¿Hablas Español? As our county welcomes people from throughout our state, nation and world to become members of our workforce and community, not everyone who comes knows how to read English. As the recent Census data shows, there has been a 1000% percent increase in the Hispanic population of McKenzie County. In an effort to help integrate newcomers who only read Spanish, an effort is underway to provide information about current community events written in Spanish. To stay abreast visit the Hispanic Advocacy of North Dakota Facebook page.

 

 

The April economy at a glance is now available. Some data of note include:

• Year to date sales tax collections for City of Watford City is at $1,027,191; last year it was $761,044 for the same months.

• Brookledge apartment occupancy remains high at 93% for April 2022.

• Landfill daily average for March 2022 came in at 62.5 tons; in March 2021 it came in at 53.4 tons.

The March Economy at a Glance is now available. Some data of note include:

• All cattle and calf inventory for McKenzie County increased from 81,000 in 2020 to 83,000 in 2021.

• The total true and full value of property in McKenzie County increased from $3,205,480,881 in 2020 to $3,290,936,283 in 2021.

• City sales tax distribution for Watford City is $720,787 for January-February 2022; in January-February 2021, it was $488,586.

 

The February Economy at a Glance is now available. Some data of note include:

• McKenzie County labor force is 8,601 for December 2021, one year prior it was 8,390.

• Price of oil for December 2021 came in at $71.71, one year prior it was $47.02.

• Apartment occupancy rate for Brookledge is 96% for February 2022, one year prior it was 60%.

 

Enrollment for McKenzie County Public School District #1 is projected to increase 1,000 students within the next decade. That is according to a recently-released study presented to the school board this month. The largest class this school year is kindergarten at 176 students, the smallest class is the seniors at 92. The study recommends the school district start considering plans for a third elementary school as well as ways to ensure adequate space in the middle school as the district enrollment continues to grow.