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Harvey, Michigan

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Chocolay Charter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 49855. It stands on Chocolay River. The Survey maps it on the Harvey quadrangle. 3,244 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 650 feet above sea level.

Harvey within Marquette County

Population over time

3 figures

Harvey grew from 1,321 to 3,244 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20001,321
20101,393+72 (+5%)
20203,244+1,851 (+133%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 14 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

37 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 37 fires within 5 miles of Harvey between 1993 and 2019, burning about 51 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning16
Missing data/not specified/undetermined11
Recreation and ceremony6
Equipment and vehicle use2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 September 2004Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMichigan Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
22 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesCHOCOLAY TOWNSHIP VFD 0006419 - 2019
2 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesMARQUETTE FIRE/RESCUE 191575 - 2019
22 August 2003Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMichigan Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
22 August 2003Debris and open burningunder an acreMichigan Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
7 July 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesCHOCOLAY TOWNSHIP VFD 0003318 - 2018
6 July 2013Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMichigan Department of Natural ResourcesMCCLELLAN
15 July 2006Debris and open burningunder an acreMichigan Department of Natural Resourcesnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Marquette County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Harvey: 1 producer, 1 occurrence, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
480 Pit & MillSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Kona SulfidesCopperPast Producer1888
Unnamed Copper ProspectCopperOccurrence

Every working recorded in Marquette County

Storms near this place

36 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Harvey in 36 storm reports between 1998 and 2023: 17 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 4 flood, 2 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2007HailHarvey$6,000,000Several trucks damaged or totaled.
June 2007HailHarvey$4,000,000no account filed
June 2007HailHarvey$2,000,000no account filed
April 2013FloodHarvey$625,000Rapid melting of significant late season snow pack caused minor to moderate flooding of some secondary roads across portions of Marquette County from the 28th into the 30th. Minor flooding continued into early May. Some flooding of basements was also reported. Governor Rick Snyder declared a state of disaster in Marquette County where nearly $ 625,000 of property damage occurred due to the flooding mainly to roadway infrastructure.
December 2017FloodHarvey$30,000Strong northwest winds blowing across Lake Superior pushed ice into the mouth of the Chocolay River producing an ice jam. Water backed up behind the ice jam causing flooding in the basements of eight homes along the Chocolay River near Lake Superior.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindHarvey$20,000Extensive tree and power line damage was reported along and across Highway US-41 south of M-28 from Veda Street south to Magnum Road.
July 2010LightningHarvey$15,000Lightning from storms moving through the area caused a house fire in the Chocolay Township.
September 2018FloodHarvey$10,000By early afternoon on the 5th, the Marquette County Sheriff and Skandia/West Branch Fire Department reported that the Chocolay River had risen as high as the concrete girders on the Highway US-41 bridge just north of Yalmer Road in Skandia Township. The runoff from four to five inches of rain which fell across the Chocolay River Basin early on the 5th caused the river to rise nearly a foot above flood stage at the gauge in Harvey by early morning on the 6th. There were reports of basement flooding at several residences along the river in Harvey.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindHarvey$5,000Marquette County Central Dispatch reported trees and power lines downed along Reservoir Street and Quarry Road in Harvey.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindHarvey$5,000Numerous trees were reported down across power lines on Silver Creek Road near Teaching Family Homes of Upper Michigan.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindHarvey$2,000Road debris observed between Briarwood Road and Highway US-41. Time of the damage was estimated from radar.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindHarvey$1,000NWS employee took pictures of a large snapped American Linden tree. Time of the report was estimated from radar.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindHarvey$1,000A 12 to 18 inch diameter jack pine tree was knocked down across Townline Road. Numerous other small branches were down along the road.
April 2022FloodHarvey-Snowmelt combined with periods of heavy rain resulted in minor flooding along the Chocolay River in Harvey in mid-April.
June 2022HailHarvey-Multiple reports of pea, nickel and quarter-sized hail via Facebook near the intersection of US-41 and M-28 in Harvey. Time of the report was estimated from radar.
August 2021HailHarvey-Social media report of quarter-sized hail in Harvey with pictures.
August 2021HailHarvey-A caller reported dime to penny-sized hail that lasted for a minute along Cherry Creek Road just south of County Road 480.
August 2021HailHarvey-Hail size ranged from pea-sized to three-quarter-inch in diameter just southwest of Harvey.
October 2016Flash FloodHarvey-The Michigan State Police reported flash flooding on portions of the Chocolay River from the evening of the 17th into the 18th. Portions of US Highway 41 and Highway M-94 were closed due to washouts or water over the road. Green Garden Road and Magnum Road were also closed due to flooding. Water rescues were performed by firefighters and EMS personnel on Green Garden Road where water levels rose three to four feet into some homes. Ten people and four pets were rescued from the flood waters. ||In addition, flood water was also reported over Highway M-35 near County Road MU south of Richmond Township and basement flooding was reported in the Gwinn area. ||Damage from the flooding was estimated near 1.9 million dollars across Marquette County.
August 2014Heavy RainHarvey-The observer in Harvey measured 1.5 inches of rainfall in 40 minutes. The heavy rain resulted in five inches of standing water over Highway US-41 just south of Silver Creek Road. Traffic on the four-lane highway was reduced to one lane each way.
September 2014Heavy RainHarvey-Rainfall totals between 1.5 and 3.5 inches were reported across Marquette County from the morning of the 10th into the morning of the 11th...heaviest near the Marquette and Big Bay areas.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindHarvey-Six-inch diameter tree uprooted. Several two-inch diameter tree limbs down.
August 2004HailHarvey-Nickel sized hail was reported.
August 2004HailHarvey-Golf ball sized hail was reported.
August 2004HailHarvey-Quarter sized hail was reported.
August 2004HailHarvey-Golf ball sized hail was reported.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindHarvey-Trees and power lines were knocked down.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindHarvey-A one foot diameter tree was blown down across power lines.
August 2002HailHarvey-Three quarter inch hail was reported.
October 2002Thunderstorm WindHarvey-Trees were blown down across power lines.
July 1998Thunderstorm WindHarvey-2 large trees downed.
July 2007HailHarvey-no account filed
July 2007HailHarvey-no account filed
July 2007HailHarvey-no account filed
August 2007HailHarvey-no account filed
May 2007HailHarvey-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Marquette County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Lakewood0.5 miles14
Silver Creek Estates0.6 miles14
Beaver Grove2.3 miles14
Pioneer Estates3.7 miles18
Marquette4.0 miles18
Green Garden5.5 miles14
Mangum5.7 miles14
Sands5.8 miles17

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on HarveyAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2287658The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 627901. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.