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Population in July 2007: 9,840. Population change since 2000: +19.9%
 

Males: 5,098  (51.8%)
Females: 4,742  (48.2%)
Median resident age:  28.9 years
Illinois median age:  34.7 years

Zip codes: 60033.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $50,153 (it was $44,363 in 2000)
Harvard:  $50,153
Illinois:  $54,124

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $177,395 (it was $113,300 in 2000)
Harvard:  $177,395
Illinois:  $208,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $180,726; Detached houses: $188,374; Townhouses or other attached units: $164,293; In 2-unit structures: $178,697; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $179,236; Mobile homes: $48,081
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Races in Harvard:

  • White Non-Hispanic (59.3%)
  • Hispanic (37.8%)
  • Other race (18.8%)
  • Two or more races (2.3%)
  • Black (0.9%)
  • Asian Indian (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Harvard: 102.9 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (23.6%), Irish (10.7%), English (6.3%), Norwegian (3.3%), United States (3.1%), Italian (3.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 08/25/1891

Elevation: 966 feet

Land area: 5.34 square miles.

Population density: 1844 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Harvard

  • High school or higher: 69.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
  • Unemployed: 6.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Harvard city

  • Never married: 28.0%
  • Now married: 58.2%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 6.2%
  • Divorced: 6.4%

2,186 residents are foreign born (25.5% Latin America).

This city:  27.3%
Illinois:  12.3%



According to our research there were 17 registered sex offenders living in Harvard, Illinois in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Harvard to the number of sex offenders is 579 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Harvard:  1.9% ($2,193)
Illinois:  1.8% ($2,285)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Janesville, WI (32.8 miles , pop. 59,498).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Milwaukee, WI (62.9 miles , pop. 596,974).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (76.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Walworth, WI (7.7 miles ), Capron, IL (8.5 miles ), Walworth, WI (8.6 miles ), Fontana-on-Geneva Lake, WI (9.1 miles ), Sharon, WI (9.4 miles ), Williams Bay, WI (11.6 miles ), Marengo, IL (12.0 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 16 buildings, average cost: $160,000
  • 1997: 14 buildings, average cost: $154,600
  • 1998: 32 buildings, average cost: $112,500
  • 1999: 54 buildings, average cost: $108,800
  • 2000: 40 buildings, average cost: $119,100
  • 2001: 52 buildings, average cost: $121,000
  • 2002: 65 buildings, average cost: $141,500
  • 2003: 73 buildings, average cost: $143,600
  • 2004: 80 buildings, average cost: $145,600
  • 2005: 119 buildings, average cost: $176,400
  • 2006: 65 buildings, average cost: $209,800
  • 2007: 17 buildings, average cost: $220,300

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Latitude: 42.42 N, Longitude: 88.62 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -545 (-6.8%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,089 (28.2%)

Area code: 815

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Population change in the 1990s: +1,863 (+30.4%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Computer and electronic products (12%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (4%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (11%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Computer and electronic products (5%)
  • Machinery (5%)
  • Social assistance (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (10%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Engineers (4%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4%)


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Crime in Harvard by Year

Type 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 00000110
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.011.611.30.0
Rapes 95685142
    per 100,000 137.062.575.0100.159.411.645.222.0
Robberies 53112334
    per 100,000 76.137.512.512.523.834.933.943.9
Assaults 2918273321232113
    per 100,000 441.6225.1337.7412.7249.6267.4237.2142.8
Burglaries 4022153023183234
    per 100,000 609.1275.1187.6375.2273.4209.3361.4373.5
Thefts 116133150180130110139149
    per 100,000 1766.41663.31875.92251.11545.21279.11569.71636.6
Auto thefts 88777948
    per 100,000 121.8100.187.587.583.2104.745.287.9
Arson 64130010
    per 100,000 91.450.012.537.50.00.011.30.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 343.8200.1226.5289.6192.2170.7208.0158.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 24 (18 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  1.83
US city average:  3.00

Average climate in Harvard, Illinois

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Harvard-area historical tornado activity is near Illinois state average. It is 64% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/21/1967, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 13.9 miles away from the Harvard city center killed 24 people and injured 450 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/11/1965, a category 4 tornado 21.6 miles away from the city center killed 6 people and injured 75 people.


