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OELWEIN

FAYETTE

HAWKEYE

ELGIN

CLERMONT

Hawkeye

Population
489
Area is known for its beautiful hills and parks.

Events: Hawkeye Fun Day-Fall Leaf Festival/Agriculture Days/Old machinery displays.

Attractions: Scenic view - Mississippi River, Wood carvings, Governor Larrabee's home, Osborn Nature Center.

Telecommunications
Local telephone company: Hawkeye Telephone
Time required for repair
(regular business hours):
N/A
Equal access long distance
for Intra-LATA calls?
Yes
Equal access long distance
for Inter-LATA calls?
Yes
Type of central office switcher: Digital
Is fiber currently in the ground: No
Is SS7 service available? No
Is ISDN service available? No
Is T1-DS1 service available? No
Is local cellular service available? No
Is local internet service available? Yes
Is local video conferencing
service available?
No
Utilities

Electricity

Name of supplier: Alliant

Water

Water supplied by: Municipal
Names of supplier: City of Hawkeye
Source of city water: Well
Elevated storage capacity: 35,000 gallons
Capacity of water plant: 350,000 gallons
Average consumption: 31,500 gpd
Peak consumption: 41,000 gpd

Natural Gas

Name of local distributor: Aquila
Pipeline source: Northern Natural Gas Co.

Sanitation

Type sewage treatment plant: Secondary
Percent of community
served by sewer:
98%
Average load: 34,000 gpd
Peak load: 41,000 gpd
Design capacity: 107,000 gpd

Tax Structure

Assessed value of property in city: $5,189,594
Tax rate per $1,000 assessed value: $28.28
Bonded indebtedness: City: $.00
Bonded indebtedness: School: $.00
Bonded indebtedness
capacity of community:
$.00
Future indebtedness plans: $.00
Remarks: Hawkeye Economic
Development has conducted a
fund drive and has money
available for financial incentives.

Transportation Services

Air Service

Time in minutes to nearest public airport: 9
Type of runway: Hard Surface
Length of runway: 4,250 feet
Unicom radio: No
Instrument landing system: Yes
VOR: Yes
Non-directional beacon: Yes
Time in minutes to nearest
commercial air service:
50
City name: Waterloo
Airlines serving point:

American Eagle, Northwest Airlink,
TransWorld Express & United Express

Motor Carrier

Number of U.S. highways serving city: 1
Number of Iowa highways serving city: 0
Time in minutes to nearest
interstate interchange:
50
Interstate number: I-380
Time in minutes to nearest
four-lane highway:
30
Highway number: US 20
Number motor freight carriers
serving community:
3
Number of local terminals: 0
Number of intrastate carriers: 3
Number of interstate carriers: 3

Rail Service

Community served by railroad No
Distance in minutes to nearest
piggyback service:
0
Name of railroad:
Union Pacific Railroad

WEST UNION

OELWEIN

FAYETTE

HAWKEYE

ELGIN

CLERMONT

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