Air:
| Distance to nearest public airport..... | 22 minute(s) | | Elevation..... | 1,324 feet | | Length of longest runway..... | 4,200 feet | | Runway lighted..... | Yes | | Private aircraft storage available..... | Yes | | Private aircraft maintenance available..... | No | | Distance to nearest commercial air transportation..... | 65 minute(s) |
Distance to nearest international airport:
| Name of Airport | Miles to Airport
from Community |
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| Omaha Eppley International | 75 |
| Kansas City International | 241 |
| Denver International | 526 |
Rail:
| Community Served by Railroad..... | No | | | Distance to Nearest Railroad..... | 15 mile(s) | | Number of Freight Trains Per Day..... | 10 | | Functional Piggyback Ramp Available..... | No | | Distance to Nearest Piggyback Service..... | 33 mile(s) |
 UTILITIES
| Electricity:
State Electric Power Deregulated..... No
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Electric System Operator: | City of West Point |
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Wholesale Supplier: | Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska |
Natural Gas:
| Natural Gas Service Available..... | Yes | | | Supplier in Community..... | Black Hills Energy | |
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Water:
| Provider..... | City of West Point | | | Major Source..... | Wells | | | If Wells, Average Depth..... | 60 feet | | Rated Capacity..... | 2.500 mgd | | Average Capacity..... | 1.000 mgd | | Peak Demand..... | 2.000 mgd | | Storage Capacity..... | 500,000 gallons | | Hardness..... | 20 ppm | | Treated..... | Yes | | | Temperature Range..... | 56 (degrees Fahrenheit) |
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Sanitation/Waste Water:
| Name of Provider..... | City of West Point | | | Type of Service..... | Activated Sludge | | | Rated Capacity..... | 0.500 (mgd) | | Average Daily Demand..... | 0.500 (mgd) | | Peak Demand..... | 1.000 (mgd) | | Sewer Connection Fee..... | Yes | |
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| New facility recently completed. |
Telecommunications:
| Name of Local Service Provider..... | Qwest | |
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| West Point is served by 2 wireless internet providers, one cable internet provider, and one DSL provider. Our community also has an active telecommunications committee (see www.wptelecom.org for more information about the providers and committee). |
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TAX STRUCTURE
| Actual Valuation of City: $134,999,824 (year 2003) |
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Real Property Tax Rates ($ per $100 of actual value):
For Year: 2003
| City....... | | $0.4499998 | | County....... | | $0.2503370 | | School....... | | $1.0852910 | | Other....... | | $0.0380739 | | Total Real Property....... | | $1.8237017 |
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| Bond Indebtedness:
For Year: 2003
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General Obligation......... | $896,300.00 | | Revenue......... | $2,515,000.00 | | County......... | $0.00 | | School......... | $510,000.00 |
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| MUNICIPAL SERVICES |
| Type of Government..... | Mayor/City Council/City Administrator | | | Comprehensive City Plan..... | Yes, 1980 (year) | | City Manager..... | Yes | | | City Engineer..... | No | | | City Zoning Ordinance in Effect..... | Yes | | | County Zoning Ordinance in Effect..... | Yes | | | Garbage Service Provider..... | Private | | | Public Library in City..... | Yes | |
| Percent of Streets Paved..... | 95 % | | Number Full-Time Fire Department Personnel..... | 0 | | Number Volunteer Fire Department Personnel..... | 32 | | Number Full-Time Police Officers..... | 7 |
| Inside City | | Outside City |
Fire Insurance Class..... | 6 | | 7 |
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| The City of West Point offers the following services: Electricity, water, sewer, fire, rescue, police, library, community center, parks and recreation, senior citizen center, swimming pool, and street maintenance. |
| EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES |
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| Public Schools | # of Schools | Enrollment | Teacher/Student Ratio |
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| Elementary |
1 | 333 | 1:22 |
| Senior High |
1 | 244 | 1:8 |
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| Private Schools | # of Schools | Enrollment | Teacher/Student Ratio |
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| Elementary |
2 | 361 | 1:16 |
