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Ancestries: German (35.8%), Norwegian (25.2%), Irish (5.6%), Russian (5.2%), Swedish (3.3%), English (3.2%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 1505 feet
Land area: 0.77 square miles.
Population density: 1,522 people per square mile (low).
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Prioritization:
For population 25 years and over in Velva:
High school or higher: 88.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
Unemployed: 3.8%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Velva city:
Never married: 23.8%
Now married: 44.2%
Separated: 5.0%
Widowed: 14.8%
Divorced: 12.3%
5 residents are foreign born
This city:
0.4%
North Dakota:
2.4%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2012: $1,167 (1.2%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2012: $1,303 (1.8%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bismarck, ND (86.4 miles , pop. 55,532).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (422.6 miles , pop. 382,618).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (776.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Velva-area historical tornado activity is slightly below North Dakota state average. It is 55% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/5/1956, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 35.4 miles away from the Velva city center causedbetween $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
On 6/6/1982, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 10.2 miles away from the city center causedbetween $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Velva-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above North Dakota state average. It is 66% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 523.1 miles away from the city center, causing $26,000,000 total damage On 9/8/1984 at 00:59:31, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MB, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 356.8 miles away from Velva center On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW) earthquake occurred 675.2 miles away from the city center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 275.7 miles away from the city center On 6/30/1975 at 18:54:13, a magnitude 6.1 (5.6 MB, 5.9 MS, 6.1 UK, 6.1 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 522.8 miles away from Velva center On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB) earthquake occurred 284.1 miles away from the city center Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in McHenry County (24) is a lot greater than the US average (12). Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 22 Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 19, Storms: 11, Snows: 6, Winter Storms: 3, Blizzard: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Tornado: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Birthplace of: Eric Sevareid - (1912-1992), reporter.
VELVA PUBLIC & SCHOOL LIBRARY (Operating income: $5,539; Location: 101 WEST 4TH STREET; 19,369 books; 344 audio materials; 500 video materials; 7 state licensed databases; 1 other licensed databases; 101 print serial subscriptions; 1 electronic serial subscriptions)
McHenry County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Velva and their reported violations in the past:
VELVA CITY OF (Population served: 1,084, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
Lead Consumer Notice - In SEP-01-2012, Contaminant: Lead and Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-04-2012)
Lead Consumer Notice - In OCT-09-2011, Contaminant: Lead and Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-30-2012)
Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between OCT-2010 and DEC-2010, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-24-2011), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-24-2011), St Public Notif received (FEB-18-2011), St Compliance achieved (JUN-20-2011)
Lead Consumer Notice - In OCT-01-2009, Contaminant: Lead and Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-09-2009)
One routine major monitoring violation
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2012: 26.3%
(26.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 100.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households
48 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities in 2010
47 people in nursing homes in 2000
Velva compared to North Dakota state average:
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
House age above state average.
Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Banks with branches in Velva (2011 data):
Peoples State Bank of Velva: Peoples State Bank Of Velva at 101 N. Main, branch established on 1915/01/01. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $68.7 mil, Deposits: $60.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices
Religion statistics for Velva city (based on McHenry County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 83.68%
Here:
83.7%
USA:
50.2%
Adherents
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
Name
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Catholic Church
Lutheran Church
American Baptist Churches in the USA
Other
Adherents
55.7%
23.4%
11.8%
2.1%
7.0%
Congregations
36.7%
23.3%
16.7%
3.3%
20.0%
Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 3
McHenry County:
5.76 / 10,000 pop.
North Dakota:
3.23 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 1
McHenry County:
1.92 / 10,000 pop.
State:
4.89 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 6
Here:
11.51 / 10,000 pop.
