LOCATION SERVICES
 
Sanilac County Economic Development Corporation
P.O. Box 228
Sandusky, Michigan 48471
 
Contact:  Dale Benish
Phone:    810/648-7000
FAX:      810/648-4834
 
 
County Seat:  Sandusky

 
POPULATION
 
1970 Census                    35181
1980 Census                    40789
1990 Census                    39928
Median Age (as of 1990)         34.1 years
 
 
LABOR FORCE
(1992 average)
 
Total Labor Force            19100
Employed                     16825
Total Unemployment            2275
Unemployment Rate             11.9%
3-Year Average                11.8%
 
 
PRINCIPAL ECONOMIC BASE EMPLOYERS
 
Firm                                Employees         Product/Service
 
Yale Rubber Mfg., Sandusky                551  Rubber products
Clements Mfg., Deckerville                362  Auto wire harnesses
Dott Mfg., Deckerville                    285  Auto molding/decorating
Michigan Sugar, Croswell                  285  Beet sugar
Mid-West Rubber, Deckerville              258  Rubber products
Huron Mfg., Lexington                     220  Auto supplier, fittings
Plastafiber Industries, Marlette          220  Auto soft trim parts
Snover Stamping, Snover                   214  Automobile parts, trim
Aunt Jane's Pickle, Croswell              200  Pickles
Xplorer Motor Homes, Brown City           150  Motor homes/RV's
Deckerville Dye Form, Deckerville         143  Molding/trims
Numatics, Sandusky                        125  Valves
Michigan Peat, Sandusky                   100  Peat/horticulture products
National Coach, Port Sanilac              100  Custom limousines
Croswell Plastics, Croswell                75  Injection molding - auto
Oetiker, Marlette                          71  Clamping technology
Magnetek, Peck                             70  Electronic controls
D & A Industries, Croswell                 65  Automotive parts
Deckerville Plastics, Deckerville          65  Auto decorating/trim/windows
Conveyor Components, Croswell              56  Conveyor & parts
 
 
EARNING LEVELS
                                          Average Hourly Rate
Classification                           Minimum       Maximum
 
Clerk, General Office                      $6.51         $8.00
Electrical Technician                      $5.72         $8.61
Machine operator                           $6.22         $9.21
Maintenance                                $7.61         $9.75
Maintenance, Building                      $6.31         $7.12
Secretary                                  $6.15         $7.87
Tool & Die Maker                           $9.97        $12.85
Truck Driver                               $7.09         $8.69
Welder                                     $7.84         $9.99
 
Source:  Based on Consumers Power community survey, adjusted for inflation
         to 1991 using Consumer Price Index.
 
 
DISTANCE TO:
                   Miles    Kilometers
Chicago             350         563
Cleveland           250         402
Detroit              80         128
Indianapolis        360         579
Lansing             120         193
Toronto             220         353
 
 
TRANSPORTATION
 
Main Highways:  M-19, M-25, M-46, M-53, M-90
Bus Lines:      T.A.T. (Thumb Area Transit)
Truck Lines:    8
Rail Lines:     C & O; Huron & Eastern
Ports:          Port Huron International Port, Port Huron (50 miles)
Airports:       Bishop International, Flint (60 miles)
Airlines:       Air Wisconsin, Allegheny Commuter, Piedmont, Simmons
 
 
CLIMATE
As reported by weather station at Sandusky.
 
January Average Minimum:   14 F./-10 C.    Average Maximum:   29 F./ -2 C.
July Average Minimum:      58 F./ 14 C.    Average Maximum:   82 F./ 28 C.
Growing Season:       147 days
Days below 0 F or -18 C:    8      Average Annual Rainfall:   28 in./ 71 cm.
Days above 90 F or 32 C:   10      Average Annual Snowfall:   54 in./137 cm.
 
 
INDUSTRIAL SITES
(As of January 1993)
 
Community                  Sites    Acres    Hectares    Industrial Parks
 
Brown City                    7         0           0              2
Carsonville                   1         0           0              0
Croswell                      1         0           0              1
Deckerville                   1         0           0              0
Lexington                     1         0           0              0
Marlette                      3        35          14              0
Minden City                   1         0           0              1
Peck                          3         0           0              0
Sandusky                      5         0           0              1
     COUNTY TOTAL            23        35          14              5
 
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:              208   $12.48    1    $0.08    2    $0.43    2    $0.29
3-Year Average:    212   $11.64    0    $0.03    2    $0.27    5    $0.37
 
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:     72          State Median:   68
Incorporation Rate:        180          State Median:  183
 
Incorporation Rate = incorporations per 100,000 population.
 
