GENERAL
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Climate
- Temperature
(normal average daily):
- Annual average rainfall:
- Average snowfall:
- Elevation:
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- January – 40°F
July – 80°F
- 45 inches
- 15.7 inches
- 1092′ MSL
(mean sea level)
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Average Wage Hourly/Annually
- Polk County Hourly:
- Polk County Annually:
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- $14.46 (2011)
- $30,080 (2011)
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Cost of Living Index
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Cost of Housing in Polk County (2010)
- Average Value of Housing:
- Average Gross Monthly Rent:
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- $106,774 (2010)
- $573 (2010)
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Bolivar New Housing Starts in 2011
- Single dwellings:
- Duplexes:
- Multi-unit apartments
- Total new housing:
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Building Permits in 2011 (Bolivar)
- Commercial -New/Renovation:
- Residential -New/Renovation:
- Total cost of commercial permits:
- Total cost of residential permits:
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- 30
- 40
- $10,958,902
- $4,816,200
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TRANSPORTATION
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Land
- Interstate:
- 4-lane highways:
- Other highways:
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- 26 miles south of Bolivar, MO 4-lane Highway 13 intersects I-44
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- 22 miles north of Bolivar, MO 4-lane Highway 13 intersects US 54
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- Bolivar Express, Consolidated Freightways, Land Air Express, Hermitage Express and Mid-States Express
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Metro Area Distances
Nearest Cities
Kansas City
St. Louis
Memphis
Dallas
Chicago
Denver
Tulsa |
Driving Distance (miles)
140
250
315
460
545
800
220 |
Days by Truck
1
1
1
1
2
2
1 |
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Rail
- No local rail
- Burlington Northern Santa Fe RR services Springfield MO, 30 miles south of Bolivar
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Air
- Bolivar Municipal Airport (Top 10 Airports in State of Missouri)
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- 4 miles east of Bolivar
- 4000-foot runway
- Full service, fixed base operation
- Fuel service and aircraft maintenance
- Charter service
- Pilot supplies, food
- Permanent hangers:
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- 46 single engine hangars
- 6 twin engine hangars
- 3 corporate jet hangars
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- Precision approach path indicator lights on
runways 18-36
- Pilot-controlled lights
- Runway end identifying lights
- Instrument approaches on both ends of runway
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- Springfield-Branson Regional Airport
- 7000-foot hard surface runway
- Provides commercial air transportation
- 30 miles south of Bolivar
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Public Transportation
- Local taxi service
- O.A.T.S. – Local/area transportation
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GOVERNMENT
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Legislative Districts
- 28th Missouri Senate District
- 133rd Missouri House District
- 7th United States Congressional District
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Local Government
- Type of government:
- Mayor / Council / City Administrator
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- Comprehensive city plan:
- Year plan completed:
- City zoning ordinance:
- County zoning ordinance:
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- Fire Department:
- 20 paid volunteers
- Full-time chief, asst. chief & 2 firefighters
- Police Department:
- 20 full-time police officers
- National CALEA accreditation
- Sheriff’s Department
- 21 full-time deputies
- County jail facility
- 911 Central Dispatch
- Located in Bolivar
- Dispatches for Polk county
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EDUCATION
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Public Schools
Type/Grade |
Admins. |
Teachers |
Enroll. |
Preschool (Pre-K)
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– |
3 |
80 |
Primary (K-2) |
2 |
49 |
645 |
Intermediate (3-5) |
2 |
42 |
548 |
Middle (6-8) |
2 |
49 |
645 |
Secondary (9-12) |
3 |
50 |
750 |
Exceptional/Handicapped |
2 |
10 |
57 |
Team & Group Home |
– |
8 |
31 |
Parents As Teachers |
– |
3 |
– |
Administration |
4 |
– |
– |
Alternative School |
0 |
3 |
24 |
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MAJOR EMPLOYERS
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Citizens Memorial Hospital |
- Full service health care system
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Wal-Mart SuperCenter |
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Bolivar R-I Schools |
- Grades K-12, Public education
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Southwest Baptist University |
- 4-year liberal arts university
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Woods Super Market |
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Duck Creek Technologies |
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Polk County |
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City of Bolivar |
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Southwest Electric Cooperative |
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McDonald’s |
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Bank of Bolivar |
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Bolivar Family Care Center |
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Bill Roberts Chevrolet-Pontiac |
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Windstream Communications |
- Telephone, satellite and cable TV & Internet service
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Sonic Drive-In |
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Mid-Missouri Bank |
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Bolivar Farmers Exchange |
- Feed and agricultural supplies
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Silo Ridge Golf & Country Club |
- 18-hole golf course & restaurant
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Bill Grant Ford-Mercury |
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Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr. Pepper Bottling |
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Empire District Electric Company |
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Commerce Bank |
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LABOR
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Workforce
- Civilian labor force:
- Employment:
- Manufacturing employment:
- Weekly average wage:
- Nonmanufacturing employment:
- Weekly average wage:
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- 14,163
- 12,968
- 358
- $489
- 5,098
- $480
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Unemployment
- Number unemployed:
- Unemployment rate:
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- *Source: MO Dept. of Economic Development
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AGRICULTURE
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- University of MO Outreach
and Extension Office
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Polk County
- 1st in Hay Production with 90,970 acres
- 2nd in Forage Production with 91,702 acres
- 9th in Horses & Ponies with 2,736 head
- 1st in Cattle & Calves with 109,365 head
- 9th in Turkeys with 353,954 head
- Total value of agricultural products sold $80,433,000
- Total value of livestock, poultry and their products $74,379,000
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POPULATION
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Loc.
