Economic Profile – Antrim County Updated 2016 County Highlights Antrim County is located in the northwestern part of the lower peninsula, east of Lake Michigan and Grand Traverse Bay and bordered on the west by the Mackinaw State Forest, also referred to as the Jordan River Valley. The county has a total area of 602 square miles of which 477 square miles is land and 125 square miles is water. The county contains 45 lakes, has 24 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline, and rivers covering 65 miles of waterways throughout the area. The county has nearly 44,000 acres of state forest land, the Grass River Natural Area and Wilcox-Palmer-Shah Nature Preserve. Most notable of the lakes is Torch Lake, considered to be one of the most beautiful lakes in the world. Torch Lake is on a chain of lakes that runs from Bellaire to Elk Rapids. North of Bellaire is another chain of lakes that goes from there through Central Lake and Ellsworth, with the largest of these being Intermediate Lake. Paddle Antrim was created in 2015 with a primary purpose of supporting efforts to maintain water quality in the rivers, lakes, and streams in Antrim County. Mancelona, located in the southwest corner of the county, on US-131, is home to the annual White Pine Stampede, Bass Festival and Deadman’s Hill Scenic Overlook. The county also has over a dozen fine golf courses, and is a major ski resort area, home to Shanty Creek Resort. The county is the 8th smallest in the state and holds its county seat in Bellaire. Source: Local County Economic Development Contact, 2015
Transportation Main Highways US 131, US 31 Michigan State Trunklines M-32, M-66. M-88 Antrim County Intercounty Highways C-38, C-42. C-48, C-65, C-73 Bus Lines Dial-A-Ride (Greyhound Bus Service Elk Rapids) Truck Lines 6 Rail Lines GLC-Great Lakes Central Railroad-Mancelona, TSB – Oswosso, MI Ports Charlevoix (30 miles – Lake Michigan ) Airports Antrim County Airport (Bellaire), Cherry Capital Airport (Traverse City) Airlines NWA, Northwest Airlink, American Eagle, United Express, Delta Source: MI State Transportation Commission, 2015
Adjacent Counties Charlevoix County – north Otsego County – east Crawford County – southeast Kalkaska County – south Grand Traverse County – southwest
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Villages Bellaire Central Lake Elk Rapids Ellsworth Mancelona
Unincorporated Alba Alden Antrim Atwood Eastport Kewadin Torch Lake Lakes of the North
Townships Banks Township Central Lake Township Chestonia Township Custer Township Echo Township Elk Rapids Township Forest Home Township Helena Township Jordan Township Kearney Township Mancelona Township Milton Township Star Township Torch Lake Township Warner Township
General Data
Population 2010 2013 % Change Bellaire Village 1,086 1,080 -0.006% Central Lake Village 952 944 -0.008% Elk Rapids Village 1,642 1,631 -0.007% Ellsworth Village 349 347 -0.006% Mancelona Village 1,390 1,378 -0.009% Antrim County 23,580 23,504 -0.003% Source: American Community Survey, 2013
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Social Characteristics Households 9,731 Percent High School Graduate or higher (people 25 years and over) 90.6% Percent Bachelor’s Degree or higher (people 25 years and over) 23.8% Median Household Income, 2013 $45,362 Persons below poverty, percent, 2013 15.4% Homeownership Rate, 2013 85% Median Value of owner-occupied housing, 2013 $141,300 Source: U.S. Census, census.gov
Workforce (Annual, Not Seasonally Adjusted) Labor 2014 Total Workforce 10,080 Number Employed 9,132 Number Unemployed 948 Unemployment Rate 9.4% Source: www.milmi.org; Local Area Information
Quality of Life
Public School District Information School District Students Instructors Buildings Alba Public School 178 12 1 Bellaire Public Schools 440 24 2 Central Lake Public Schools 335 20 1 Elk Rapids Public Schools 1420 69 5 Ellsworth Community Schools 224 13 1 Mancelona Public Schools 990 54 3 Source: 2015 usa.com
Colleges and Universities Student-to-Faculty Name Location Enrollment Ratio Northwestern Michigan Traverse City 4,502 College (Grand Traverse County) North Central Michigan Petoskey 2,581 College (Emmet County) Source: www.collegeboard.org 2015
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Major Employers – Antrim County Company Name Location # Emp. Industry/Product Shanty Creek Resort Bellaire 600 Traveler Accommodation Great Lakes Packing Kewadin 300 Frozen Food Processors County of Antrim Bellaire 200 All County Departments Elk Rapids School District Elk Rapids 180 Elementary/Secondary School Central Lake Armor Express Central Lake 165 Armored car services Anchor Lamina Bellaire 160 Plating (mfg); Electroplating, anodizing, and coloring Cherry Ke, Inc. Kewadin 150 Misc. Crop Farming Seasonal Meadowbrook Medical Care Bellaire 100+ Nursing care facilities Shorts Brewing Bellaire/ER 74 Beverage Manufacturing Burnette Foods Inc Elk Rapids 70 Canning; Fruit and Vegetable Central Lake Public School Central Lake 67 Public school Bellaire Public School Bellaire 55 Public school Mancelona School District Mancelona 55 Elementary/Secondary School Family Fare Bellaire 50 Supermarket Burt Moeke & Son Mancelona 45 Logging Hardwoods/Fahl Forest Product Ellsworth Farmers Exchange Ellsworth 37 Feeds, LP Gas, Service Traverse Bay Manufacturing Elk Rapids 35 Sewing Contractors; textile products Kitchen Farms Elmira 35 Growing, Bagging, and Shipping Potatoes Wooden Hammer Elk Rapids 35 Manufacturer Custom Wood Prod. Elk Rapids Engineering Elk Rapids 35 Engineering Snyder Industries Mancelona 29 Mnfg. Bulk Handling Containers Specialty Silicone Fabricators Elk Rapids 27 Mnfg. Custom Silicone Components Twin Bay Medical Williamsburg 20 Medical Instrument Manufacturing Antrim Machine Products Mancelona 18 Machinery/Machine Tools 45th Parallel Furniture Elk Rapids 13 Furniture Manufacturing Echo Quality Grinding Central Lake 12 Hardware Manufacturing Source: Local County Economic Development Contact, 2015
Antrim County Contacts
Pete Garwood, Administrator Sheryl Guy, County Clerk Phone: (231) 533-6265 Phone: (231) 533-6353 Fax: (231) 533-8111 Fax: (231) 533-6935 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] P.O. Box 187, Bellaire, MI 49615 P.O. Box 520, Bellaire, MI 49615
County Economic Development Contact Mr. Andy Hayes, President, Northern Lakes Economic Alliance P.O. Box 8, Boyne City, MI 49712 Phone (231) 582-6482 Fax (231) 582-3213 Email: [email protected] Website: www.northernlakes.net
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