| Senior High |
1 | 158 | 1:15 |
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| The Shirley and Jake Weber Education Center of Northeast Community College is co-located with the Donald E Nielsen Community Center at 202 Anna Stalp Avenue, West Point, Nebraska. The new 8,000+ square-foot state-of-the-art education wing has six classrooms, including a science lab, two computer labs, two interactive-television (ITV) classrooms, and a general-purpose classroom. There is a student lounge, and a conference room which also serves as a testing center and classroom. The registration area includes offices of the education center director, advisor, and NECC staff. An adjunct faculty office is located near the classroom area. The West Point Education Center offers courses leading to degrees, diplomas, and certificates in the following program areas: Accounting, Administrative Assistant, Agriculture, Business, Community, Journalism, Criminal Justice, Education, Nursing, General Studies, Computer, Basic Computer Concepts, MS Office 2007 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Publisher, Outlook), QuickBooks 2008, Photoshop, Business/Industry Training, Continuing Education, Community Education. College credit courses and evening adult education are offered through Northeast Community College, Wayne State, and UNL by distance learning (visit www.northeastcollege.com). The public school includes K-12th grades (www.wpcadets.org). St. Paul Lutheran is a Preschool-8th grade school (www.stpaulwp.org/schoolhome.htm) Guardian Angels Catholic school is a Preschool-8th grade school (www.gacatholicschool.org). Central Catholic high School is a 9-12th grade school (www.ccbluejays.org). |
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| RECREATIONAL FACILITIES |
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| Type of facilities in city or within 30 minutes: |
| Public Golf Course(s)..... | 2 | | Private Golf Course(s)..... | 0 | | Public Tennis Court(s)..... | 2 | | Public Swimming Pool(s)..... | 1 |
| Public Park(s)..... | 3 |
| Public Camp Ground(s)..... | 1 |
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| Nearest Public Access to Lake or River..... | 1 mile(s) |
| Camping..... | Yes | | Swimming..... | No | | Fishing..... | Yes | | Motorized Boats..... | No | | Water Skiing/Tubing..... | No |
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| The Elkhorn River borders West Point, which accomodates airboating, rafting, and fishing. West Point has 3 parks - Timmerman Park offers picnicking, baseball and softball fields, sand volleyball, basketball, and tennis courts. Neligh park offers picnicking, fishing, swimming pool, baseball, sand volleyball, horseshoes, and camping. Open shelters and camping are available on a first-come-first-served basis. The log cabin and one closed shelter is available for reservation by calling the city office at (402)372-2466. Check our web site for more info at
www.ci.west-point.ne.us/park.htm |
| HOUSING |
| Number of Single Units Built in Last 2 Years..... | 8 | | Number of Multiple Units Built in Last 2 Years..... | 0 | | Average Cost Per Square Foot of Single Units Built in Last 2 Years..... | $78 | | Average Monthly Rental - 3 Bedroom House..... | $450 | | Average Monthly Rental - 2 Bedroom Apartment..... | $350 | | Average Cost of Houses Sold (last 2 years)..... | $80,000 |
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| Local realty companies selling homes and real estate include:
Great Plains Realty (www.charterwest.com/realest.htm)
Ortmeier Realty (www.ortmeierrealty.com) |
| HEALTH FACILITIES |
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| Number of Hospitals in Community..... | 1 | Number of Beds in Hospital(s)..... | 25 | Number of Outpatient Clinics..... | 19 |
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| Medical Personnel in or Serving Community: |
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| Medical Doctor(s) / Physician Assistant(s)..... | 6 | | Dentist(s) / Orthodontist(s)..... | 3 |
| Nurse(s) (registered or practical)..... | 54 | | Veterinarian(s)..... | 4 |
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| Franciscan Care Services is a healthcare network consisting of St. Francis Memorial Hospital, Dinklage Medical Clinic, and St. Joseph's Retirement Community. Services include: obstetrics, surgery, specialty clinics, home health/hospice, radiology, laboratory, physical therapy, cardiac rehab and wellness facilities. A physical therapy and garage expansion has recently been completed. Their web address is www.fcswp.org. West Point also has a 64 bed nursing home facility at the West Point Living Center. |