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Hospital/medical center in Harvard:
  • HARVARD COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (901 GRANT ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Harvard:
  • MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; WOODSTOCK, IL)
  • NORTHWEST SUBURBAN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; BELVIDERE, IL)
  • AURORA LAKELAND MEDICAL CTR (about 18 miles; ELKHORN, WI)

Political contributions by individuals in Harvard, IL

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Harvard:
  • ROCK CO (about 32 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; ID: JVL)
  • GREATER ROCKFORD (about 37 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; ID: RFD)
  • KENOSHA REGIONAL (about 50 miles; KENOSHA, WI; ID: ENW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Harvard:
  • DACY (about 2 miles; HARVARD, IL; ID: 0C0)
  • BIG FOOT AIRFIELD (about 7 miles; WALWORTH, WI; ID: 7V3)
  • LAKE LAWN (about 15 miles; DELAVAN, WI; ID: C59)

Local government website: www.cityofharvard.org

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Harvard:
  • MCHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; CRYSTAL LAKE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,707)
  • ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; FT enrollment: 4,200)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (about 29 miles; WHITEWATER, WI; FT enrollment: 9,493)
  • ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; ELGIN, IL; FT enrollment: 5,077)
  • KISHWAUKEE COLLEGE (about 39 miles; MALTA, IL; FT enrollment: 2,289)
  • COLLEGE OF LAKE COUNTY (about 41 miles; GRAYSLAKE, IL; FT enrollment: 6,973)
  • NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; DeKalb, IL; FT enrollment: 19,477)
Public high school in Harvard:
Public elementary/middle schools in Harvard:
Private elementary/middle school in Harvard:
  • ST JOSEPHS SCHOOL (Students: 156; Location: 201 N DIVISION ST; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Harvard:
  • DELOS F. DIGGINS LIB. (Operating income: $689,515; Location: 900 EAST MCKINLEY STREET; 28,606 books; 721 audio materials; 297 video materials; 74 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Private schools should include: The Harvard Preschool, 40 children, PO Box 334, Harvard, IL Grade PREK
  • Private schools should include: The Harvard Preschool, 40 children, PO Box 334, Harvard, IL Grade PREK

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Notable locations in Harvard: Delos F Diggins Public Library (A), Harvard City Hall (B), Harvard Historical Museum (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Harvard include: Saint Joseph Catholic Church (A), First Presbyterian Church (B), First United Methodist Church (C), Christ Episcopal Church (D), Harvard Bible Church (E), Trinity Lutheran Church (F), First Baptist Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Saint Joseph Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Harvard include: Lions Park (1), Mary D Ayer Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Harvard Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Greater Harvard Area Historical Society (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 308 North Hart Street).

Hotel: Amerihost Inn - Harvard (1701 S Division St).

 

Average household size:
This city:  3.0 people
Illinois:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  71.0%
Whole state:  67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.7%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  9.1%
Whole state:  10.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This city:  4.3%
Whole state:  5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Harvard, IL


People in group quarters in Harvard
  • 24 people in nursing homes
  • 9 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 6 people in homes for the mentally retarded


Harvard compared to Illinois state average:

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  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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Banks with branches in Harvard (2007 data):
  • Castle Bank, National Association: Route 14 Branch, Castle/Harvard Branch, Harvard Mobile Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $890.9 mil, Deposits: $791.9 mil, headquarters in Dekalb, IL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 16 total offices, Holding Company: Lauritzen Corporation
  • Harvard Savings Bank: Branch Facility at 1400 North Division, branch established on 1998-09-07; at 58 N Ayer St, branch established on 1934-06-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $123.8 mil, Deposits: $88.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Consumer Lending Specialization, 2 total offices
  • The Harvard State Bank: at 33-35 North Ayer Street, branch established on 1866-08-01; Division Street Branch at 1299 South Division Street, branch established on 1995-12-28. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $154.5 mil, Deposits: $134.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Harvard Bancshares, Inc.



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Harvard travel time to work


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2004 Presidential Election results in McHenry County Illinois:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (78%)
  • Electricity (22%)

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Local Libraries 2$4,190$25,1409$10,904



Harvard government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $122,000
  • Charges - All Other: $202,000
    Parks & Recreation: $67,000
    Parking Facilities: $32,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,713,000
    Water Utilities: $966,000
    Regular Highways: $908,000
    Libraries: $839,000
    Parks & Recreation: $630,000
    Central Staff Services: $628,000
    General - Other: $369,000
    General Public Buildings: $130,000
    Transit Utilities: $101,000
    Parking Facilities: $32,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $245,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $3,000,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $4,081,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $3,580,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $2,910,000
    Other, NEC: $300,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $201,000
    Water Utilities: $90,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $150,000
    Interest Earnings: $97,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,727,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $807,000
    Transit Utilities: $13,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,468,000
    Highways: $1,117,000
  • Tax - Property: $1,683,000
    NEC: $470,000
    Public Utilities: $115,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $2,368,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $180,000

