Lapeer County

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

POPULATION

1970 52,317

1980 70,038

1990 74,768

2000 87,904

Source:Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data, 2000

WORKFORCE

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

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTS

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

NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS

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

HOUSING (1990)

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

PROPERTY TAX (1997)

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

Email: ldcjay@tir.com
Web: http://www.lapeerdevelopment.com

*LDO's=Local Development Organizations

Source: Local County Economic Development Contact

DISTANCE	MILES	KM
Chicago	300	482
Cleveland	220	353
Detroit	60	96
Indianapolis	320	514
Lansing	70	112

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

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

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

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

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

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