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Harvard is a city in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 7,996 at the 2000 census, and estimated to be 9,104 as of 2005. McHenry County is located in the U.S. state of Illinois. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ...

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Geography

Harvard is located at 42°25′24″N, 88°37′5″W (42.423444, -88.618036)GR1. Image File history File links ILMap-doton-Harvard. ...


According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 13.8 km² (5.3 mi²), all land. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...


Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 7,996 people, 2,610 households, and 1,853 families residing in the city. The population density was 578.1/km² (1,498.2/mi²). There were 2,723 housing units at an average density of 196.9/km² (510.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 76.25% White, 0.85% African American, 0.38% Native American, 1.43% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 18.76% from other races, and 2.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 37.81% of the population. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...


There were 2,610 households out of which 39.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.8% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.05 and the average family size was 3.56. Marriage is an interpersonal relationship with governmental, social, or religious recognition, usually intimate and sexual, and often created as a contract, or through civil process. ...


In the city the population was spread out with 30.1% under the age of 18, 12.7% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 16.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 107.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.9 males.


The median income for a household in the city was $44,363, and the median income for a family was $48,087. Males had a median income of $30,578 versus $23,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,253. About 6.9% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.2% of those under age 18 and 1.2% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...


History

Looking southwest on Ayer Street. Downtown Harvard, Illinois
Looking southwest on Ayer Street. Downtown Harvard, Illinois

In 1855 the Chicago & Northwestern Railway built toward Janesville, Wisconsin, from Cary. Projecting where trains from Chicago would have to stop for servicing in the days of wood fuel, Elbridge Gerry Ayer and two other North Western stockholders platted a community in southeastern Chemung Township on land that they had purchased without mentioning their railroad affiliation. In April 1856, the railroad accepted Ayer's town plat as a station named Harvard. When the North Western's Kenosha-Rockford line entered Harvard in 1859, the railroad built engine-handling facilities there. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2304x1728, 819 KB) A view of downtown Harvard, Illinois. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2304x1728, 819 KB) A view of downtown Harvard, Illinois. ... The Chicago and North Western Railway (AAR reporting marks: CNW, CNWS, CNWZ) was a Class 1 railroad in the United States. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Cary is a village in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. ... Nickname: Motto: Urbs in Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country State Counties Cook, DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ...


As railroad employment expanded, Harvard's population ballooned. In 1868 voters incorporated the community, and elected Ayer as president.[1] Year 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...


In 1942, Harvard instituted an annual celebration called Harvard Milk Days. A lavish parade down whitewashed streets presided over by a large fiberglass Holstein cow named (since 1970) Harmilda attracted thousands.


Dairy farming declined as farmers found it easier and equally profitable to supply metropolitan Chicago's supermarkets with produce. Many Mexicans who came to work as temporary pickers and processors remained in Harvard as landscape laborers, significantly changing the community's demographic.


In 2006, Harvard held a year long Sesquicentennial Celebration. [2] An anniversary is a day that commemorates an event that occurred on the same day of the year some time in the past. ...


The Greater Harvard Area Historical Society is located on Hart Street. The ongoing mission of the society is the plaquing of historical sites in the area, and obtaining histories of Harvard families, businesses and farms which have been in operation for more than 100 years.


Education

Central School, Harvard, Illinois
Central School, Harvard, Illinois

Harvard is served by Harvard School District #50. District #50 operates five schools within Harvard, Harvard High School, grades 9-12, Harvard Junior High School, grades 5-8, Jefferson School, grades 1, 3 and 4, Washington School, pre-kindergarten and kindergarten, and Central School, grade 2.[3]Harvard has a very good education program with highly recommended staff. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2304x1728, 1110 KB) Central School, located in Harvard, Illinois. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2304x1728, 1110 KB) Central School, located in Harvard, Illinois. ...


Fire Protection

Harvard's Fire Protection District consists of 47 trained firefighters, of which 22 are EMTs and 14 are paramedics. The district traces its history to 1865 when 5 men got together to purchase a fire engine for the village of Harvard. In 1871 the engine was sent to Chicago via the railroad to assist in the Great Chicago Fire. In 1892 it was again placed on a train to assist with a fire in the community of Kenosha, Wisconsin. In 1899 the first constitution and by-laws were drawn up for the Harvard Fire Department. The Harvard Rescue Squad was founded in 1956 with a $7000 donation from the Harvard Jaycees. In 1971 the City and Rural Fire Department merged to form the Harvard Fire Protection District.[4] A Canadian firefighter A firefighter or fireman is trained and equipped to extinguish fires. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... Typical view of the defibrillator operator. ... Nickname: Motto: Urbs in Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country State Counties Cook, DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... Artists rendering of the fire, by John R Chapin, originally printed in Harpers Weekly The Great Chicago Fire was a conflagration that burned from Sunday October 8 to early Tuesday October 10, 1871, killing hundreds and destroying about four square miles in Chicago, Illinois. ... Nickname: K-town Keno Kenowhere Location of Kenosha within Wisconsin Coordinates: Country United States State Wisconsin Counties Kenosha Settled 1836 Government  - Mayor John M. Antaramian Population  - City 96,845  - Density  3,795. ...


Currently the Harvard Fire Protection District is governed by a 3 member board of trustees appointed by the McHenry County Board. While the Fire District works very closely with the city of Harvard, it is a separate government agency. The district provides fire and emergency medical service for 108 square miles (280 km²), and is funded by ambulance user fees and property taxes. It is part of the Rock River Region EMS System, which is affiliated with Rockford Memorial Hospital, a Level I trauma hospital.


