Community Profile

Climate

Temperature (normal average daily): Annual average rainfall: Average snowfall: Elevation

January   40°F July   80°F 45 inches 15.7 inches 1092' mean sea level

Average Wage Hourly/Annually

Polk County hour: Polk County annual:

$12 (2008) $24,958 (2008)

Cost of Living Index

City of Bolivar:

90.3% (4th Qtr 2008)

Cost of Housing in Polk County

Average value of housing: Average gross monthly rent (2007):

$124,786 $400

Bolivar New Housing Starts in 2008

Single dwellings: Duplexes: Multi-unit apartments Total new housing:

61 1 0 62

Building Permits in 2008 (Bolivar)

New commercial: New residential: Total cost of commercial permits: Total cost of residential permits:

120 188 $11,114,000 $11,802,795

Land

Interstate: 4-lane highways: Other highways:	I-44 MO 13 MO 32, MO 83
26 miles south of Bolivar, MO 4-lane Highway 13 intersects I-44
22 miles north of Bolivar, MO 4-lane Highway 13 intersects US 54
Motor freight carriers:	5
Bolivar Express, Consolidated Freightways, Land Air Express, Hermitage Express, Mid-States Express

Metro Area Distances

City 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

Rail

No local rail Burlington Northern Santa Fe RR services Springfield MO, 30 miles south of Bolivar

Air

Bolivar Municipal Airport (Top 10 Airports in State of Missouri)

Phone: 417-777-6080 Website: www.airnav.com/airport/m17

4 miles east of Bolivar 4000-foot runway Full service, fixed base operation Fuel service and aircraft maintenance Charter service Pilot supplies, food, cafe Permanent hangers:

46 single engine hangars 6 twin engine hangars 3 corporate jet hangars

Runway amenities:

Precision approach path indicator lights on    runways 18-36 Pilot-controlled lights Runway end identifying lights Instrument approaches on both ends of runway

Commercial airport:

Springfield-Branson Regional Airport 7000-foot hard surface runway Provides commercial air transportation 30 miles south of Bolivar

Public Transportation

Local taxi service O.A.T.S. - Local/area transportation T.O.O.T.S. - Transportation out of town

Legislative Districts

28th Missouri Senate District 133rd Missouri House District 7th United States Congressional District

Local Government

Type of government: Mayor/City Council/Administrator
Comprehensive city plan: Year plan completed: City zoning ordinance: County zoning ordinance:	Yes 2009 Yes No
Fire Department: 20 paid volunteers Full-time chief, assistant chief, 2 firefighters Police Department: 19 full-time policemen National CALEA accreditation Sheriff's Department 21 full-time deputies County jail facility 911 Central Dispatch Located in Bolivar Dispatches for Polk County

Polk County

1st in Hay Production with 90,970 acres 1st in Cattle & Calves with 106,904 head 9th in Horses with 2,736 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

Swimming pools: Public tennic courts: Golf courses: Public parks: Fitness center:	1 public/1 private 10 1 public/1 private 6 2
4-plex movie theater Community theater Senior Citizens Center YMCA provides: softball, baseball, soccer, basketball, and volleyball Skate park in 2007 Bowling alley 1 country club 1 art gallery 1 historical museum Community concert association Frisco Highline Trail for walking/biking Access to Stockton Lake / Pomme de Terre Lake

Loc. City: County:

est. 2007 10,700 30,216

2002 9,455 27,710

2000 9,142 26,992

1990 6,845 21,826

1980 5,919 18,822

Public Schools

Bolivar R-1 Schools Classification: 3A 417-326-5291 Website: www.bolivar.k12.mo.us

Type/Grade	Admins.	Teachers	Enroll.
Preschool (Pre-K)	0	4	79
Primary (K-2)	3	52	560
Intermediate (3-5)	2	40	593
Middle (6-8)	2	42	548
Secondary (9-12)	3	56	804
Exceptional/Handicapped	2	34	30
Team & Group Home		9	47
Parents As Teachers		5
Administration	3
Alternative School	1	8	31

