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General Area Information
Transportation
Media
Services
Education
Recreation-Clubs-Organizations
Events
Government

General Area Information

Location

  • US 169
  • 7 miles South of I-96 ~ 20 miles North of I-94
  • Elevation: 900'

Climate

  • Average rainfall: 32.00"
  • Average snowfall: 39.04"
  • Average summer temperature: 68.90
  • Average winter temperature: 24.90

Mineral Resources

  • Oil
  • Sand
  • Gravel

Agricultural Products

  • Dairy Cattle
  • Corn
  • Wheat
  • Alfalfa
  • Soybeans

Transportation

Airports

Charlotte Airport- hard surface runway. Open all year dawn to dusk. Fuel and mechanical services are available. Instrument approach procedure and radar services are available.

Capital City Airport serving the mid-Michigan area is located 19 miles north/east of Charlotte.

Bus

EATRAN- Call 517-543-3040 or www.eatran.com

Highways

US-169 through the Charlotte area connects with Interstate 94, 20 miles south of Charlotte and Interstate 96, 7 miles north of Charlotte.

Railroads

Freight service provided by Norfolk Southern. Passenger service provided by Amtrak at depots in East Lansing, and Jackson, 27 miles south/west of Charlotte.

Media

Radio

  • AM - 10 stations
  • FM - 9 Stations

Television

  • WILX TV - 10 NBC Lansing, Jackson
  • WLNS TV - 6 CBS Lansing
  • WJRT TV - 12 ABC Flint
  • WKAR TV - 23 PBS East Lansing/MSU
  • WLAJ TV - 53 ABC Lansing
  • WSYM TV - 47 FOX Lansing

Millennium Digital Media serves part of the Charlotte area and offers about 60 channels for a monthly subscription fee.

Services

Libraries

  • The Charlotte Community Library www.charlottelibrary.org
  • Michigan State University - East Lansing
  • State of Michigan Library - Lansing

Medical

  • Hayes Green Beach Memorial Hospital www.hgbhealth.com
  • Urgent Care facility located within Hayes Green Beach Memorial Hospital Campus
  • Urgent Care facility located off Clinton Trail just west of Meijer
  • Physicians/Specialty Clinics
  • Dentists
  • Chiropractors
  • Ambulance Services and Eaton County Sheriff paramedics linked to 911 service

Child Care

In addition to many home-based child care providers, there is Charlotte Commuity Co-op Pre-school and Charlotte Public Schools provides pre-school/kindergarten care, before & after school child care & summer child care.

Education

The Charlotte School District includes the City of Charlotte, and the majority of surrounding townships. The District includes 4 elementary schools, one middle school with grades 5 through 8 and a high school.

Vocational Training Facilities

Colleges & Universities

  • Olivet College, Olivet www.olivetcollege.edu
  • Michigan State University, East Lansing www.msu.edu
  • Lansing Community College, Lansing www.lcc.edu
  • Davenport Business College, Lansing
  • Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing

Recreation - Clubs - Organizations

Parks

Bennett Park is a 117-acre park located on the south end of town, adjacent to the fairgrounds. Access is off of Cochran Avenue. Within Bennet Park there are separate use areas references as Veterans Memorial Park, Camp Frances and historic Courthouse site. The largest portion of the park inlcudes picnic facilities, hiking and nature trails, a battery of six horseshoe pits and two playground sites. The front of the site contains two picnic pavilions including grills and drinking fountains which are used for group activities. A restroom building serves the picnic areas and running track and football field at Gobel Field in the adjacent fairgrounds. Paved parking is provided for both picnic areas.

Thanks to a grant from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, approximately 1,500 linear feet of handicap-accessible paved trails were constructed in Bennett Park in 2002. These trails will allow all residents, regardless of any mobility restrictions, to get closer to nature. Along with the trail improvements, sightlines withing the park will be improved, benches will be installed, and interpretive signage will be added explaining the various flora and fauna located in the park.

Camp Frances is an area within Bennett Park which has a cabin which was donated for use by your organizations. The 1,000 square ft. building includes restrooms, a kitchen and fireplace. The wooded setting and firebowl provides for outdoor events within the city limits. Trails link to the adjacent facilities within Bennett Park.

The Fairgrounds are located north of Bennett Park. The 42 acres are owned by the city and leased to the Eaton County Fair Board. The fairgrounds contain a number of athletic facilities and there are also exhibit barns, horse stables and grandstands.

Dean Park is a 2.52 neighborhood park located on Stoddard Street, west of the tracks. It includes 2 grills and benches, a memorial stone, swings, slides, sandboxes, two train climbers, a wooden play structure, an open green space and the play areas are located within a wooded glen.

Southride Park is a .34 acre neighborhood park located along Clinton Street adjacent to Froebel School. It is filled with a variety of climbers, swings, and a backetball court. It has two benches and a grill.

Oak Park is a 1.54 acre neighborhood park located on Seminary and Clinton Street. The park includes established canopy trees throughout. Half the park includes lawn area centered around a gazebo with two tree benches, two grills, one stone fountain and a barrier-free drinking fountain.

Lincoln Park remails under development. However, once complete, the 19-acre parcel will be home to a multi-use recreational area with a BMX track, open play areas, paved trails and a wide variety of other recreational attractions. It currently features a 13,000 square-foot, state-of-the-activity concrete skatepark -- one of the newest in the country.

Skate Park (Lincoln Park) includes a 13,000 square-foot, poured-in-place concrete skating surface, with numerous features designed to challenge both beginners and experienced skaters, as well as walking trails and off-street parking. The skating elements were designed by renowned skatepark planner Zack Wormhoudt, who worked in concert with local skating enthusiasts to create a truly unique, one-of-a-kind skatepark.

Veterans Memorial Park is located on the south side of the Battle Creek River along the Bennett Park entry drive from Cochran Avenue. The park contains large stone markers and planting in memory of local veterans.

Events

There are many events that take place throughout the Charlotte area. We have highlighted a few:

Farmers Market sponsored by the Downtown Development Authority is held every Saturday 8 a.m. to noon beginning June through October.

Celebrate Charlotte festival and Balloon Rally held in mid-June attracts thousands of visitors to the area, with music, car show, crafts, food and fun. Always held in June on Father's Day Weekend.

The Eaton County Fairgrounds hosts a variety of events throughout the year. The biggest event is the Eaton County Fair which begins the first full week after July 4th each year.

Frontier Days, a long time community festival with craft show, flea Market, Rodeo, Parade, music and lots of activities for all, held the first Wednesday after Labor Day in September.

The Annual 5k Run and Family walk is held on Saturday morning of the Frontier Day Festival - sponsored by Hayes Green Beach Hospital.

Charlotte Community Christmas Tree Lighting is held the Monday prior to Thanksgiving in November includes lighted parade, our Charlotte Band and Choir along with the arrival and visits with Santa on our largest Fire truck and much more.

Government

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