County Seat:  Adrian
 
POPULATION
 
1970 Census                    81951
1980 Census                    89948
1990 Census                    91476
Median Age (as of 1990)         32.6 years
 
LABOR FORCE
(1992 average)
 
Total Labor Force            43550
Employed                       39475
Total Unemployment       4075
Unemployment Rate          9.4%
3-Year Average                 9.5%
 
PRINCIPAL ECONOMIC BASE EMPLOYERS
 
Firm                                Employees         Product/Service
 
GM Inland Fisher Guide Div., Adrian      1226  Interior trim - auto
Tecumseh Products, Tecumseh            1082  Compressors, condensors
Bixby Medical Center, Adrian                 800  Health care
Herrick Memorial, Tecumseh                 507  Health care
Wacker Silicones, Adrian                      475  Plastics, resins, silicones
Merillat Industries, Adrian                      457  Kitchen cabinets
Libbey-Owens-Ford, Clinton                  450  Encapsulating glass - auto
Lenawee Stamping                               441  Auto stamped parts
Garden State Tanning, Adrian               325  Leather auto products
Metalloy Corp., Hudson                       254  Alum. castings, machining serv
Adrian College                                    250  Higher education
Brazeway, Adrian                                245  Aluminum extruded products
M & S Mfg., Hudson                            236  Screw machine products
Hydro Aluminum Bohn, Adrian               220  Aluminum & brass forgings
Faraday, Tecumseh                            200  Intercommunications equipment
Uarco, Adrian                                      200  Business forms, manifold
Dura Convertible Systems, Adrian          190  Auto parts and assemblies
Siena Heights College                        171  Higher education
Blissfield Mfg., Blissfield                    168  Refrig. and heating equip.
 
EARNING LEVELS
                                          Average Hourly Rate
Classification                           Minimum       Maximum
 
Assembler - Light                        $6.84         $8.11
Forklift Operator                          $6.94         $7.34
General Laborer                          $6.55         $7.31
Inspector                                    $7.16         $8.09
Machine Operator                       $6.96         $8.35
Maintenance Mechanic                $7.90        $11.50
Maintenance, Building                 $6.29         $8.03
Receptionist                              $5.46         $7.04
Tool & Die Maker                       $8.05        $11.18
Welder                                      $7.66         $8.59
 
Source:  Based on Consumers Power community survey, adjusted for inflation
         to 1991 using Consumer Price Index
 
DISTANCE TO:
                   Miles    Kilometers
Chicago             210         337
Cleveland           160         257
Detroit                60          96
Indianapolis        190         305
Lansing              70         112
Toledo               30          48
Toronto             300         482
 
TRANSPORTATION
 
Main Highways:  M-34, M-50, M-52, M-156; US-12, US-127, US-223
Bus Lines:      None
Truck Lines:    39 (Truck terminals: 14)
Rail Lines:     Lenawee County Railroad; Norfolk & Western
Ports:          Monroe (35 miles), Toledo (35 miles)
Airports:       Toledo Express (30 miles)
Airlines:       Air Wisconsin, Delta, Piedmont, TWA, United, USAir
 
CLIMATE
As reported by weather station at Adrian.
 
January Average Minimum:   15 F./ -9 C.    Average Maximum:   31 F./ -1 C.
July Average Minimum:      60 F./ 16 C.    Average Maximum:   84 F./ 29 C.
Growing Season:       156 days
Days below 0 F or -18 C:    9      Average Annual Rainfall:   33 in./ 84 cm.
Days above 90 F or 32 C:   15      Average Annual Snowfall:   32 in./ 81 cm.
 
