Marinette County 20-Year Comprehensive Plan Volume II: Marinette County Resources February 2010 Prepared by: Bay-Lake Regional Planning Commission Volume II County Resources Table of Contents Chapter 5: Natural, Agricultural, and Cultural Resources Chapter 6: Population and Housing Chapter 7: Economic Development Chapter 8: Transportation Chapter 9: Utilities and Community Facilities Chapter 10: Land Use Plans, Controls, and Inventory Appendix A - Housing Programs and Resources Appendix B - Economic Development Resources Appendix C - Transportation Resources Appendix D - Land Use Inventory Codes Appendix E - Detailed Land Use Tabulation Appendix F - Glossary of Terms LIST OF TABLES Table 5.1: Soil Descriptions, Marinette County .......................................................................... 5-4 Table 5.2: Priority Watershed Projects ........................................................................................ 5-7 Table 5.3: Marinette County Lakes and Ponds Greater than 100 Surface Acres ........................ 5-9 Table 5.4: Marinette County Major Rivers and Creeks............................................................... 5-9 Table 5.5: Impaired Waters of Marinette County...................................................................... 5-10 Table 5.6: Municipal Drinking Water Systems in Marinette County........................................ 5-13 Table 5.7: State and Federal Threatened or Endangered Species in Marinette County ............ 5-20 Table 5.8: Significant Natural Areas, Marinette County ........................................................... 5-22 Table 5.9: Marinette County Park and Recreation Areas .......................................................... 5-23 Table 5.10: Farm Numbers and Types in Marinette County ..................................................... 5-25 Table 5.11: Timber Sales from Marinette County Forest.......................................................... 5-27 Table 5.12: Products Harvested from Land Enrolled under MFL, Marinette County............... 5-28 Table 5.13: Products Harvested from Land Enrolled under FCL, Marinette County................ 5-29 Table 5.14: Marinette County Agricultural Land Sales............................................................. 5-30 Table 5.15: Marinette County Forest Land Sales ...................................................................... 5-31 Table 5.16: National Register of Historic Places, Marinette County ........................................ 5-32 Table 6.1: Historical Population Levels....................................................................................... 6-2 Table 6.2: Population by Age Groups and Sex, Marinette County, 2000 ................................... 6-4 Table 6.3: Median Age ................................................................................................................ 6-4 Table 6.4: Estimated Seasonal Population, 2000......................................................................... 6-5 Table 6.5: Population Projections................................................................................................ 6-5 Table 6.6: Population Projections................................................................................................ 6-6 Table 6.7: Seasonal Population Projections................................................................................. 6-8 Table 6.8: Total Housing Units.................................................................................................... 6-9 Table 6.9: Units in Structure, 2000.............................................................................................. 6-9 Table 6.10: Housing Occupancy and Tenure, 2000................................................................... 6-10 Table 6.11: Housing Units by Year Structure Built................................................................... 6-10 Table 6.12: Values of Specified Owner-Occupied Housing Units, 2000.................................. 6-11 Table 6.13: Occupied Housing Unit Projections ....................................................................... 6-12 Table 6.14: Seasonal Housing Unit Projections ........................................................................ 6-14 Table 6.15: Historical Population Levels, Marinette County Municipalities ............................ 6-17 Table 6.16: Population by Age Groups, Marinette County Municipalities, 2000 ..................... 6-18 Table 6.17: Median Age, Marinette County Municipalities...................................................... 6-19 Table 6.18: Population Projections, Marinette County Municipalities...................................... 6-20 Table 6.19: Seasonal Population Projections, Marinette County Municipalities ...................... 6-21 Table 6.20: Number of Housing Units, Marinette County Municipalities, ............................... 6-22 Table 6.21: Seasonal Housing Unit Projections, Marinette County Municipalities.................. 6-23 Table 6.22: Housing Occupancy and Tenure, Marinette County Municipalities, 2000 ............ 6-24 Table 7.1: Educational Attainment*, 2000................................................................................... 7-6 Table 7.2: Median Household Income,........................................................................................ 7-7 Table 7.3: Employed Persons by Occupation, 2000.................................................................... 7-8 Table 7.4: Employed Persons by Industry Group, 2000.............................................................. 7-8 Table 7.5: County-to-County Worker* Flow for Marinette County Residents, 2000 ............... 7-10 Table 7.6: Average Civilian Labor Force Estimates, Marinette County ................................... 7-10 Marinette County Volume II: County Resources 20-Year Comprehensive Plan Table 7.7: Income by Industry Type, Marinette County ........................................................... 7-13 Table 7.8: Top Ten Employers in Marinette County, 2005....................................................... 7-16 Table 7.9: Employment by Industry Group ............................................................................... 7-17 Table 7.10: Comparative Tax Appropriations, Marinette County............................................. 7-18 Table 7.11: Public Indebtedness, Marinette County.................................................................. 7-18 Table 7.12: Median Household Income, Marinette County Municipalities .............................. 7-22 Table 7.13: Educational Attainment*, Marinette County Municipalities, 2000 ........................ 7-23 Table 7.14: Employed Persons by Occupation, Marinette County Municipalities, 2000.......... 7-24 Table 8.1: Functional Classification Criteria for Streets and Highways in Urban Areas............ 8-3 Table 8.2: Major Collector Highways in Marinette County........................................................ 8-9 Table 8.3: Street and Highway Miles, Marinette County Municipalities, 2007........................ 8-11 Table 8.4: Annual Average Daily Traffic, U.S. and State Highways, Marinette County.......... 8-12 Table 8.5: Annual Average Daily Traffic, USH 141, Marinette County................................... 8-13 Table 8.6: Annual Average Daily Traffic, USH 141/CTH B Interchange ................................ 8-14 Table 8.7: Uninterrupted Traffic Flow Capacities under Ideal Conditions ............................... 8-14 Table 10.1: General Land Use Acres and Percent of Total, Marinette County, 2009............... 10-6 Table 10.2: Select Developed Land Uses, Marinette County, 2008.......................................... 10-8 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 6.1: Historical Population Levels, Marinette County, 1900 - 2000.................................. 6-1 Figure 6.2: Marinette County Population Pyramids by Age and Sex.......................................... 6-3 Figure 6.3: Population Trends and Projections, Marinette County ............................................. 6-7 Figure 6.4: Historic Housing Unit Levels, Marinette County ..................................................... 6-8 Figure 6.5: Occupied Housing Unit Trends & Projections, Marinette County ......................... 6-13 Figure 7.1: Percent Employment by Industry Group, Marinette County, 2000 .......................... 7-9 Figure 7.2: Unemployment Rate, Marinette County ................................................................. 7-11 Figure 7.3: Percent Revenue by Industry Type, Marinette County, 2000 ................................. 7-14 Marinette County Volume II: County Resources 20-Year Comprehensive Plan LIST OF MAPS Map 5.1: Pleistocene Geology ..................................................................................................... 5-35 Map 5.2: Depth to Bedrock........................................................................................................ 5-37 Map 5.3: Steep Slope ................................................................................................................. 5-39 Map 5.4: Watersheds ................................................................................................................. 5-41 Map 5.5: Major Lakes and Ponds .............................................................................................. 5-43 Map 5.6: Major Rivers and Creeks............................................................................................ 5-45 Map 5.7: Shorelands .................................................................................................................