Grand Traverse County - Quality of Life

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EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT INFORMATION
COMMUNITY	SCHOOL DISTRICT	STUDENTS	INSTRUCTORS	HIGH SCHOOLS
Kingsley	Kingsley Area Schools	1,128	56	1
Traverse City	Traverse City Area Public Schools	11,010	762	2
Source: MI Department of Education, 1997

TWO YEAR COLLEGES AND TECHNICAL SCHOOLS
NAME	LOCATION	ENROLLMENT
Northwestern Michigan College	Traverse City	4,140

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	354
Source: MI Department of Consumer and Industry Services, 1998

HOUSING (2000)
OWNER OCCUPIED	MEDIAN VALUE	RENTER OCCUPIED	MEDIAN RENT
17,669	$130,400	6,654	$614
Source:U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census of Population and Housing, 2000

CLIMATE
MONTH	AVG. MIN TEMP	AVG. MAX TEMP.
January	13F./-11C.	26F./-3C.
July	57F./14C.	81F./27C.
PRECIPITATION	RAINFALL	SNOWFALL
Average Annual	30in./76cm.	87in./221cm.
GROWING SEASON	DAYS ABOVE 90F/32C	DAYS BELOW 0F/-18C
132	9	14
Source: NOAA Climate Summary, 1995

RECREATION

COUNTY HIGHLIGHTS

Boat harbor; two state parks; Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore Park; 13 golf courses; zoo; Interlochen Center for the Arts; Town Playhouse; Dennos Museum; National Cherry Festival (8 days - July); numerous Art Fairs; jogging/bike trail; charter wineries; gourmet restaurant; casino gambling; alpine skiing; cross-country skiing; snowmobile trails; ice fishing, fall cherry orchards; brew pubs.

Source: Local County Economic Development Contact