State:
8.90 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:
9.3%
North Dakota:
7.6%
Adult obesity rate:
McHenry County:
27.9%
North Dakota:
27.6%
Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function
Full-time employees
Monthly full-time payroll
Average yearly full-time wage
Part-time employees
Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration
2
$3,666
$21,996
0
$0
Other Government Administration
0
$0
13
$2,239
Judicial and Legal
0
$0
2
$256
Solid Waste Management
2
$4,182
$25,092
0
$0
Water Supply
2
$5,015
$30,090
0
$0
Local Libraries
0
$0
2
$181
Other and Unallocable
0
$0
2
$256
Totals for Government
6
$12,863
$25,726
19
$2,932
5.96% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,115 average adjusted gross income)
Here:
5.96%
North Dakota average:
7.27%
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
.5 Mi S (Lat: 48.050000 Lon: -100.931528), Call Sign: KNDQ654, Licensee ID: L00001677 Assigned Frequencies: 173.390 MHz Grant Date: 08/03/2002, Expiration Date: 10/23/2012, Cancellation Date: 11/14/2011 Registrant: Otter Tail Power Company, 215 S Cascade St, Fergus Falls, MN 56537
Lat: 42.979167 Lon: -85.671389, Call Sign: WPSN429 Assigned Frequencies: 456.962 MHz Grant Date: 04/05/2011, Expiration Date: 06/27/2021, Certifier: Beth Mckey Registrant: Business Radio Licensing, 30251 Golden Lantern Ste E #501, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677-5993, Phone: (949) 348-8510, Fax: (949) 348-8514, Email:
Call Sign: WPXP914 Assigned Frequencies: 155.055 MHz Grant Date: 05/19/2003, Expiration Date: 05/19/2013, Certifier: Carol S Bickler Registrant: Federal Licensing, Inc., 1588 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 334-9262
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
2
Velva, ND, Lat: 48.057722 Lon: -100.931056, Call Sign: WPTL746 Assigned Frequencies: 956.306 MHz, 956.306 MHz Grant Date: 10/29/2001, Expiration Date: 10/29/2011, Cancellation Date: 12/31/2011, Certifier: Carol Bickler Registrant: Utc Spectrum Services, 200 North Glebe Rd. #1000, Arlington, VA 22203, Phone: (703) 558-2214, Fax: (703) 558-0523, Email:
STATION, 3 Mi Se Of (Lat: 48.023333 Lon: -100.883750), Overall height: 9.1 m, Call Sign: WHC466 Assigned Frequencies: 6660.00 MHz Grant Date: 04/14/2009, Expiration Date: 05/17/2019 Registrant: Basin Electric Power Cooperative, 1717 East Interstate Ave, Bismarck, ND 58503, Phone: (701) 223-0441, Fax: (701) 557-5322, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
1
Call Sign: W0PUP Grant Date: 11/22/1996, Expiration Date: 11/22/2006, Cancellation Date: 11/25/2008 Registrant: Russell W Burgess, Rt 1 Box 219, Velva, ND 58790
FAA Registered Aircraft:
4
Aircraft: CESSNA 170A (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES (145 HP) (Reciprocating) N-Number: 1295D , Serial Number: 19871, Year manufactured: 1950, Airworthiness Date: 01/25/1984 Registrant (Individual): Ronald L Davis, 404 Main St N, Velva, ND 58790
Aircraft: MONOCOUPE 110 SPECIAL (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 131 mph), Engine: WARNER SS185 SERIES (200 HP) (Reciprocating) N-Number: 2347 , Serial Number: 5W-641, Year manufactured: 1933, Airworthiness Date: 04/03/1962 Registrant (Partnership): & S Air LLP L, 4877 Highway 41, Velva, ND 58790
Aircraft: CESSNA TR182 (Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES (250 HP) (Reciprocating) N-Number: 4777S , Serial Number: R18201424, Year manufactured: 1980, Airworthiness Date: 05/10/2005 Registrant (Partnership): & S Air LLP L, 4877 Highway 41, Velva, ND 58790
Aircraft: CHAMPION 7KCAB (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating) N-Number: 5BJ , Serial Number: 187, Year manufactured: 1969, Airworthiness Date: 08/25/1981 Registrant (Co-Owned): Larry R Linrud, 4877 Highway 41, Velva, ND 58790, Other Owners: Lyle O Linrud
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
(46.6%)
(53.4%)
42.7 years
39.0 years
(86.4 miles 
(300 MAIN ST S)
