Hazen Community Development
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
• Current Job Listings (Hazen, Beulah, and Others)
• Hazen Statistics
• Labor Availability Survey
• Current Job Listings (Hazen, Beulah, and Others)
• Hazen Statistics
• Labor Availability Survey
• Current Job Listings (Hazen, Beulah, and Others)

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

MAJOR EMPLOYERS

• AREA POWER PLANTS (5)
• COAL GASIFICATION PLANT
• CITY OF HAZEN
• HAZEN SCHOOL DISTRICT
• WEST RIVER TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO-OP
• 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 20 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)

HOSPITALITY

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

MEDICAL

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

ARTS

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

RECREATION

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

LAW ENFORCEMENT PRESENCE

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

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