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Genesee County is located in the southeastern part of the lower peninsula, traversed by I-69, I-75, I-475, and US-23. The county contains 642 square miles and is the 33rd largest in the state. The county seat is Flint. Just over a third of the land is farmed. The economy is largely dependent on manufacturing, particularly auto and auto-related products. Hunting, fishing, boating, and harness racing are among the outdoor recreation activities available.

General Data

DISTANCE	MILES	KM
Chicago	280	450
Cleveland	230	370
Detroit	60	96
Indianapolis	300	482
Lansing	50	80

YEARS	POPULATION
1970	444,341
1980	450,449
1990	430,459
2000	436,141
Source:Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data, 2000

WORKFORCE
LABOR	2000
Total Workforce	192,300
Number Employed	181,800
Number Unemployed	10,500
Unemployment Rate	5.4
Source:Michigan Employment Service Agency, 2000

CHARACTERISTICS OF LABOR FORCE
LABOR	1990
Workers 16 years and over	174,589
Percentage who work outside of county	11.8%
Percentage who work at home	1.5%
Source:U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population and Housing, 1990

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTS
CLASSIFACTION	1990
Persons 25 years of age or older	265,430
Percentage with high school diploma	76.8%
Percentage with bachelor's degree	12.77%
Source:U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population and Housing, 1990

TRANSPORTATION
ACCESS TO MARKETS
Main Highways	I-475, I-69, I-75, US-23, M-15, M-57, M-13, M-21, M-121, M-54
Bus Lines	Greyhound, Indian Trails
Truck Lines	38
Rail Lines	Central Michigan, Grand Trunk Western, Chesaeake & Ohio
Ports	Bay City (40 mi-Lake Huron)
Airports	Bishop Int'l Airport; Price's Airport, Dalton Airport, Athelone Williams Memorial Airport
Airlines	Northwest, U.S. Air, Continental, Air Tran, HM/HF Charters
Source: MI State Transportation Commission, 1995

Economy

EARNING LEVELS/LABOR RATES AVERAGE HOURLY RATES
CLASSIFICATION	MINIMUM*	MAXIMUM
Applications Software Specialist	10.00	16.00
Assembler - Light	4.50	8.50
Drafter (CAD)	5.00	15.75
Electrician - Industrial	8.00	16.25
Electronic Technician	7.00	12.25
Forklift Operator	5.25	9.75
General Office Clerk	4.50	9.00
General Laborer	4.50	9.50
Injection Molding Machinist	4.75	9.25
Machine Operator	5.50	10.25
Machinist	6.50	12.50
Mechanical Engineer	12.00	22.50
Production Manager/Supervisor	8.25	15.50
Quality Control Technician	8.00	13.25
Sales - Non-Technical	6.25	13.00
Secretary	5.00	11.75
Tool and Die Maker	8.00	17.50
Word Processor/Typist	4.50	10.75
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
3564	Delphi/Flint East	Flint	4,800	Air & engine mgmt systs, parts
3444	General Motors Corp	Flint	3,550	Auto sheet metal fabricating
3519	General Motors Corp/Powertrain	Flint	2,690	V-8 automobile engines
3599	General Motors Corp	Grand Blanc	2,315	Machine shop: tool & die
3714	Delphi/Flint West	Flint	1,560	Automotive parts
3714	General Motors Corp/Powertrain	Flint	1,975	Trans & converter components
3714	General Motors Corp	Flint	2,790	V-6 auto gasoline engines
3713	General Motors Corp/Truck Grp	Flint	2,000	Truck assembly
3714	General Motors Corp/Powertrain	Flint	1,100	V-6 auto gasoline engines
3086	Creative Foam Corp.	Fenton	450	Foam rubber and plastic
3479	westag Industries	Flint	450	Coating, engraving
3714	Venture	Grand Blanc	400	Auto parts&access; plastic prdts
2711	Flint Journal	Flint	470	Newspaper publishing
3714	Lear Corp	Fenton	250	Car seat assembling
3714	Delphi Energy/Engine Mgmt Syst	Flint	400	Air & fuel mgmt systems
3714	Varity Kelsey-Hayes Co	Fenton	400	Light trucks brake systems
3544	General Motors Corp	Flint	325	Automotive stamping dies
3089	Plastics Research Corp	Flint	300	Structural foam plastic: pallets
8331	Community Industries	Flint	250	Sheltered workshop:mfg & pkg
7389	Genesee Packaging Inc	Flint	250	Contract auto parts&pkg syst
2026	Mc Donald Dairy Co	Flint	250	Milk & dairy prducts
Source: Harris Publishing Company, 1998 Industrial Directory
supplemented with infromation from LDO

