Hazen Fact Sheet
North Dakota “City of the Year –1995”
“Capital for a Day 2000”
CITY POPULATION:    2,800
TRADE AREA POPULATION: 14,000

TRANSPORTATION

  •  AIRPORT RUNWAY: 5,000 FT. (PAVED)
  •  MAJOR HIGHWAY: HWY 200
  •  CITY BUS (LOCAL AND BISMARCK ROUTES)
  •  36 MILES FROM INTERSTATE 94


    • DELIVERY AND PICK-UP SERVICES

  •  FED-EX
  •  UPS
  •  US MAIL
  •  KERMIT’S COURIER
  •  CROSS COUNTRY
  •  RPS


    • EDUCATION
    Hazen Public School

  •  TOTAL PUBLIC SCHOOL ENROLLMENT  950
  •  “AVAILABLE FOR COMPUTER TRAINING”
  •  SCHOOL TO WORK PROGRAM
  •  OTHER CUSTOMIZED PROGRAMS
  •  EXCELLENT FINANCIAL CONDITION


    • TELECOMMUNICATION
    LOCAL COMPANY PRESENCE (WEST RIVER TELECOMMUNICATION)

  •  3RD LARGEST TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROVIDER IN ND
  •  OVER 20,000 ACCESS LINES
  •  INTERNET ACCESS AND DSL PROVIDER
  •  DIGITAL SWITCHES AND FIBER TRANSPORT SYSTEMS
  • COMPLETE FIBER CABLE CONNECTION
  •  LOWEST SPECIAL ACCESS INTRASTATE AND INTERSTATE PRICES IN ND


    • DAYCARE

  •  DAY CARE FACILITIES AVAILABLE

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    MAJOR EMPLOYERS

  •  AREA POWER PLANTS (5)
  •  COAL GASIFICATION PLANT
  •  CITY OF HAZEN
  •  HAZEN SCHOOL DISTRICT
  •  WEST RIVER TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOP
  •  RETAIL TRADES
  •  OLIVER MERCER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE
  •  MEDICAL FACILITIES
  •  UNION STATE BANK
  •  COAL MINES (2)


    • BUSINESS IN HAZEN
    THERE ARE 165 BUSINESSES IN HAZEN

  •  23% LESS THAN 6 YEARS  OLD
  •  47% UP TO TWENTY YEARS OLD WHICH EMPLOY 57% OF LABOR FORCE


    •    SOURCE OF DEVELOPMENT FUNDS

  •  LOCAL: Hazen Community Development/City Hazen Promotions
  •  COUNTY: Mercer County Development Corporation
  •  STATE: Growth Fund
  •  REGIONAL: Lewis and Clark Regional Development Council
  •  FEDERAL: Rural Development
  • Small Business Administration
  • Economic Development Administration


    • MILEAGE TO MAJOR ND CITIES

  •  MILES TO BISMARCK  70 (1 HOUR)
  •  MILES TO DICKINSON  90 (1.5 HOURS)
  •  MILES TO MINOT   90 (1.5 HOURS)
  •  MILES TO WILLISTON  150 (2.25 HOURS)
  •  MILES TO FARGO   265 (4.0 HOURS)
  •  MILES TO GRAND FORKS  260 (4.0 HOURS)

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    HOSPITALITY

  •  RESTAURANTS (4) WITH MEETING ROOMS (3)
  •  MOTELS (3 WITHIN 10 MINUTES)

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    MEDICAL

  •  MEDICAL CLINICS (3)
  •  EYE CLINIC (1)
  •  DENTAL CLINICS (2)
  •  HOSPITAL (PRIMARY CARE)
  •  AMBULANCE SERVICE
  •  AIR AMBULANCE
  •  CHIROPRACTORS (2)

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    ARTS

  •  COMMUNITY CONCERT SERIES
  •  ARTS COUNCIL
  •  KNIFE RIVER CHORAL
  •  BELL CHOIR
  •  TWIN CINEMA THEATRE

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    RECREATION

  •  SWIMMING
  •  WALKING TRAILS
  •  FISHING
  •  HUNTING
  •  BOATING
  •  WATER SKIING
  •  GOLF
  •  BIKING TRAIL
  •  ARCHERY
  •  12 FAMILY PARKS
  •  2 RV PARK (34 UNITS)
  •  LAKE SAKAKAWEA

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    LAW ENFORCEMENT PRESENCE

  •  HIGHWAY PATROL (1)
  •  COUNTY SHERIFF (7)
  •  HAZEN POLICE DEPARTMENT (4)
  •  DRUG ENFORCEMENT TASK FORCE (1)

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