 
PROPERTY TAX BASE
(As of 1992)
 
Agricultural    Residential   Industrial    Commercial    Other
    35%             49%           2%            7%          7%
 
County Total State Equalized Value:             $582,132,408.00
County Average Tax Millage Rate (in 1991):                47.71
 
 
UTILITIES
                   Electric           Gas                Telephone*
 
Brown City         Detroit Edison     S.E. Mich. Gas     GTE, D
Carsonville        Detroit Edison     S.E. Mich. Gas     Michigan Bell, D,EA
Croswell           Local              S.E. Mich. Gas     Michigan Bell, D,EA
Deckerville        Detroit Edison     S.E. Mich. Gas     GTE
Lexington          Detroit Edison     S.E. Mich. Gas     Michigan Bell, D,EA
Marlette           Detroit Edison     S.E. Mich. Gas     Century
Peck               Detroit Edison     S.E. Mich. Gas     Michigan Bell, D
Port Sanilac       Detroit Edison     S.E. Mich. Gas     Michigan Bell, D,EA
Sandusky           Detroit Edison     S.E. Mich. Gas     Michigan Bell, D,EA
Snover             Detroit Edison     S.E. Mich. Gas     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.)
 
Brown City       Wells           10       3        38      11     55-62
Carsonville      Wells            2       2         8       7     55
Croswell         Wells           45      13       170      47     64-70
Deckerville      Wells           83       2       314       6     52-70
Lexington        Wells           50      13       189      49     45-60
Marlette         Wells            3                11             60
Port Sanilac     Wells                                            90
Sandusky         Wells           10       2        38       7     58-60
Snover           Marlette
 
Capacity and maximum use in hundreds of thousands of gallons/liters per day.
 
 
SEWER
                                            Gallons            Liters
                     Type               Capacity   Load    Capacity   Load
 
Brown City           Lagoons                  3       2         10       8
Carsonville          None
Croswell             Tertiary                 5       5         19      19
Deckerville          Lagoons                  1                  3
Lexington            Lagoons                  1       0          2       0
Marlette             Primary                  7       3         26       9
Peck                 Lagoons                  0       0          1       0
Port Sanilac         Lagoons                  0                  1
Sandusky             Sec. Tr.                 5       3         17      12
Snover
 
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)
 
Brown City       313-346-2325        1244       yes    yes     10,622
Carsonville      313-657-9400         583       yes    no
Croswell         313-679-2299        2174       yes    yes     35,093
Deckerville      313-376-9505        1015       yes    yes     11,628
Lexington        313-359-8631         779       yes    yes     11,012
Marlette         517-635-7448        1924       yes    yes     15,230
Peck             313-378-5131         558       yes    yes     12,090
Port Sanilac     313-622-9963         656       yes    yes     16,373
Sandusky         313-648-3330        2403       yes    yes     31,790
Snover                                          no     no
 
 
                 ------- Fire Department -------    Police
Community        Class.    FT Paid    PT/Volunt.  (Full-Time)  Solid Waste
 
Brown City        6                        13            1     Independent
Carsonville       7                        21            1
Croswell          7                        17            5     Independent
Deckerville       6                        19            1
Lexington         8                        20            4
Marlette          7                        16            3
Peck              7                        20            1
Port Sanilac      7                        20            1
Sandusky          7                        24            4     Independent
Snover            9                        20
 
 
County Sheriff Officers:    25      Licensed Landfills in County:    1
 

Other communities in Sanilac County (1990 population for incorporated
communities in parenthesis):
 
Amador, Applegate (297), Argyle Twp. (820), Austin Twp. (639), Bridgehampton
Twp. (845), Buel Twp. (844), Custer Twp. (1018), Decker, Delaware Twp. (961),
Elk Twp. (1465), Elmer Twp. (774), Evergreen Twp. (907), Flynn Twp. (914),
Forester Twp. (919), Forestville (153), Fremont Twp. (787), Greenleaf Twp.
(667), Lamotte Twp. (949), Lexington Twp. (3028), Maple Valley Twp. (1022),
Marion Twp. (1831), Marlette Twp. (1910), McGregor, Melvin (148), Minden City
(233), Minden Twp. (670), Moore Twp. (1238), New Greenleaf, Palms,
Richmondville, Roseburg, Sanilac Twp. (2362), Speaker Twp. (1171), Tyre, Valley
Center, Washington Twp. (1557), Watertown Twp. (1235), Wheatland Twp. (513),
Worth Twp. (3146)
 

 
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES (1992-1993)
                                                  K-12    Instruc.     High
Community        School District                Students    Staff     Schools
 
Brown City       Brown City                        1051        41         1
Carsonville      Carsonville-Port Sanilac           722        32         1
Croswell         Croswell Lexington Comm.           2265        93         1
Deckerville      Deckerville Comm.                  1002        40         1
Marlette         Marlette Community                1444        61         1
Peck             Peck Community                     533        26         1
Sandusky         Sandusky Comm.                     1470        71         1
 