OTHER MAJOR EMPLOYERS
SIC	FIRM	LOCATION	EMPLOYEES	PRODUCT
8062	Genesys Regional Medical Cntr.	Flint	4,600	Health care
8062	Hurley Medical Center	Flint	2,900	Health care
8062	McLaren Regional Medical Cntr.	Flint	5,200	Health care
4311	United States Postal Service	Flint	1,200	US postal service
8222	Mott Community College	Flint	850	Education
6022	Citizens Commercial & Savings Bank	Flint	2,300	State commercial banks
5311	Sears Roebuck and Co.	Flint	600	Department stores
8631	United Retired Govt Employees	Flint	600	Labor organizations
6021	NBD Bank NA	Flint	600	National commercial banks
Source: Local County Economic Development Contact

NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS
Type of Service	1999
Total	9153
Forestry, fishing, hunting, and agriculture support	2
Mining	4
Utilities	4
Construction	993
Manufacturing	346
Food mfg	14
Beverage & tobacco product mfg	2
Textile mills	1
Textile product mills	5
Apparel manufacturing	4
Wood product mfg	9
Paper mfg	5
Printing & related support activities	55
Petroleum & coal products mfg	3
Chemical mfg	10
Plastics & rubber products mfg	10
Nonmetallic mineral product mfg	16
Primary metal mfg	1
Fabricated metal product mfg	77
Machinery mfg	41
Computer & electronic product mfg	10
Electrical equip, appliance & component mfg	2
Transportation equipment mfg	25
Furniture & related product mfg	17
Miscellaneous mfg	39
Wholesale trade	425
Retail trade	1771
Transportation & warehousing	173
Information	139
Publishing industries	16
Motion picture & sound recording industries	11
Broadcasting & telecommunications	67
Information & data processing services	45
Finance & insurance	455
Real estate & rental & leasing	349
Professional, scientific & technical services	716
Management of companies & enterprises	62
Admin, support, waste mgt, remediation services	448
Educational services	80
Health care and social assistance	1165
Arts, entertainment & recreation	105
Accommodation & food services	744
Other services (except public administration)	1022
Auxiliaries (exc corporate, subsidiary & regional mgt)	18
Unclassified establishments	132
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
Burton	Bentley Community Schools	1,090	61	1
Burton	Bendle Schools	1,501	89	1
Burton	Atherton Community Schools	1,100	60	1
Clio	Clio Area Schools	4,052	200	1
Davison	Davison Community Schools	4,771	235	1
Fenton	Fenton Area Public Schools	3,012	160	1
Fenton	Lake Fenton Comm Schools	1,410	77	1
Flint	Kearsley Community Schools	3,259	155	1
Flint	Carman-Ainsworth Comm Schs	5,154	300	1
Flint	Flint Community Schools	25,963	1,540	4
Flint	Beecher Community School District	2,886	162	1
Flint	Westwood Heights Schools	1,205	75	1
Flushing	Flushing Community Schools	4,140	200	1
Genesee	Genesee School District	870	47	1
Goodrich	Goodrich Area Schools	1,550	75	1
Grand Blanc	Grand Blanc Community Schools	5,600	247	1
Linden	Linden Community Schools	2,632	105	1
Montrose	Montrose Community Schools	1,704	91	1
Mt. Morri	Mt. Morris Comunity Schools	3,200	160	1
Otisville	Lakeville Community Schools	2,440	125	1
Swartz Creek	Swartz Creek Community Schools	4,651	230	1
Source: MI Department of Education, 1997

TWO YEAR COLLEGES AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS
NAME	LOCATION	ENROLLMENT
Mott Community College	Flint	10,469

