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Community
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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 |
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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" |
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POPULATION |
| | Year |
City | Year | Wells
County | 2000 | 1,989 | 2000
| 5,102 | 1998 | 1,987 | 1995
| 5,254 | 1997 | 2,003 | 1990 | 5,864 |
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EDUCATION |
| | *Please
note some teachers are duplicated because they have teaching assignments at both
schools
Preschool: Early Explorers & Headstart
Special Needs: Lonetree
Special Education |
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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 |
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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 |
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RECREATIONAL FACILITIES |
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Bowling
Center
Fitness Center
Golf Course
Outdoor Pool with water slides
Rodeo Grounds
Shooting Range |
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FIRE DEPARTMENT |
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Vehicles:
8
Number of Personnel: 40 man volunteer department
Type of fire
services: Rural & City
Fire Insurance Classification: In-city
5 |
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POLICE DEPARTMENT |
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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. |
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STREETS | | |
Paved:
15.5 miles
Gravel: 5 miles
Alleys Gravel: 4.2 miles |
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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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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TAX STRUCTURE |
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2002
Real Property Taxable Valuation:
County: $17,239,837
City: $1,936,874
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