Law Enforcement

The Harvard Police Department is located in the lower level of City Hall. It consists of 18 full time police officers, 4 full time emergency dispatchers, 3 part time emergency dispatchers and 2 full time police assistants. The department has two bicycles for officers to patrol the city streets, parks, and downtown area. It also has a canine unit.[5]


Post Office

The U.S. Post Office is located on Harvard's Eastman Street. Small-town post office and town hall in Lockhart, Alabama A post office is a facility (in most countries, a government one) where the public can purchase postage stamps for mailing correspondence or merchandise, and also drop off or pick up packages or other special-delivery items. ...


Library

The Old Harvard Diggins Library.
The Old Harvard Diggins Library.

Harvard Diggins Library came into being when in 1908 Delos F. Diggins, a former Harvardite, died in Michigan and in his will, bequeathed to Harvard the sum of $40,000 to buy a site and build a library so that Harvard became the first town in the county to have a library building. Mr. Diggins appointed, in the will, the first library board with instructions as to how the members should be replaced when individuals died or moved from the town. The building, erected by W. H. Ward and Son, was dedicated in May 1909, and opened to the public for use in August of that year. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1536x2048, 295 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Harvard, Illinois Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1536x2048, 295 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Harvard, Illinois Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to... Look up will in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Library (disambiguation). ...


When the library moved to its new facilities in 2001, the name was changed to Harvard Diggins Library. The library is a municipal library and receives its financial support from city taxes and endowment funds. It is governed by a nine member City Library Board appointed by the mayor. The original Diggins Trustee Board assists with special funding. As an online member of the Prairie Area Library System's automation project, the library shares a database with other libraries in the system and patrons may access these materials as well as local materials. Patrons are also able to use their card at the PALS libraries.[6]


Transportation

U.S. Route 14 (U.S. 14), an east-west route, is one of the original United States highways of 1926. ... See also Interstate 24 US 24 Illinois Route 23 is a 115 mile (185 km) long north-south state highway in northern Illinois. ... See also Interstate 172 Illinois Route 173 is an east-west state road that runs from Illinois Route 251 in Machesney Park east to Illinois Route 137 (Sheridan Road) in Zion near the Illinois-Wisconsin border. ... The RTA Logo The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) is the financial and oversight body for the three transit agencies in northeastern Illinois--the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra, and Pace--which are called Service Boards in the RTA Act. ... Northwest corner of Woodstocks public square Woodstock is a city in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. ... Crystal Lake is a city located in southeastern McHenry County in northeastern Illinois. ... Connections Pace Platforms 2 Parking Parking lot operated by City of Harvard Other information Fare zone M Harvard is a station on Metras Union Pacific/Northwest Line located in Harvard, Illinois. ... Metra (officially the Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation) is Chicagolands commuter rail system, serving over 200 stations on 11 lines across the Regional Transportation Authoritys six-county service area (Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will Counties) providing over 67 million rides annually. ... The Union Pacific/Northwest (UP-NW) is a commuter rail line provided by Metra and operated by the Union Pacific Railroad in Chicago, Illinois and its surrounding suburbs. ... Modern Ogilvie Transportation Center Ogilvie Transportation Center (formally, the Richard B. Ogilvie Transportation Center) is a Chicago, Illinois train station which was in built 1911. ... Modern Ogilvie Transportation Center The Richard B. Ogilvie Transportation Center is a passenger terminal in downtown Chicago, Illinois, currently serving the three commuter rail lines of Metras Union Pacific District, which approach the terminal elevated above street level. ... Nickname: Motto: Urbs in Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country State Counties Cook, DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ...

People

Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago The Field Museum of Natural History, in Chicago, Illinois, USA, sits on Lake Shore Drive next to Lake Michigan, part of a scenic complex known as Museum Campus Chicago. ... The Newberry Library is an important research library for the humanities and social sciences in Chicago, Illinois, established in 1887 by Walter L. Newberry. ... E. A. Burbank, 1936 Elbridge Ayer (E. A.) Burbank was born on August 10, 1858 in Harvard, Illinois and died April 21, 1949 in San Francisco, California after being struck by a cable car on January 27th in front of the Manx Hotel. ... Geronimo Geronimo (Chiricahua Goyaałé One Who Yawns; often spelled Goyathlay in English) (June 16, 1829–February 17, 1909) was a prominent Native American leader of the Chiricahua Apache who warred against the encroachment of the United States on his tribal lands and people for over 25 years. ... Paul V. Galvin (June 27, 1895 - November 5, 1959) was the founder of telecommunications company Motorola. ... Motorola Inc. ... Dorothy Ayer Gardner Ford (February 27, 1892-September 17, 1967) was the mother of President Gerald R. Ford. ... Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. ...

See also

This is a list of mayors of Harvard, Illinois: N.B. Helm : 1891 to 1893 M.W. Lake : 1893 to 1895 L.A. Gardner : 1895 to 1896 James Logue : 1896 to 1899 J.A. Sweeney : 1899 to 1901 William D. Hall : 1901 to 1903 Richard Phalen : 1903 to 1907 J...

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The Harvard Rescue Squad was founded in 1956 with a $7000 donation from the Harvard Jaycees.
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