FOUR YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
NAME	LOCATION	ENROLLMENT
Baker College of Flint	Flint	4,200
Detroit College of Business	Flint	825
Kettering University	Flint	2,500
University of Michigan-Flint	Flint	6,675
Source: MI Department of Education, 1996

MEDICAL FACILITIES
TYPE OF FACILITY	# IN COUNTY	# OF BEDS
Hospitals	5	1,193
Source: MI Department of Consumer and Industry Services, 1998

HOUSING (1990)
OWNER OCCUPIED	MEDIAN VALUE	RENTER OCCUPIED	MEDIAN RENT
113,585	$50,500	47,711	$328
Source:U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population and Housing, 1990

CLIMATE
MONTH	AVG. MIN TEMP	AVG. MAX TEMP.
January	14F/-10C	29/-2
July	59F/15C	81F/27C
PRECIPITATION	RAINFALL	SNOWFALL
Average Annual	29in./74cm	49in./124cm.
GROWING SEASON	DAYS ABOVE 90F/32C	DAYS BELOW 0F/-18C
152	8	11
Source: NOAA Climate Summary, 1995

RECREATION

COUNTY HIGHLIGHTS

Sloan Museum; Bray Gallery; DeWaters Art Center; Cross Roads Village; Bower Theatre; Whiting Auditorium; Air Show; Art Balloon classic; Buick Open; Crim Road Race; Canusa Games; New Vic Theatre; River Fest; Star Theatre; Dort Music Center.

Source: Local County Economic Development Contact

Municipal Services

UTILITIES
COMMUNITY	ELECTRIC	GAS
Forest, Atlas, Burton, Clayton, Davison, Fenton, Argentine,	Consumers Power	Consumers Power
Genesee, Grand Blanc, Montrose, Mt. Morris, Mundy,
Source: Local County Economic Development Contact

TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Local Phone Companies	Ameritech, Century,GTE
Long Distance Companies	AT&T, MCI, Sprint, and others
Source: Local County Economic Development Contact

LICENSED LANDFILLS
COMMUNITY	OWNER/MANAGER
Montrose	City Management Corporation
Mundy	Citizens Disposal, Inc.
Montrose	Seymour Road Landfill, Inc.
Source: MDEQ Waste Management Division, 1998

PROPERTY TAX (1997)
Agriculture	Comercial	Industrial	Residential	Other
1.69%	21.43%	15.68%	61.13%	0.08%
Source:MI Department of Treasury, 1997

GOVERNMENT
COMMUNITY	PHONE NUMBER	COMMUNITY	PHONE NUMBER
Argentine Twp	(810) 735-5050	Atlas Twp	(810) 636-2548
Burton (City of)	(810) 743-1500	Clayton Charter Twp	(810) 635-4433
Clio (City of )	(810) 686-5850	Davison (City of)	(810) 653-2191
Davison Twp	(810) 653-4156	Fenton (City of )	(810) 629-2261
Fenton Charter Twp	(810) 629-1537	Flint (City of)	(810) 766-7346
Flint Charter Twp	(810) 732-1350	Flushing Charter Twp	(810) 659-0800
Forest Twp	(810) 631-4997	Gaines Twp	(810) 635-3200
Genesee Charter Twp	(810) 640-2000	Grand Blanc (City of)	(810) 694-1118
Grand Blanc Charter Twp	(810) 694-5300	Montrose Charter Twp	(810) 639-2021
Mt. Morris (City of)	(810) 686-2160	Mt. Morris Charter Twp	(810) 785-0817
Mundy Charter Twp	(810) 655-4631	Richfield Twp	(810) 653-3564
Swartz Creek (City of)	(810) 635-4464	Thetford Twp	(810) 686-5200
Vienna Charter Twp	(810) 686-7580
Source: Local County Economic Development Contact

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONTACT

Contact: Mr. Todd Brian

Business: Flint - Genesee Economic Growth Alliance

Address: 519 South Saginaw Street Suite 210

Flint, MI 48502

Phone: (810) 238-7803

Fax: (810) 238-7866

on the web at: http://www.growthalliance.com/

*LDO's=Local Development Organizations

Source: Local County Economic Development Contact

 
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