Statistical Data

December 31, 2008

AREA:

28.7 square miles

FORM OF GOVERNMENT:

Founded and established as township in 1847
Incorporated as Charter Township in 1968
7-member elected Board of Trustees

FISCAL YEAR BEGINS:

January 1

NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES:

36 full time; 276 part time (including fire fighters, election workers, park maintenance workers, recreation programs, and code enforcement inspectors)

FIRE PROTECTION:

3 fire stations
44 part time fire fighters
(including 11 MFR, 13 EMT, 2 PMT)
8 fire fighting vehicles
1 rescue vehicle

PROPERTY TAX PARCELS:

Number of Property Tax Parcels:
Real property 12,014
Personal property 1,760
Total tax parcels 13,774
(includes IFT abated parcels)

WATER UTILITY:

Customer Accounts:
Residential 9,315
Commercial 1,945
Industrial 262
Other 86
Total Water Customer Accounts 11,608
Gallons purchased 2,166,446,100
Revenues from sales $4,694,829

WASTEWATER UTILITY:

Customer Accounts:
Residential 10,340
Commercial 1,491
Industrial 173
Other 58
Total Wastewater Customer Accounts 12,062
Gallons treated 1,543,203,000
Revenues from user charges $3,876,831

RECREATION:

Beechwood Park (3.5 acres)
Brookwood Park (1 acre)
Dunton Park (21 acres)
Helder Park (159 acres, including 61 acres of
vacant land)
Quincy Park (139 acres, including 73 acres of
vacant land)
Vacant Land (40 acres)

CEMETERIES:

New Groningen Cemetery (1.3 acres)
North Holland Cemetery (5.2 acres)

BIKE PATHS & SIDEWALKS:

63 miles of bike paths and sidewalks

POPULATION GROWTH:

Official United States Census

1970	10,991
1980	13,739
1990	17,523
2000	28,911
2007 est.	34,181