Celebrate Harvey - A Century of Community Pride and Spirit 1906 - 2006 Centennial

Harvey, North Dakota - Gateway to the Lonetree Wildlife Management Area

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Community Data

LocationClimatePopulation
EducationLibrariesPublic Health
Medical SpecialistsHousing FacilitiesRecreational Facilities
Fire DepartmentPolice DepartmentSanitation
StreetsUtilitiesWater
Treatment PlantAirportTax Structure
   

LOCATION

 
Harvey is located in Central North Dakota near the head waters of the Sheyenne River on US Highway 52 and State Highway 3.
Latitude: 47.7709 North
Longitude: 99.9316 West
Elevation 1600 Feet  Area within city limits: 880 acres with airport.
1.5 miles square miles approximate.
Distance in miles from:

Billings, MT: 524 miles
Chicago, IL: 832 miles
Denver, CO: 813 miles
Minneapolis, MN: 425 miles
Sioux Falls, SD: 429 miles
Winnepeg, MAN: 267 miles

 

CLIMATE

 
Four full seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall and Winte
 
April
July
October
January
Average High
59.4 
81.2
55.2
18.2
Average Low
31.8
57.9
34.2
1.4
Annual Average Rainfall:   17.25"
Annual Average Snowfall:  33.6"
 

POPULATION

 
Year
  City 
Year
Wells County
2000
1,989
2000
5,102
1998
1,987
1995
5,254
1997
2,003
1990
5,864
 

EDUCATION

 
School 
Teachers
Enroll
BM Hanson Elementary (K-8) 
35
316
Harvey High School (9-12)
17 
205
*Please note some teachers are duplicated because they have teaching assignments at both schools
Preschool: Early Explorers & Headstart
Special Needs: Lonetree Special Education
 

LIBRARIES

 
School: 2 - Number of volumes 24,681
Public: 1 - Number of volumes 22,000

     *Computer serve and data search
     *genealogy resources
     *offers many different programs and services to the community
 

PUBLIC HEALTH

 
Clinics - 2
Physicians - 3
Physician Assistants - 2
Hospital & Nursing Home - St. Aloisius Medical Center
Ambulance Service
Hospice Program
 

MEDICAL SPECIALISTS

 
Optometrist - 1
Dentists - 3
Chiropractors - 2
Massage Therapist - 1
 

HOUSING FACILITIES

 
Percentage of Home Ownership: 76.5%
Average Monthly Rental:
          2 Bedroom: $330.00
          3 Bedroom: $275.00
Average Purchase Price of Home: Three Bedroom $42,000
          3 Bedroom:
          4 Bedroom:
Number of Rental Units: 9
Number of Motels: 4
Total Motel Rooms: 103
 

RECREATIONAL FACILITIES

 
Bowling Center
Fitness Center
Golf Course
Outdoor Pool with water slides
Rodeo Grounds
Shooting Range
 

FIRE DEPARTMENT

 
Vehicles: 8
Number of Personnel:  40 man volunteer department
Type of fire services:  Rural & City
Fire Insurance Classification: In-city 5
 

POLICE DEPARTMENT

 
Total Personnel: 3
Total Coverage: 24 hour
Type of patrol provided outside city limits: County and private security
 

SANITATION
City Owned

 
Method of garbage disposal: Transfer station by Waste Management
Sewer Use Charge: $9.00 per month
Garbage: $12.00 per month residents. Commercial by volume.
 

STREETS

 
Paved: 15.5 miles
Gravel: 5 miles
Alleys Gravel: 4.2 miles
 

UTILITIES

 
Electric Power
          City: Otter Tail Power
          Rural: Verendrye Electric
Telephone
          City: NDTC
          Rural: SRT & NDTC
Fuel/Propane
         Buechler Oil
         Cenex
         Ferrellgas
         Harvey Oil Co.
 

WATER

 
Harvey Water Treatment Plant
Source: Ground Water - 2 wells (New Rockford aquifer)
Total Raw Water Available: 892,800 GPD Treated Water: 812,448
Average Daily Consumption 225,000 GPD
Peak Consumption: 614,000 gallons
 

TREATMENT PLANT

 
Type: Old plant is lime softening
New plant will be membrane softening
Capacity of Plant: Old 620 GPM
New 876 GPM
*The construction for the new plant will beginning in 2003
 

AIRPORT

 
Harvey Municipal Airport
Runway:
runway length  3600 feet long, runway width 60 feet wide
Type of Surface: Asphalt
Direction from City: North edge
Fuel Service: 24 hour
 

TAX STRUCTURE

 
2002 Real Property Taxable Valuation:
County: $17,239,837
City: $1,936,874