Ogemaw County - Quality of Life

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EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT INFORMATION
COMMUNITY	SCHOOL DISTRICT	STUDENTS	INSTRUCTORS	HIGH SCHOOLS
Whittemore/Prescott	Whittemore/Prescott Area Schools	1,460	120	1
West Branch	West Branch/Rose City Area Schs	2,811	162	1
Source: MI Department of Education, 1997

TWO YEAR COLLEGES AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS
NAME	LOCATION	ENROLLMENT
Kirtland Community College	Roscommon (Roscommon	1,400

FOUR YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
NAME	LOCATION	ENROLLMENT
none in county
Source: MI Department of Education, 1996

MEDICAL FACILITIES
TYPE OF FACILITY	# IN COUNTY	# OF BEDS
Hospitals	1	92
Source: MI Department of Consumer and Industry Services, 1998

HOUSING (2000)
OWNER OCCUPIED	MEDIAN VALUE	RENTER OCCUPIED	MEDIAN RENT
4,750	$72,900	1,207	$432
Source:U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population and Housing, 2000

CLIMATE
MONTH	AVG. MIN TEMP	AVG. MAX TEMP.
January	9F./-13C.	26F./-3C.
July	55F./13C.	81F./27C
PRECIPITATION	RAINFALL	SNOWFALL
Average Annual	29in./74cm.	57in./145cm.
GROWING SEASON	DAYS ABOVE 90F/32C	DAYS BELOW 0F/-18C
126	6	21
Source: NOAA Climate Summary, 1995

RECREATION

COUNTY HIGHLIGHTS

Huron National Forest, Rifle River Recreation Area State Campground, large ORV trail network, 381 miles of streams and rivers, hundreds of miles of public snowmobiling and cross-country ski trails, numerous lakes, campgrounds and public golf courses. An all-season, all-sports county. Home to the Victorian Art Fair, Ogemaw County Fair and brand name outlet mall shopping.

Source: Local County Economic Development Contact, 2008