| COMMERCIAL SERVICES |
| Machine Shops in City....... | 4 | | Tool & Die Services in City....... | 1 | | Electric Motor Repair Services in City....... | 1 |
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| Type of Newspaper in City....... | weekly | | Local Radio Station(s)....... | 1 |
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| Number of TV Channels Received without Cable....... | 13 | | Cable Antenna Television Serves City....... | Yes | | Maximum Number of Cable Channels Received....... | 201 |
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| Number of Protestant Churches....... | 7 | | Number of Catholic Churches....... | 1 | | Number of Synagogues....... | 0 |
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| Number of Motels & Hotels in Community....... | 1 | | Total Number of Rooms Available....... | 39 |
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| Number of Banks in City....... | 3 | | Assets: | $243,946,000 | | Number of Savings & Loan Firms....... | 0 | | Assets: | $0 |
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| Chamber of Commerce....... | Yes | | Chamber Executive is Full-Time....... | Yes |
| Chamber of Commerce web address is www.westpointchamber.com Our new community center is available. For more information visit www.wpnielsencenter.com Newspaper web address is www.wpnews.com Radio station web address is www.kwpnfm.com CableOne offers cable service - web address is www.cableone.com We have a Super 8 hotel in West Point (402)372-3998 and Horizon Inn (www.horizoninnandsuites.com) Our local banks include Charter West (www.charterwest.com), Wells Fargo (www.wellsfargo.com), and Farmers & Merchants (www.fmbankwp.com) The local church web sites include St. Mary's Catholic Church (www.myweb.cableone.net/stmary), Grace Lutheran Church (www.gracewpn.org), St. Paul's Lutheran Church (www.stpaulwp.org), and Trinity Church (www.trinitywp.com). www.ci.westpoint.ne.us/churches.htm
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| LOCAL MANUFACTURING CHARACTERISTICS
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| Number of Manufacturing Plants in Community..... | 8 | | Number of Manufacturing Employees..... | 8 |
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LARGEST EMPLOYERS
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| Leading Employers in Community: |
| #1. | Business Name: | Wimmers Meats |
| Service Sector: | Manufacturing | | Employment Number: | Total: 139 (Male: 79 Female: 60) | | Year Established: | 1934 | | Unions: | No | | Products/Service: | Wieners and franks, summer sausage and deli meats |
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| #2. | Business Name: | West Point-Beemer Public High School |
| Service Sector: | Education & Health Services | | Employment Number: | Total: 107 (Male: 23 Female: 84) | | Year Established: | 1865 | | Unions: | Yes | | Products/Service: | Education |
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| #3. | Business Name: | Valmont Coatings |
| Service Sector: | Manufacturing | | Employment Number: | Total: 65 (Male: 55 Female: 10) | | Year Established: | 1996 | | Unions: | No | | Products/Service: | Custom galvanizers |
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| #4. | Business Name: | West Point Dairy |
| Service Sector: | Manufacturing | | Year Established: | 1976 | | Unions: | -Clear Field- | | Products/Service: | Butter, buttermilk, and cream |
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| COMMUNITY NOTES |
| Our Community: | West Point, the county seat of Cuming County, annually hosts the Cuming County Fair, and the Road Gems "Last Fling till Spring" Car Show. West Point is the number one hometown in Nebraska with 3,660 forward looking citizens. A library, medical clinic, and a Catholic School activity center were all financed by private donations. Our hospital and clinic have 4 resident doctors, 3 physician assistants, one surgeon, and about 20 outpatient clinics a month. Our school system has Catholic, Lutheran, and public elementary schools, and a Catholic and a public high school. There are third and fourth generation families still in the area, in both the farming and business community. West Point boasts nine churches with very active memberships. There are 4 parks, each unique in its own way. In Neligh Park there are facilities for baseball, swimming, camping, and picnicking. Timmerman Park is the center of our youth and adult softball and baseball, as well as sand volleyball and tennis. Wilderness Park is great for hiking and enjoying nature and in the winter sledding. | | Suggested Sites: |
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