7.68% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($60,200 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.68%
Illinois average:  5.66%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($255 average AGI)
McHenry County:  0.04%
Illinois average:  0.19%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Cook County, IL  2.75% ($61,625 average AGI)
from Lake County, IL  1.11% ($60,755)
from Kane County, IL  0.87% ($55,269)


6.52% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($57,289 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.52%
Illinois average:  5.99%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($166 average AGI)
McHenry County:  0.04%
Illinois average:  0.07%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Cook County, IL  1.27% ($50,092 average AGI)
to Lake County, IL  0.85% ($54,236)
to Kane County, IL  0.65% ($52,469)


Strongest AM radio stations in Harvard:
  • WMCW (1600 AM; 1 kW; HARVARD, IL; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WNVR (1030 AM; 5 kW; VERNON HILLS, IL; Owner: POLNET COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
  • WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
  • WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WAIT (850 AM; daytime; 3 kW; CRYSTAL LAKE, IL; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WTJK (1380 AM; 5 kW; SOUTH BELOIT, IL; Owner: GOOD KARMA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • WROK (1440 AM; 5 kW; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Harvard:
  • WZSR (105.5 FM; WOODSTOCK, IL; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
  • WLKG (96.1 FM; LAKE GENEVA, WI; Owner: CTJ COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
  • WGSL (91.1 FM; LOVES PARK, IL; Owner: CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTER SCHOOL)
  • WQFL (100.9 FM; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: QUEST FOR LIFE, INC.)
  • WXRX (104.9 FM; BELVIDERE, IL; Owner: AIRPLAY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WYCH (106.3 FM; GENOA, IL; Owner: DONTRON, INC.)
  • WSLD (104.5 FM; WHITEWATER, WI; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Harvard:
  • W34CK (Channel 34; ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL; Owner: FIRST UNITED, INC.)


Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007 (per 100,000 population)

Harvard, Illinois:
  • Fatal accident count: 5
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 6
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
  • Fatalities: 5
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 10
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
Illinois average:
  • Fatal accident count: 108
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 163
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 36
  • Fatalities: 117
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 288
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 17

Harvard fatal accident list:
Jan 11, 2004 01:25 AM, Us-14, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Nov 15, 2004 11:42 AM, Roosevelt St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Jan 25, 2002 01:33 AM, Us-14, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Oct 24, 1981 10:00 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Sep 6, 1977 09:45 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Harvard)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 9 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 3 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Harvard, IL)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 25 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2
  • Various Locations, Overall height: 2.4 m, Call Sign: WPNM863
    Assigned Frequencies : 956.418 MHz
    Grant Date: 04/22/2008, Expiration Date: 05/11/2018
    Registrant: Phone: (412) 430-3974
  • 67 N Ayer, Overall height: 15.2 m, Call Sign: WLF664
    Assigned Frequencies : 947.375 MHz, 947.625 MHz
    Grant Date: 08/13/1990, Expiration Date: 12/01/2012
    Registrant: Garvey Schubert Barer, 1000 Potomac Street, Nw, Fifth Floor, Washington, DC 20007, Phone: (202) 965-7880, Fax: (202) 965-1729

FCC Registered Paging Towers: 2
  • Mcguire Road, Overall height: 50.9 m, Call Sign: KNKG720
    Assigned Frequencies : 931.712 MHz
    Grant Date: 05/06/2005, Expiration Date: 04/05/2015, Certifier: J. Roy Pottle
    Registrant: American Messaging Services, LLC, 1720 Lakepointe Drive, #100, Lewisville, TX 75057, Phone: (214) 222-6460, Fax: (972) 353-1912
  • Mc Guire Road, Overall height: 50.9 m, Call Sign: KNKH915
    Assigned Frequencies : 931.337 MHz
    Grant Date: 11/08/1999, Expiration Date: 11/08/2009, Certifier: J. Roy Pottle
    Registrant: American Messaging Services, LLC, 1720 Lakepointe Drive, #100, Lewisville, TX 75057, Phone: (214) 222-6460, Fax: (972) 353-1912

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 36 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Harvard)

FAA Registered Aircrafts: 54 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Harvard)

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