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Monroe County Vital Statistics
Government | Population Growth | Elevation | Climate Averages
Transportation | Housing | Post Offices | Labor Force | Health Care
Utility Service Providers | Library System
Government
Monroe County is governed by a nine-person, district-elected Board of Commissioners and has a county administrator. For a complete list of the Board of Commissioners, please call (734) 240-7003.
| Established |
July 14, 1817 |
| Present boundary |
January 26, 1837 |
| Monroe County Courthouse |
(888) 354-5500 |
| 125 East 2nd Street, Monroe 48161 |
Fax (734) 240-7266 |
| 1677 Ready Road; PO Box 387, Carleton 48117 |
ashtownship.org |
| Bedford Township |
(734) 847-6791 |
| 8100 Jackman Road; PO Box H, |
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| Temperance 48182 |
bedfordmi.org |
| Berlin Charter Township |
(734) 586-2187 |
| 8000 Swan View Drive, Newport 48166 |
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| slmasters@chartermi.net |
| Village of Carleton |
(734) 654-6255 |
| 1230 Monroe Street; PO Box 376, Carleton 48117 |
| Village of Dundee |
(734) 529-3430 |
| 145 Riley Street, Dundee 48131 |
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| Dundee Township |
(734) 529-2650 |
| 179 Main Street, Dundee 48131 |
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| Erie Township |
(734) 848-5915 |
| 2065 Erie Road; PO Box 187, Erie 48133 |
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| Village of Estral Beach |
(734) 586-8031 |
| 7194 Lakeview Boulevard; PO Box 107, Monroe 48166 |
| Exeter Township |
(734) 587-2100 |
| 6158 Scofield Road, Maybee 48159 |
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| Frenchtown Charter Township |
(734) 242-5904 |
| 2744 Vivian Road, Monroe 48162 |
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| Ida Township |
(734) 269-3045 |
| 3016 Lewis Avenue, Ida 48140 |
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| LaSalle Township |
(734) 241-4344 |
| 4111 LaPlaisance Road; PO Box 46, La Salle 48145 |
| London Township |
(734) 439-1940 |
| 13613 Tuttle Hill Road, Milan 48160 |
(734) 269-3045 |
| City of Luna Pier |
(734) 848-6495 |
| 4357 Buckeye Street, Luna Pier 48157 |
(734) 269-3045 |
| City of Milan |
(734) 439-1501 |
| 147 Wabash Street, Milan 48160 |
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| Milan Township |
(734) 439-1707 |
| 16444 Cone Road, Milan 48160 |
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| City of Monroe |
(734) 243-0700 |
| 120 East 1st Street, Monroe 48161 |
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| Monroe Charter Township |
(734) 241-5501 |
| 4925 East Dunbar Road, Monroe 48161 |
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| Village of Maybee |
(734) 587-2900 |
| 9051 Raisin Street; PO Box 36, Maybee 48159 |
| City of Petersburg |
(734) 279-1210 |
| 24 East Center Street; PO Box 67, Petersburg 49270 |
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| Raisinville Township |
(734) 269-2506 |
| 96 Ida-Maybee Road, Monroe 48161 |
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| Village of South Rockwood |
(734) 379-3683 |
| 5676 Carleton-Rockwood Road |
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| PO Box 85, South Rockwood 48179 |
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| Summerfield Township |
(734) 279-1214 |
| 26 Saline Street; PO Box 98, Petersburg 49270 |
| Whiteford Township |
(734) 856-5383 |
| 4654 West Erie Road, Temperance 48182 |
| Monroe County Clerk |
(734) 240-7020 |
| 106 East 1st Street, Monroe 48161 |
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Population Growth
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| 2006 |
155,000 |
| 2005 |
151,000 |
| 2003 |
148,555 |
| 2000 |
145,945 |
| 1990 |
133,600 |
| 1980 |
134,659 |
| 1970 |
118,479 |
Elevation
570 feet to 720 feet above mean sea level from the southeast to northwest respectively.
Climate Averages
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Minimum / Maximum |
| January |
17° F or -8° C / 32° F or 0° C |
| July |
63° F or 17° C / 84° F or 29° C |
| Growing season |
180 days |
| Days below 0° F or 18° C |
6 |
| Days above 90° F or 32° C |
16 |
| Average annual rainfall |
31 inches |
| Average annual snowfall |
33 inches |
| Source: As reported by weather station at Monroe |
Transportation
Visitors to historic Monroe County may choose to use the
Lake Erie Transit System (LET). For detailed information or
a schedule, call (734) 242-6766 or (734) 242-6670. In the
Bedford area call (734) 847-1170, and in Milan (734) 439-1125.
