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INFORMATION CENTER

Data Resources

The West Michigan Regional Planning Commission maintains an extensive database for planning and development purposes. The Commission has acquired and generated a large volume of data that include state, federal, and where possible local data, and is also a local affiliate of the Michigan Information Center (MIC). Following are examples of information available.

Demographics: Population counts including census figures, labor force statistics, age, race, sex, census profiles and county profiles, current population and employment estimates and projections.

Transportation: County transportation profiles.

Economic: Major employers, labor force, income, major industries, poverty status, industrial site availability, agriculture statistics and census, and census and county profiles.

Housing: Type of units, building permit data, renter or owner occupied, median rent, and median value.

Maps: Land use / land cover maps, base maps, census maps, general soil maps, school districts maps, and congressional and legislative maps. Custom maps are also available.

Grants List: A directory of grant and loan programs for roads, parks and recreation, water and sewer system improvements, economic development, housing, natural resource protection, planning and other community development needs.

Land Use: Various local master plans as well as current literature on land policy, procedures, and preservation.

Recreation Plans: Local community’s recreation plans.

Transportation: Transportation profiles, corridor studies, and other literature related to transportation.

Information which is readily available is generally provided free. Information requests that require a large number of copies, extensive staff time, or customized mapping are provided at cost.

Library Resources

Link to a list of all documents and CD-ROMs in the WMRPC library as of April 2005 here.

The Library List is a PDF document and you will need Adobe® Reader® to read the file. If you do not already have Adobe® Reader® installed on your computer, you can download a free copy at the following link: