Ottawa County - Quality of Life

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EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT INFORMATION
COMMUNITY	SCHOOL DISTRICT	STUDENTS	INSTRUCTORS	HIGH SCHOOLS
Allendale	Allendale Public Schools	1,360	83	1
Coopersville	Coopersville Public Schools	2,637	122	1
Grand Haven	Grand Haven Area Public Schools	5,900	340	1
Holland	Holland Public Schools	5,712	366	1
Holland	West Ottawa Public Schools	5,550	300	1
Hudsonville	Hudsonville Public Schools	3,288	158	1
Jenison	Jenison Public Schools	4,700	260	1
Spring Lake	Spring Lake Public Schools	1,930	103	1
Zeeland	Zeeland Public Schools	3,265	150	1
Source: MI Department of Education, 1997

TWO YEAR COLLEGES AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS
NAME	LOCATION	ENROLLMENT
Career Line Tech Center	Holland	n/a

FOUR YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
NAME	LOCATION	ENROLLMENT
Western Theological Seminary	Holland	146
Grand Valley State University	Holland, Allendale	13,384
Hope College	Holland	2,825
Source: MI Department of Education, 1996

MEDICAL FACILITIES
TYPE OF FACILITY	# IN COUNTY	# OF BEDS
Hospitals	3	331
Source: MI Department of Consumer and Industry Services, 1998

HOUSING (2000)
OWNER OCCUPIED	MEDIAN VALUE	RENTER OCCUPIED	MEDIAN RENT
52,790	$133,000	15,422	$579
Source:U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population and Housing, 2000

CLIMATE
MONTH	AVG. MIN TEMP	AVG. MAX TEMP.
January	19F./-7C.	31F./-1C
July	62F./17C.	79F./26C.
PRECIPITATION	RAINFALL	SNOWFALL
Average Annual	31in./79cm.	75in./191cm.
GROWING SEASON	DAYS ABOVE 90F/32C	DAYS BELOW 0F/-18C
173	3	3
Source: NOAA Climate Summary, 1995

RECREATION

COUNTY HIGHLIGHTS

Recreational harbor facilities at Holland and Grand Haven on Lake Michigan; Grand Haven and Holland State Parks; bass tournaments; Tri-Cities (Grand Haven, Spring Lake, Ferrysburg) waterfront stadium; world's largest musical fountain; museums; Grand Valley State University offering musical, dramatic and cultural programs; Volksmarch; Holland and Ottawa County parks on Lake Michigan; Hope College music/drama programs; Tulip Festival; Ottawa County Fair; Berlin Fair; Hudsonville Fair; Dutch Village; Coast Guard Festival; Michigan's Christmas Tree Festival; Windmill Island; and Berlin Raceway.

Source: Local County Economic Development Contact, 2004