Ivan Gillis

200 Best Fishing in Retirement Locations

Location Number  54: (Tie) with Nebraska City, NE

Jamestown, ND

Jamestown is a city in Stutsman County, North Dakota in the United States. It is the county seat of Stutsman Count. The population is 14,813 as of 2006, making it the seventh largest city in North Dakota. Jamestown was founded in 1872.

On the south side of the city sits the North Dakota State Hospital. This hospital treats patients with psychiatric disorders, as well as serving as the state's holding facility for dangerously mentally-ill inmates.

In 1872, the U.S. Army established Fort Seward, a small post garrisoned by three companies (about 120 men) of the Twentieth Infantry Regiment, on a bluff overlooking the confluence of the James River and Pipestem Creek.

Jamestown is the home of the World's Largest Buffalo. This cement statue, originally built as an art class project by a group of Jamestown College students in 1958, now overlooks the city as the centerpiece of a tourist attraction called the Frontier Village. The Village is also home to the National Buffalo Museum and houses White Cloud, an albino buffalo, considered a sacred and lucky omen by many Native Americans. White Cloud lives with her daughter, Princess Winona, amongst a herd of fellow buffalo. In August 2007, White Cloud gave birth to a bull calf that is also white. Although DNA testing has not yet taken place, it is assumed that this new calf is also a true albino. The odds of this occurrence are incalculable. On January 8, 2008, a formal announcement was held giving the new calf the name of Dakota Miracle.

Jamestown Reservoir, a series of three, interlocking, 12-mile-long artificial lakes formed by a dam on the James River on the north end of the city, is home to watersports and recreational fishing. The James River is the longest unnavigable river in the world, and in fact, its original name in the local Native American dialect literally means, "unnavigable river". Jamestown is home to two 18 hole golf courses--Hillcrest Golf Course and Jamestown Country Club--as well as the Jamestown Civic Center, which hosts concerts, Jamestown College basketball games, other large events, and the North Dakota Sports Hall of Fame; other sporting facilities include Jack Brown Stadium, one of North Dakota's historic baseball parks, and Ernie Gates Field, a football field named for a local coach.

State Fish:

Northern pike   Click this line for pictures and more information.

Types of Fish:

http://gf.nd.gov/fishing/species.html   Click this link for detailed information.

State Fish & Game Website:  (Licensing requirements & Etc)

http://gf.nd.gov/fishing/

Fishing Information Links:

http://www.aa-fishing.com/nd/north-dakota-fishing.html

http://www.wegoplaces.com/Attraction_82419.aspx

Income & Housing Costs Numbers:

Estimated median household income in 2005: $37,900 (it was $31,500 in 2000)

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $72,100 (it was $68,600 in 2000)

Geographic:

Elevation: 1413 feet

Land area: 12.5 square miles.

In-Depth Facts and Figures as listed below, plus other information:

·        Climate Charts

1.      Average Temperature

2.      Precipitation (Rain)

3.      Humidity

4.      Wind Speed (MPH)

5.      Snowfall

6.      Sunshine

7.      Cloudy Days

·        Tornado Activity History

·        Hospitals & Medical

·        Airports

·        Colleges/Universities

·        High Schools

·        Locations of Interest

·        Shopping Centers

·        Churches

·        Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Creeks/Parks

·        Tourist Attractions

·        Banks

·        Housing Costs Information

·        Crime Statistics

·        Radio Stations AM/FM

·        TV Broadcast Stations

·        Discussion Forums

For the above information and photos, click this link:

http://www.city-data.com/city/Jamestown-North-Dakota.html

Total Tax Burden--Data for Calculation

http://www.retirementliving.com/RLstate3.html#NORTH%20DAKOTA

Cost of Living Calculators Links:

http://cgi.money.cnn.com/tools/costofliving/costofliving.html?step=form&x=36&y=3

http://www.bankrate.com/brm/movecalc.asp

http://cityrating.com/costofliving.asp

http://www.relocationessentials.com/aff/www/tools/salary/col.aspx

http://swz.salary.com/CostofLivingWizard/layoutscripts/coll_start.asp