Private Schools

Type	Number	Teachers	Enroll.
K-12	1	5	25
Preschool-8	1	11	145

Area Vocational Schools

Missouri College of Cosmetology Dallas County Area Vo-Tech Bolivar Technical Polk County Christian School Word of God Fellowship

417-777-7519 417-752-3491 417-777-5062 417-777-2330 417-326-3409

Area Colleges and Universities

Southwest Baptist University* Missouri State University Drury University Ozark Technical Comm. College	Bolivar Springfield Springfield Springfield
*Enrollment: 3,000; NCAA Div. II; MIAA Conference

Electricity

Empire District Electric Company 1913 W. Broadway, Suite B, Bolivar MO 65613
800-206-2300	www.empiredistrict.com

Generator capacity: Peak demand: Summer (July 19, 2006) Winter (Dec. 09, 2005)	1264 MW   1159 MW 1031 MW
Average prices: Residential price	$10.35 monthly, plus
$0.0888 PKW for 1st 600 KW, .0604 after 600 KW
Commercial price	$14.60 monthly, plus
$0.0987 PKW for 1st 700 KW, .0790 after 700 KW
Industrial price Total customers:	Based on demand 162,420

Cooperative: Southwest Electric Cooperative 1023 S. Springfield, Bolivar MO 65613
417-326-5244	www.swec.org
Avg. residential usage: Total services:	1000 KWH/mo. $94.65 39,343

Water

City of Bolivar	417-326-2489
345 S. Main, Bolivar MO 65613

Rate schedule:	Min. $12.00/2000 gallons,
$2.50/1000 gallons up to 50,000 gallons
City water source: Treatment: Capacity of supply: Present load of plant: Peak consumption: Storage capacity:	5 wells Chlorination, fluoridation 4.75 million gallons/day 1.1 million gallons/day 3.5 million gallons/day 1,450,000 gallons
Bolivar's water supply is approved by the Dept. of Natural Resources

Sanitation

City of Bolivar	417-326-2489
345 S. Main, Bolivar MO 65613

Treatment: Capacity of supply: Present load of plant: Rate schedule:	2 oxidation ditches 2.5 million gallons/day 1.3 million gallons/day
$15.00 minimum/0-2000 gal., then $2.75/1000 gal.

Fuel Oil

MFA Oil

417-326-5808

LP Gas

Doke Propane All Star Priority Propane	417-326-6111 417-326-4305 417-777-3090
Natural gas and coal fuel sources are not available.

Workforce

Civilian labor force: Employment: Manufacturing employment: Weekly average wage: Nonmanufacturing employment: Weekly average wage:

14,300 12,900 600 $450.00 7,379 $476.24

Unemployment

Number unemployed: Unemployment rate:	1300 8.5%
*Source: MO Dept. of Economic Development

Economic Development

City of Bolivar and Polk County Contact: Ron Mersch 417-326-2489 Bolivar Industrial Development Authority Contact: Ron Mersch 417-326-2489 Chamber of Commerce Contact: Diana Leslie, Executive Director 417-326-4118

Communications

Windstream Communications - 100% digital facilities, provides phone, cable, satellite and Internet services Bolivar Herald-Free Press, twice-weekly publication Local Life free monthly publication printed locally KYOO AM 1200/FM 99.1 broadcasts from Bolivar Television viewers receive five off-air channels; 282 channels available by cable TV and satellite 1 regional provider - Windstream Communications Post office classification: 1st Class, Level 20

Hotels/Lodging

Number of hotels: Total number of rooms:

4 250

Banquets/Meeting Facilities

Number of conference centers: Capacity of largest conf. center: Facilities available for meetings:	2 300 6
For additional information, contact: Bolivar Area Chamber of Commerce 417-326-4118

Health Facilities

911 Emergency Services Citizens Memorial Hospital - accredited 76 bed acute care facility Sports medicine center Cardiac care Oncology services Family clinics Assisted living facility Nursing home Senior housing Hospice Home health care Dentists Optometrists Surgical eye care Physicians Women's Center Counseling services

Financial Institutions

Number of banks: Combined assets:

6 $800+ million

Religious Institutions

Protestant: Catholic: Other:

22 1 1

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