INDUSTRIAL SITES
(As of January 1993)
 
Community                  Sites    Acres    Hectares    Industrial Parks
 
Addison                       1        10           4              0
Adrian                        11        57          23              1
Blissfield                     4        28          11              1
Clinton                        1        10           4              0
Hudson                       17       112          45              1
Madison Twp.              1        33          13              0
Morenci                       1        10           4              0
Tecumseh                   8        24          10              1
     COUNTY TOTAL   44       284         115              4
 
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:                    271   $20.29    6    $3.96                  5    $0.91
3-Year Average:    281   $21.73    7    $2.52    3    $0.96   12    $1.46
 
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:    156          State Median:   68
Incorporation Rate:        171          State Median:  183
 
Incorporation Rate = incorporations per 100,000 population.
 
PROPERTY TAX BASE
(As of 1992)
 
Agricultural    Residential   Industrial    Commercial    Other
    18%             56%           3%           11%         12%
 
County Total State Equalized Value:           $1,320,891,442.00
County Average Tax Millage Rate (in 1991):                54.62
 
UTILITIES
                            Electric           Gas                Telephone*
 
Adrian             Consumers          Citizens Gas       GTE, D
Blissfield         Consumers          Consumers          GTE
Clinton            Local&Det Edis.    Consumers          GTE
Hudson           Consumers          Mich. Gas Util.    GTE
Madison Twp.  CP/SE MI Power     Citizens Gas       GTE
Morenci           Consumers          Mich. Gas Util.    Alltel
Raisin Twp.     CP/SE MI Power     Consumers          GTE
Tecumseh       Consumers          Consumers          GTE, D
 
* 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.)
 
Adrian           Res./Wells     120      56       454     212     50-80
Blissfield       River           12       4        45      15     58-72
Clinton          Wells           17       0        64       0     60-70
Hudson         Wells           25       5        95      20     46-51
Madison Twp Wells            4       0        16       0     60
Morenci         Wells            5       2        17       8     58-61
Raisin Twp.   Wells
Tecumseh     Wells           35               132             42-45
 
Capacity and maximum use in hundreds of thousands of gallons/liters per day.
 
SEWER
                                            Gallons            Liters
                     Type               Capacity   Load    Capacity   Load
 
Adrian               Act. Sl./Sec.        75      45        284     170
Blissfield           Prim.-Sl.               4       3         13      11
Clinton                                          5       0         17       1
Hudson               Trklng Filter         5       3         19      11
Madison Twp.         Adrian             70       1        265       5
Morenci              Lagoons               3       3         11      10
Raisin Twp.          Adrian
Tecumseh             Sec. Act. Sl.     16      11         61      42
 
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)
 
Adrian           517-263-2161       22097       yes    yes     66,081
Blissfield       517-486-4347        3172       yes    no      23,500
Clinton          517-456-4207        2475       yes    no      22,337
Hudson           517-448-8983        2580       yes    yes     52,369
Madison Twp.                             5351       yes    yes     no
Morenci                                      2342       yes    yes     13,311
Raisin Twp.                                 5648       no     yes     no
Tecumseh         517-423-2107        7462       yes    yes     39,498
 
                 ------- Fire Department -------    Police
Community        Class.    FT Paid    PT/Volunt.  (Full-Time)  Solid Waste
 
Adrian            5           22            7           30     Independent
Blissfield        6                        54            4     Independent
Clinton           6                        32            3     Independent
Hudson          6                        28            3     Independent
Madison Twp. 9            3           27            3     Independent
Morenci          6                        35            3     Independent
Raisin Twp.    9            1           46                  Independent
Tecumseh      7            3           18           13     Independent
 
County Sheriff Officers:    39      Licensed Landfills in County:    1
 
Other communities in Lenawee County (1990 population for incorporated
communities in parenthesis):
 
