Upload
jessie-doleshall
View
139
Download
0
Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
Sedg
wic
k Co
unty
Community Profile
Colorado
About the Area Sedgwick County is in the extreme northeastern corner of Colorado, a primarily agricultural area. The county is made up of three different towns, Julesburg, Ovid and Sedgwick with a total popula on of almost 2,400. The county is serviced by two interstate highways, I‐76 and I‐80. Highway 138 runs on the north side of the South Pla e River, paralleling I‐76. Highway 385 runs north‐south through Julesburg. Highway 59 runs south from Sedgwick through Phillips County.
Medical Sedgwick County Health Center is the only health care provider in Sedgwick County. Sedgwick County Health Center is the umbrella organiza on for five dis nct business lines: Sedgwick County Memorial Hospital, Sedgwick County Memorial Nursing Home, Valley Medical Clinic, Jacob J. and Anne B. Walter Memorial Living Center and Valley Medical Clinic in Big Springs, NE. Sedgwick County Health Center is a county owned organiza on. The closest health care facility is 30 miles southwest of Julesburg.
Sedgwick
Hotels # of Rooms Sedgwick An que Inn 15
Jumbo Reservoir Jumbo Reservoir is located less than 9 miles west of Sedgwick. This reservoir is a 1,200‐acre lake located in the northeast corner of Colorado. It is a popular outdoor recrea on spot known for its camping, boa ng and year‐round fishing. Filled by a canal in the winter and drawn down for irriga on during the summer, water levels vary so boaters must be aware of water hazards during the summer months.
Education There are no educa onal facili es located in the town of Sedgwick, students are bused to the Revere School District located in Ovid.
2013‐2014 Popula on: 146
Fitness Sedgwick County Health Center Xtreme Performance Weight Watchers Get’N Fit
Sedgwick Alternative Relief Opened in 2013, Sedgwick Alterna ve Relief is tucked away in the plains of “Colorful Colorado.” There scenic routes towards their loca on and friendly faces welcoming you to town.
Churches Sedgwick Buddhist Temple Community Presbyterian Church
Business Types Restaurant/Bar Grocery Store Pharmacy Hair and Nail Salon Construc on Fuel Sta on Convenience Store Fitness Center Financial Services An que Store Liquor Store Coffee Shop Etc.
Clubs/Organizations Julesburg, Ovid and Sedgwick Lions Sedgwick County Rotary Julesburg Garden Sedgwick County Golf Ducks Unlimited Julesburg, Ovid and Sedgwick Volunteer Fire Departments
And many more!
Sedgwick Antique Inn & Cha Cha’s Built in the 1920’s, this beau ful contains 15 bedrooms, a large dining hall, an old bank vault and is very Victorian and full of an ques. Cha Cha’s is located in the dining hall of the building and is a Mexican buffet that was started in July of 2013.
Parks/Recreation City Park Hun ng and Fishing Jumbo Reservoir
Lucy’s Place Just off exit 165 on Interstate 80 the café sits on a hill overlooking the South Pla e River Valley. Lucy’s Place was first opened on July 7, 1987. Lucy earned her cooking creden als during large roundup branding opera ons on the Price Ranch. Famous through three genera ons for standard and exo c livestock, the ranch con nues to raise about 40 head of buffalo (bison). Emray Price, Lucy’s father‐in‐law, started the herd in the 1940s. This delicacy is included on the menu and well as many other home cooked meals.
Produced by: Sedgwick County Economic Development 100 West Second Street Julesburg, CO 80737 Phone: 970.474.3504 Fax: 970.474.4008
Email: [email protected]
Do not reproduce
Airport Julesburg has a municipal airport with lighted runways that can service small corporate jets. Sedgwick County is about 2.5 hours and approximately 178 miles from Denver Interna onal Airport.
Julesburg Ovid
Hotels # of Rooms Pla e Valley Inn/Budget Host 59
Holiday Motel 11
Grand Motel 22
Pony Express RV Park 20 hookups
Sedgwick County Fair Grounds 20 hookups
Education 1 Early Educa on Preschool 1 Elementary School 1 Jr.‐Sr. High School
Education 2 Early Educa on Home Providers 2 Early Educa on Preschools/Centers 1 Elementary School 1 Jr.‐Sr. High School
2013‐2014 Popula on: 1,225
2013‐2014 Popula on: 318
Recreation 9 Hole Golf Course Julesburg Swimming Pool Julesburg Drag Strip Youth Recrea on Programs DePoorter Lake Hun ng and Fishing Hippodrome Arts Centre Julesburg Public Library Scenic and Historic Byway
Parks City Park Revere BEST GOCO Playground
Lake McConaughy Julesburg is located approximately 45 miles from Lake McConaughy in Ogallala, Nebraska. Lake McConaughy is Nebraska’s biggest lake and the largest reservoir in a four state region. At full storage, Lake Mac is twenty miles long, four miles wide, and 142 feet deep at the dam. Built on the edge of the Nebraska Sandhills, Lake Mac offers natural white sand beaches, excellent fishing, boa ng, camping and all types of outdoor recrea on.
Churches Julesburg Community Fellowship Julesburg Chris an Church Grace Bap st Church Mennonite Church St. Anthony’s Catholic Church St. Paul Lutheran Church United Methodist Church of Julesburg The Joy Mission
Churches Harvest Bap st Church United Methodist Church of Ovid
Parks Union Pacific Railroad Park Thompson Park Meline Park Downtown Mini‐Park
DePoorter Lake 22 acre grassed parcel, has many shades trees, covered picnic area and a restroom facility located just south of Julesburg’s business district along State HWY 385. This lake is stocked annually with fish for the enjoyment of licensed fishers. Swimming, hun ng, ice ska ng, ice fishing, alcoholic beverages and motorized vehicles are prohibited.
Recreation Youth Recrea on Programs Hun ng and Fishing Ovid Public Library Ovid Senior Center Scenic and Historic Byway
Sugar Factory Si ng on over 60 acres of land, the old Sugar Factory built in 1926 was owned by the Great Western Sugar Co. The area had proven that it could successfully grow beets but the crops had to be transported for processing so Great Western decided to build a new state of the art factory to accommodate the NE Colorado area growers. In 1985 the factory shutdown and was sold to Amalgamated Sugar Co., LLC in November of 1986. Today the factory is used as a storage facility.
D & L Meat, Co. Opened in 1974, D & L Meat Co. is a custom harvest and processing facility in Ovid, CO. The family owned meat locker provides custom processing of beef, hogs, sheep and goats as well as retail meats. This facility is the home of the world famous Rocky Mountain Oysters and amazing bacon.
Kelley Bean, Co. Kelley Bean is an employee and family owned company founded in 1927 in Morrill, NE that processes and sells the dry edible beans which are sourced directly from its local community of grower partnerships.
Revere School District Founded in 1966, this facility received the BEST (Building Excellent Schools Today) grant in 2012. This funding allowed the district to build onto and renovate the original structure. In 2014 the process was complete and allowed for grades preschool through 12th grade to be on one campus with access to modern technology.
Do not reproduce