 
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
(As of Fall 1991)
 
Name and Location                                               Enrollment
 
Baker College of Business, Flint (60 mi.)                             3861
C.S. Mott Community College, Flint (60 mi.)                          10858
Delta College, University Center (65 mi.)                            11190
General Motors Institute, Flint (60 mi.)                              3104
Saginaw Valley State University, University Center (65 mi.)           6416
St. Clair County Community College, Port Huron (50 mi.)               4601
University of Michigan, Flint (60 mi.)                                6603
 
 
MEDICAL FACILITIES
 
Hospitals in County:           3     Total Beds:    159
Nearest Large Medical Center:  Flint (60 miles)
Extended Care Facilities:      3     Total Beds:    295
Physicians (MDs and DOs) in County:     29
 
 
HOUSING AND CHURCHES
(Housing as of 1990)
 
Owner occupied:    11643 (79.4%)     Median Home Value:   $42,400.00
Renter occupied:    3015 (20.6%)     Median Contract Rent:   $254.00
Churches:      Catholic:    6    Protestant:   57
Synagogues:    0   Nearest synagogue is in Flint (70 miles)
 
 
RECREATION, ATTRACTIONS, AND EVENTS
 
Forty miles of Lake Huron shoreline; full-service boat harbors at Lexington
and Port Sanilac. Recreational harbor facilities on Lake Huron at Port
Sanilac. Petroglyphs in Greenleaf Twp.; Port Sanilac lighthouse (over 100
years old); Sanilac Historical Museum; Sanilac State Game Area.
 
 
COMMERCIAL SERVICES
(As of 1989)
 
General Building Contractors                   13
Metalworking Machinery                          3
Commercial Printing                             2
Advertising                                     0
Personnel Supply Services                       0
Computer and Data Processing Services           0
Legal Services                                 13
Accounting, Auditing and Bookkeeping            5
Retail Establishments                         234
Wholesale Establishments                       58
 
Hotel/Motel Rooms (as of 1986):               240
Television Channels:    5 plus cable
Radio Stations:         3
Newspapers:     Brown City Banner, Deckerville Recorder, Marlette Leader, Port
                Huron Times Herald, Sanilac County News, Sanilac Jeffersonian
 
 
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
(As of 1993)                                                       Offices
                                            Main Office           in County
 
Chemical Bank Bay Area                      Bay City                   1
Citizens Federal Savings Bank               Port Huron                 2
Eastern Michigan Bank                       Croswell                   7
Exchange State Bank                         Carsonville                4
Michigan National Bank                      Farmington Hills           1
NBD Bank, NA                                Detroit                    5
The Kingston State Bank                     Kingston                   2
Tri-Country Bank                            Brown City                 2

 
EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS BY INDUSTRY
                                                               Earnings
                                   Employment                ($ millions)
                                1985        1990            1985          1990
 
Total Employment                15319       17131
Total Income                                              $441.13       $617.48
 
Earnings by Place of Work                                 $202.80       $296.30
 
  Components by Type:
  Wage and Salary               10338       11924         $142.89       $197.62
  Proprietors                    4981        5207          $44.37        $77.78
    Farm                         2155        1853          $14.25        $26.79
    Nonfarm                      2826        3354          $30.13        $50.99
 
  Components by Industry:
  Farm                           3207        2700          $19.53        $32.80
  Nonfarm                       12112       14431         $183.27       $263.50
    Private                     10276       12269         $154.26       $219.69
      Agric./For./Fish.           112         172           $1.13         $2.87
      Mining                       92         162           $1.98         $2.90
      Construction                630         820          $12.48        $17.54
      Manufacturing              3565        3956          $71.11        $88.25
        Non-Durable Goods         ---         ---          $37.01        $41.00
        Durable Goods             ---         ---          $34.10        $47.25
      Transp. & Utilities         280         320           $5.37         $9.10
      Wholesale Trade             293         360           $4.99         $6.69
      Retail Trade               1890        2325          $19.59        $27.88
      Fin./Ins./Real Est.         784         900           $6.01         $8.46
      Services                   2630        3254          $31.61        $55.99
    Government                   1836        2162          $29.00        $43.81
      Federal                     115         135           $2.62         $3.57
      Military, Civilian           90          93           $0.46         $0.60
      State and Local            1631        1934          $25.93        $39.64
 
Earnings by Place of Residence                            $263.31       $381.92
 
Zero values indicate confidential information or fewer than 10 employees
or less than $50,000.
 
Per Capita Income:      1985:    $11,379.00      1990:    $15,434.00