Addison (632), Adrian Twp. (4336), Blissfield Twp. (3849), Britton (694),
Cadmus, Cambridge Twp. (4429), Cement City (493), Clayton (384), Clinton Twp.
(3557), Deerfield (922), Deerfield Twp. (1659), Dover Twp. (1811), Fairfield
Twp. (1883), Franklin Twp. (2473), Holloway, Hudson Twp. (1481), Jasper, Macon
Twp. (1421), Manitou Beach, Medina Twp. (1368), Munson, Ogden Center, Ogden
Twp. (1146), Onsted (801), Palmyra Twp. (2602), Ridgeway Twp. (1572), Riga Twp.
(1471), Rollin Twp. (3323), Rome Center, Rome Twp. (1632), Sand Creek, Seneca
Twp. (1289), Springville, Tecumseh Twp. (1539), Tipton, Weston, Woodstock Twp.
(3155)
 
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES (1992-1993)
                                                  K-12    Instruc.     High
Community        School District                Students    Staff     Schools
 
Adrian           Adrian City                       4692       192         1
Adrian           Madison                            608        33         1
Blissfield       Blissfield Community        1512        71         1
Clinton          Clinton Community            1131        46         1
Hudson           Hudson Area                   1222        50         1
Morenci          Morenci Area                   1005        45
Tecumseh         Tecumseh Public           2961       130         1
 
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
(As of Fall 1991)
 
Name and Location                                               Enrollment
 
Adrian College, Adrian                                                1194
Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti (44 mi.)             25024
Jackson Community College, Jackson (35 mi.)             6352
Monroe County Community College, Monroe (35 mi.)  3644
Siena Heights College, Adrian                                      1813
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (40 mi.)                     36316
Washtenaw Community College, Ann Arbor (40 mi.)       10870
 
MEDICAL FACILITIES
 
Hospitals in County:           5     Total Beds:    325
Nearest Large Medical Center:  Toledo (30 miles); Ann Arbor (40 miles)
Extended Care Facilities:      5     Total Beds:    497
Physicians (MDs and DOs) in County:     89
 
HOUSING AND CHURCHES
(Housing as of 1990)
 
Owner occupied:    23996 (75.9%)     Median Home Value:   $54,000.00
Renter occupied:    7639 (24.1%)     Median Contract Rent:   $316.00
Churches:      Catholic:    8    Protestant:   90
Synagogues:    0   Nearest synagogue is in Jackson (35 miles)
 
RECREATION, ATTRACTIONS, AND EVENTS
 
W.J. Hayes State Park; Lake Hudson State Recreation Area, Irish Hills
(Len/Jackson); Onsted Area Snowmobile Trail (17 miles). Michigan
International Speedway, Irish Hills; Hidden Lake Gardens, Tipton; 3
orchards/cider mills; Stage Coach Stop/Pioneer Village, Irish Hills; Old
Rome Country Store; Hathaway House/Main Street Shops, Blissfield; Croswell
Opera House, Adrian; Adrian College; Sienna Heights College.
 
COMMERCIAL SERVICES
(As of 1989)
 
General Building Contractors                   20
Metalworking Machinery                         10
Commercial Printing                               10
Advertising                                             2
Personnel Supply Services                       7
Computer and Data Processing Services   2
Legal Services                                        33
Accounting, Auditing and Bookkeeping     15
Retail Establishments                             533
Wholesale Establishments                      116
 
Hotel/Motel Rooms (as of 1986):               277
Television Channels:    10
Radio Stations:         3
Newspapers:     Blissfield Advance, Clinton Local, Hudson Post-Gazette, Jackson
                Citizen Patriot, Tecumseh Herald, The Daily Telegram
 
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
(As of 1993)                                                       Offices
                                            Main Office           in County
 
Adrian State Bank                           Adrian                6
 Bank of Lenawee                             Adrian               6
Comerica Bank                               Detroit                 3
First of America Bank-Monroe                Monroe         1
Hillsdale County National Bank              Hillsdale         1
Society Bank, Michigan                      Ann Arbor         8
Standard Federal Bank                       Troy                  5
The Blissfield State Bank                   Blissfield            2
The Onsted State Bank                       Onsted             1
United Bank & Trust                         Tecumseh          10