City:County: |
2010
10,32533,500 |
2002
9,45527,710 |
2000
9,14226,992 |
1990
6,84521,826 |
1980
5,91918,822 |
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TAXES
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Property Taxes
(per $100 assessed value): |
City (as of 1/1/99):
County:
School:
State:
Other:
Total: |
$0.00
$0.32
$3.20
$0.03
$0.98
$4.53 |
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Sales Tax
Park
Fire
City:
County:
911
State:
Total: |
$.00250
$.00250
$.02000
$.01000
$.00375
$.04225
$.08100 |
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EDUCATION
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Public Schools
Type/Grade |
Admins. |
Teachers |
Enroll. |
Preschool (Pre-K)
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– |
3 |
80 |
Primary (K-2) |
2 |
49 |
645 |
Intermediate (3-5) |
2 |
42 |
548 |
Middle (6-8) |
2 |
49 |
645 |
Secondary (9-12) |
3 |
50 |
750 |
Exceptional/Handicapped |
2 |
10 |
57 |
Team & Group Home |
– |
8 |
31 |
Parents As Teachers |
– |
3 |
– |
Administration |
4 |
– |
– |
Alternative School |
0 |
3 |
24 |
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Private Schools
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- Word of God Fellowship
- Classification: Private
- 417-326-3409
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Type |
Number |
Teachers |
Enroll. |
K-12 |
1 |
5 |
25 |
Preschool-9 |
1 |
11 |
145 |
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Area Vocational Schools
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- 417-777-7519
- 417-752-3491
- 417-777-5062
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Area Colleges and Universities
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- Bolivar
- Springfield
- Springfield
- Springfield
- Springfield
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- *Enrollment: 3,669; NCAA Div. II; MIAA Conference
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UTILITIES
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Electricity
- Empire District Electric Company
- 1913 W. Broadway, Suite B, Bolivar MO 65613
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- Generator capacity:
- Peak demand:
- Summer (July 19, 2006)
- Winter (Dec. 09, 2005)
- Average prices:
- Residential price
- Commercial price
- Industrial price
- Total customers:
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- 1264 MW
- 1159 MW
- 1031 MW
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- $0.1074 PKW
- $0.0955 PKW
- Based on Demand
- 162,420
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- Southwest Electric Cooperative
- 1023 S. Springfield, Bolivar MO 65613
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- Avg. residential usage:
- Total services:
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- 1000 KWH/mo. $94.65
- 39,400
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Water
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- 345 S. Main, Bolivar MO 65613
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- Min. $12.00/2000 gallons,
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- $2.50/1000 gallons up to 50,000 gallons
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- City water source:
- Treatment:
- Capacity of supply:
- Present plant load:
- Peak consumption:
- Storage capacity:
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- 5 wells
- Chlorination, fluoridation
- 4.75 million gallons/day
- 1.1 million gallons/day
- 3.5 million gallons/day
- 1,450,000 gallons
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- Bolivar’s water supply is approved by the Dept. of Natural Resources
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Wastewater Sanitation
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- 345 S. Main, Bolivar MO 65613
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- Treatment:
- Capacity of supply:
- Present load of plant:
- Rate schedule:
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- 2 oxidation ditches
- 2.5 million gallons/day
- 1.3 million gallons/day
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- $15.00 minimum/0-2000 gal., then $2.75/1000 gal.
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OTHER FUEL DISTRIBUTORS
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Fuel Oil
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LP Gas
- Doke Propane
- Amerigas
- Priority Propane
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- 417-326-6111
- 417-326-4305
- 417-777-3090
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- Natural gas and coal fuel sources not available
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INDUSTRIAL PARK/AVAILABLE BUILDINGS
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Economic Development
- City of Bolivar and Polk County, Economic Development Partnership
- Contact: 417-326-2489
- Chamber of Commerce
- Contact: 417-326-4118
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Communications
- Windstream Communications – 100% digital facilities, provides phone, cable, Internet and satellite services
- Bolivar Herald-Free Press, twice-weekly publication
- KYOO AM 1200/FM 99.1 broadcasts from Bolivar
- Television viewers receive five off-air channels; 282 channels available by cable TV and satellite
- Internet service: 1 local company, Microcore; 1 regional provider, Windstream Communications
- Post office classification: 1st Class, Level 20
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RECREATION/CULTURAL HIGHLIGHTS
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- Swimming pools:
- Public tennis courts:
- Golf courses:
- Public parks:
- Fitness center:
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- 1 public/1 private
- 10
- 1 public/1 private
- 6
- 2
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- 5-plex movie theater
- Community theater
- Senior Citizens Center
- Youth sports, including softball, baseball, soccer, basketball, and volleyball
- Polk County Library
- Bowling alley
- 1 Country Club
- 1 Art Museum
- 1 Historical Museum
- Community concert association
- Frisco Highline Trail for walking/biking
- Access to Stockton Lake/Pomme de Terre Lake
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QUALITY OF LIFE
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Hotels/Lodging
- Number of motels:
- Total number of rooms:
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Banquets/Meeting Facilities
- Number of conference centers:
- Capacity of largest conf. center:
- Facilities available for meetings:
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- For additional information, contact:
- Bolivar Area Chamber of Commerce
- 417-326-4118
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Health Facilities
- 911 Emergency Services
- Citizens Memorial Hospital – accredited 76 bed acute care facility
- Family Clinics
- Assisted Living Facility
- Nursing Home
- Senior Housing
- Sports Medicine Center
- Cardiac Care
- Oncology Services
- Hospice
- Home Health Care
- Dentists
- Optometrists
- Surgical Eye Care
- Physicians
- Women’s Center
- Counseling Services
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Financial Institutions
- Number of banks:
- Combined assets:
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Religious Institutions
- Protestant:
- Catholic:
- Other:
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