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Shiawassee County is located in the southeastern part of the state, traversed by I-69. The county contains 540 square miles and is the 65th largest in the state. The county seat is Corunna. Shiawassee County is largely agricultural with 70 percent of the land in farms. Soybeans and sweet corn are two of the major crops. Manufactured products include plastics, non-electrical machinery, motors and generators, and electrical equipment. Hunting, fishing, boating, and other outdoor recreation activities are available in abundance.

General Data

DISTANCE	MILES	KM
Chicago	240	386
Cleveland	250	402
Detroit	80	128
Indianapolis	300	482
Lansing	30	48

YEARS	POPULATION
1970	63,075
1980	71,140
1990	69,770
2000	71,687
Source:Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data, 2000

WORKFORCE
LABOR	2000
Total Workforce	37,375
Number Employed	35,825
Number Unemployed	1,550
Unemployment Rate	4.1
Source:Michigan Employment Service Agency, 2000

CHARACTERISTICS OF LABOR FORCE
LABOR	1990
Workers 16 years and over	30,973
Percentage who work outside of county	46.3%
Percentage who work at home	3.2%
Source:U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population and Housing, 1990

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTS
CLASSIFACTION	1990
Persons 25 years of age or older	43,097
Percentage with high school diploma	78.7%
Percentage with bachelor's degree	10.31%
Source:U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population and Housing, 1990

TRANSPORTATION
ACCESS TO MARKETS
Main Highways	I-69, M-13, M-21, M-52, M-71
Bus Lines	Indian Trails
Truck Lines	34
Rail Lines	Grand Trunk Western, Tuscola & Saginaw Bay
Ports	Bay City (40 mi-Lake Huron); Port Huron (94 mi-St. Clair River)
Airports	Bishop (Genesee Co.); Capital City (Clinton Co.); Owosso Community Airport
Airlines	American Eagle, Continental, Northwest Airlink, Piedmont
Source: MI State Transportation Commission, 1995

Economy

EARNING LEVELS/LABOR RATES AVERAGE HOURLY RATES
CLASSIFICATION	MINIMUM*	MAXIMUM
Applications Software Specialist	7.00	12.25
Assembler - Light	4.50	8.00
Drafter (CAD)	6.00	12.75
Electrician - Industrial	7.75	14.25
Electronic Technician	6.50	11.00
Forklift Operator	5.00	9.00
General Office Clerk	4.50	8.50
General Laborer	4.50	8.00
Injection Molding Machinist	5.00	8.50
Machine Operator	5.00	9.50
Machinist	6.25	11.50
Mechanical Engineer	11.50	19.00
Production Manager/Supervisor	7.50	12.50
Quality Control Technician	7.50	12.25
Sales - Non-Technical	6.00	10.00
Secretary	4.75	10.00
Tool and Die Maker	8.00	14.75
Word Processor/Typist	4.50	9.50
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
3714	Kenco Plastics Inc	Corunna	500	Automotive plastic parts
3621	MagneTek Inc	Owosso	350	Fractional HP prec elec motors
3679	Toledo Commutator	Owosso	280	Commutators, slip rings, springs
2514	Woodard Inc	Owosso	250	Metal indoor & outdoor furniture
3089	Regal Plastics Co Inc	Owosso	220	Plastic injection molding
3714	E M P	Owosso	200	Automotive parts
3714	Mitchell Corp & Manufacturing	Owosso	200	Automobile seats, door panels
3714	Machine Tool & Gear Inc	Corunna	200	Auto parts, spindles, axle shafts
3621	Motor Products-Owosso Corp	Owosso	200	Perm magnet & fract HP mtrs
3559	Simplicity Engineering Inc	Durand	160	Specialized industrial machinery
3541	Charmilles Technologies Mfg	Owosso	150	Standard EDM machinery
3089	Kenco Plastics Inc	Owosso	125	Automotive plastic prdts
2653	Georgia-Pacific Corp	Owosso	118	Corrugated shipping containers
3429	Vaungarde Inc	Owosso	105	Molded plastic auto fascia parts
3599	Midwest Bus Co	Owosso	100	Transit coach rebuilding
3089	Becker Manufacturing Inc	Owosso	95	Plastic injection molded prdts
3089	Nero Plastics Inc	Owosso	85	Custom molded fiberglass prdts
3366	Michigan Sintered Metals Inc	Owosso	80	Brass, copper & bronze casting
3714	G & L Owosso Trim	Owosso	75	Automobile interior door panels
3564	Met-Pro Corp/Duall Div	Owosso	74	Air handling systems
Source: Harris Publishing Company, 1998 Industrial Directory

OTHER MAJOR EMPLOYERS
SIC	FIRM	LOCATION	EMPLOYEES	PRODUCT
8062	Memorial Healthcare Center	Owosso	800	Health care
9121	County of Shiawassee	Corunna	300	Legislative bodies
8211	Owosso Schools	Owosso	300	School/education
5411	Meijer	Corunna	275	Grocery store
8059	Durand Convalescent Center	Durand	160	Nursing/personal care
8211	Shiawassee RESD	Corunna	160	School/education
8211	Baker College	Owosso	150	School/education
8211	Durand Schools	Durand	125	School/education
8211	Corunna Schools	Corunna	120	School/education
5399	Walmart	Owosso	120	General merchandise
Source: Local County Economic Development Contact

NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS
Type of Service	1999
Total	1310
Forestry, fishing, hunting, and agriculture support	2
Mining	3
Utilities	1
Construction	185
Manufacturing	79
Beverage & tobacco product mfg	1
Textile mills	1
Textile product mills	1
Apparel manufacturing	1
Leather & allied product mfg	1
Wood product mfg	1
Paper mfg	2
Printing & related support activities	8
Plastics & rubber products mfg	11
Nonmetallic mineral product mfg	7
Fabricated metal product mfg	10
Machinery mfg	15
Computer & electronic product mfg	1
Electrical equip, appliance & component mfg	4
Transportation equipment mfg	6
Furniture & related product mfg	2
Miscellaneous mfg	7
Wholesale trade	61
Retail trade	242
Transportation & warehousing	37
Information	19
Publishing industries	1
Motion picture & sound recording industries	3
Broadcasting & telecommunications	10
Information & data processing services	5
Finance & insurance	60
Real estate & rental & leasing	36
Professional, scientific & technical services	81
Management of companies & enterprises	4
Admin, support, waste mgt, remediation services	48
Educational services	6
Health care and social assistance	132
Arts, entertainment & recreation	22
Accommodation & food services	108
Other services (except public administration)	162
Unclassified establishments	22
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
Byron	Byron Area Schools	1,175	59	1
Corunna	Corunna Public Schools	2,255	111	1
Durand	Durand Area Schools	2,234	119	1
Laingsburg	Laingsburg Community Schools	1,096	57	1
Morrice	Morrice Area Schools	698	41	1
New Lothrop	New Lothrop Area Schools	892	48	1
Owosso	Owosso Public Schools	4,511	233	1
Perry	Perry Public Schools	1,930	93	1
Petersburg	Summerfield Schools	890	49	1
Temperance	Bedford Public Schools	4,974	250	1
Source: MI Department of Education, 1997

TWO YEAR COLLEGES AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS
NAME	LOCATION	ENROLLMENT
Lansing Community College	Lansing (Ingham Co.)	18,432
Mott Community College	Flint (Genesee Co.)	10,469

FOUR YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
NAME	LOCATION	ENROLLMENT
Baker College of Owosso	Owosso	1,400
Michigan State University	E. Lansing (Ingham Co.)	40,254
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	99
Source: MI Department of Consumer and Industry Services, 1998

HOUSING (1990)
OWNER OCCUPIED	MEDIAN VALUE	RENTER OCCUPIED	MEDIAN RENT
19,321	$47,200	5,543	$292
Source:U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population and Housing, 1990

CLIMATE
MONTH	AVG. MIN TEMP	AVG. MAX TEMP.
January	14F./-10C.	29F./-2C.
July	59F./15C.	82F./28C.
PRECIPITATION	RAINFALL	SNOWFALL
Average Annual	29in./74cm.	41in./104cm.
GROWING SEASON	DAYS ABOVE 90F/32C	DAYS BELOW 0F/-18C
144	9	11
Source: NOAA Climate Summary, 1995

RECREATION COUNTY HIGHLIGHTS

Sleepy Hollow State Park (cross-country skiing in winter); Curwood Castle, Owosso; Railroad Days Festival, Durand (May); Owosso Curwood Festival (June); Shiawassee County Fair, Corunna (August); Rose Lake Wildlife park; outdoor recreational activities, including boating, fishing, hiking, camping, biking.

Source: Local County Economic Development Contact

Municipal Services

UTILITIES
COMMUNITY	ELECTRIC	GAS
New Haven, Bennington, Burns, Caledonia, Middlebury,	Consumers Energy	Consumers Energy
Fairfield	Consumers Energy	Michigan Gas Utility Co.
Antrim	Consumers Energy	MichCon
Source: Local County Economic Development Contact

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

LICENSED LANDFILLS
COMMUNITY	OWNER/MANAGER
Venice	Waste Mgt of MI, Venice Park Rdf
Owosso	Pollard Disposal, Inc.
Source: MDEQ Waste Management Division, 1998

PROPERTY TAX (1997)
Agriculture	Comercial	Industrial	Residential	Other
15.92%	12.31%	7.15%	64.63%	0.00%
Source:MI Department of Treasury, 1997

GOVERNMENT
COMMUNITY	PHONE NUMBER	COMMUNITY	PHONE NUMBER
Antrim Twp	(989) 634-9051	Bancroft (Village of)	(989) 634-5375
Bennington Twp	(989) 723-5555	Burns Twp	(810) 266-6220
Byron (Village of)	(810) 266-4386	Caledonia Twp	(989) 743-5300
Corunna (City of)	(989) 743-4422	Durand (City of)	(989) 288-3113
Fairfield Twp	(989) 661-7844	Hazelton Twp	(810) 638-5862
Laingsburg (City of)	(517) 651-5374	Lennon (Village of)	(810) 621-4285
Middlebury Twp	(989) 834-5285	Morrice (Village of)	(517) 625-4170
New Haven Twp	(989) 743-5595	New Lothrop (Village of)	(810) 638-5767
Owosso (City of)	(989) 725-0540	Owosso Twp	(989) 723-2187
Perry (City of)	(517) 625-6155	Perry Twp	(517) 625-4597
Rush Twp	(989) 723-3962	Sciota Twp	(517) 651-2167
Shiawassee (County of)	(989) 743-2279	Shiawassee Twp	(989) 634-9700
Venice Twp	(989) 621-4096	Vernon (Village of)	(989) 288-2300
Vernon Twp	(989) 288-4403	Woodhull Twp	(517) 675-5122
Source: Local County Economic Development Contact

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONTACT

Contact: Doug Hoover

Business: Shiawassee Valley Development Corporation

Address: 100 East Main Street

P. O. Box 15

Owosso, MI 48867

Phone: (517) 723-6700

Toll Free: (800) 660-8898

Source: Local County Economic Development Contact