |
Burnside |
John Sexton Corp of
Michigan |
Metamora |
Russell Parrish |
Source: MDEQ
Waste Management Division, 1998 |
|
Agriculture |
Comercial |
Industrial |
Residential |
Other |
11.08% |
9.01% |
7.73% |
72.13% |
0.06% |
Source:MI
Department of Treasury, 1997 |
GOVERNMENT |
COMMUNITY |
PHONE
NUMBER |
COMMUNITY |
PHONE
NUMBER |
Almont Twp |
(810) 798-8521 |
Arcadia Twp |
(810) 724-6565 |
Attica Twp |
(810) 724-8128 |
Burlington Twp |
(517) 761-7026 |
Burnside Twp |
(810) 346-3559 |
Deerfield Twp |
(810) 793-6700 |
Dryden Twp |
(810) 796-2248 |
Elba Twp |
(810) 664-2332 |
Goodland Twp |
(810) 724-6334 |
Hadley Twp |
(810) 797-4781 |
Imlay City |
(810) 724-2135 |
Imlay Twp |
(810) 724-8835 |
Lapeer (City of) |
(810) 664-2902 |
Lapeer Twp |
(810) 664-3700 |
Marathon Twp |
(810) 793-2002 |
Mayfield Twp |
(810) 664-0821 |
Metamora Twp |
(810) 678-2237 |
North Branch |
(810) 688-2785 |
Oregon Twp |
(810) 664-5971 |
Rich Twp |
(517) 843-6879 |
Source: Local County Economic
Development Contact |
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
CONTACT |
Contact: Jay N.
Schwedler |
Business: Lapeer Development
Corporation |
Address: 449 McCormick Drive
|
Lapeer, MI 48446 |
Phone: (810) 667-0080 Fax:
(810) 667-3541 |
*LDO's=Local Development
Organizations |
Source: Local County Economic Development
Contact |
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