Main Highways
Interstate highways 75 and 275; U.S. highways 23, 24 and 223; State highways 125 and 50
Bus Lines
No public lines have pick up stations here
One private bus company offers tours
Truck Lines
22
Rail Lines
Ann Arbor Railroad, Conrail, N & S, Grand Trunk Western, Chesapeake & Ohio
Ports
Port of Monroe (Lake Erie)
Airports
Detroit Metro (Wayne County); Monroe Custer (734) 384-9616; Toledo Suburban; Detroit City
Airlines
US Air, Southwest, British Airways, American, Continental, Delta, Northwest, United
Source: Michigan State Transportation Commission, 1995
Housing
| Owner-occupied |
43,536 |
| Renter-occupied |
10,736 |
| Median home value |
$132,000 |
| Median rent |
$549 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Census, 2000
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Post Offices
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| Carleton |
(734) 654-6454 |
| Dundee |
(734) 529-3215 |
| Erie |
(734) 848-4501 |
| Ida |
(734) 269-6065 |
| Lambertville |
(734) 856-1131 |
| LaSalle |
(734) 243-0473 |
| Luna Pier |
(734) 848-9994 |
| Maybee |
(734) 587-2595 |
| Milan |
(734) 587-2595 |
| Monroe |
(734) 241-2689 |
| Newport |
(734) 586-3003 |
| Ottawa Lake |
(734) 856-2706 |
| Rockwood |
(734) 379-9636 |
| Samaria |
(734) 856-1280 |
| South Rockwood |
(734) 379-9011 |
| Temperance |
(734) 847-7994 |
Labor Force
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| Monroe County |
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| Total (2000) |
74,625 |
| Employed |
72,325 |
| Unemployment rate |
3.17% |
| Unemployed |
2,300 |
Labor Market Area |
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| Workers 16 and older (1990) |
59,492 |
| Workers who work out of county |
47.4% |
| Workers who work at home |
1.1% |
| Source: U.S. Bureau of Census, census of population and housing |
Health Care
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| Hospitals |
1 with 217 beds |
| Certified nursing homes |
5 with 696 beds |
Source: Michigan Department of Public Health, 1995
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| Mercy Memorial Hospital System |
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| 718 North Macomb Street, Monroe 48162 |
(734) 240-8400 |
Mercy Memorial Hospital has aggressively sought to upgrade technology and facilities while increasing the hospital’s ability to become Monroe County’s first choice for the comprehensive services needed for a healthy Monroe County, contributing to the economic well-being of Monroe County and to maintain Mercy Memorial Hospital System as an independent, locally owned community hospital. With state-of-the-art technology, including the most powerful MRI available, Mercy Memorial Hospital is dedicated to caring for our community. www.mercymemorial.org.
| Westside Medical |
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| (urgent care on the west side of Monroe County provided by the same doctors that run the emergency room at Mercy Memorial Hospital) |
| 100 Powell Drive, Dundee 48131 |
(734) 240-3000 |
Utility Service Providers
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| AT&T |
(800) 244-4444 |
| CenturyTel |
(800) 352-5858 |
| Charter Communications |
(800) 822-8589 |
| COMCAST Cable Communications |
(888) COMCAST |
| Consumers Energy |
(800) 477-5050 |
| Deerfield Farmer’s Telephone Company |
(734) 279-1339 |
| DTE Energy |
(800) 477-4747 |
| MichCon |
(800) 477-4747 |
| Michigan Gas Utilities |
(800) 401-6402 |
| Qwest |
(877) 375-4448 |
| Verizon |
(800) 2-JOIN-IN |
Electricity
Consumers Energy serves Bedford, Erie, Ida, LaSalle,
London, Monroe, Summerfield, Whiteford
DTE Energy serves Ash, Berlin, London, Monroe,
Raisinville, Milan
Gas
Michigan Gas Utilities serves Ash, Bedford, Dundee Township, Erie, Exeter, Frenchtown, Ida, LaSalle, London, City of Monroe, Monroe Township, Village of Dundee, Raisinville, Summerfield
Michigan Gas Utilities/Consumers Energy serves Whiteford
MichCon serves Ash, Berlin, London, Milan
Michigan Gas Utilities/MichCon serves Berlin
| Recycling |
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| Monroe County Solid Waste Coordinator |
(734) 240-7677
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Telecommunications
Local telephone companies include SBC, CenturyTel, Deerfield Farmer’s Telephone Company (Petersburg and Summerfield Township only), Qwest, Verizon
Long distance telephone companies include AT&T, MCI, Sprint and others
Library System
| Bedford Branch Library |
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| 8575 Jackman, Temperance 48182 |
(734) 847-6747 |
| Blue Bush Branch Library |
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| 2210 Blue Bush Road, Monroe 48162 |
(734) 242-4085 |
| Carleton Branch Library |
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| 1444 Kent, Carleton 48117 |
(734) 654-2180 |
| Dorsch Memorial Library |
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| 18 East 1st Street, Monroe 48161 |
(734) 241-7878 |
| Dundee Public Library |
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| 144 Main Street, Dundee 48131 |
(734) 529-3310 |
| Ellis Reference and Information Center |
(734) 241-5277 |
| 3700 South Custer Road, Monroe 48161 |
(800) 462-2050 |
| Erie Branch Library |
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| 2065 Erie Road, Erie 48133-9757 |
(734) 848-4420 |
| Frenchtown Dixie Branch Library |
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| 2881 Nadeau Road, Monroe 48162 |
(734) 289-1035 |
| Ida Branch Library |
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| 3016 Lewis Avenue, Ida 48140 |
(734) 269-2191 |
| L.S. Navarre Branch |
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| 1135 East 2nd Street, Monroe 48161 |
(734) 242-5577 |
| Maybee Public Library |
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| 9060 Raisin Street, Maybee 48159 |
(734) 587-3680 |
| Newport Branch Library |
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| 8120 North Dixie Highway, Newport 48166 |
(734) 586-2117 |
| Rasey Memorial Branch Library |
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| 4349 Oak, Box 416, Luna Pier 48157 |
(734) 848-4572 |
| Robert A. Vivian Branch |
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| 2664 Vivian Road, Monroe 48162 |
(734) 241-1430 |
| South Rockwood Branch Library |
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| 12776 Fort Street, South Rockwood 48179 |
(734) 848-4572 |
| Summerfield-Petersburg Branch Library |
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| 60 East Center Street, Petersburg 49270 |
(734) 279-1025 |
Voter Registration
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| County Clerk |
(734) 240-7020 |
| Township Clerk or Secretary of State Offices
Vehicle Registration
or Drivers license
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| Secretary of State offices |
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| 1107 South Telegraph Road, Monroe |
(888) 767-6424 |
| 7200 Lewis Avenue, Temperance |
(888) 767-6424 |
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