2,500-Bed Man-Camp Breaks Ground at Tioga -- Population: 1,230 -- Bakken, North Dakota, USA

Maybe the state reps from Minot will now understand why Tioga received $8 million in oil impact money from the state. See comment here. The population of Tioga in the 2010 census was 1,230. This man-camp alone will triple the size of the town. Other comments: here and here.

Link here. 

When it comes to a project, Managing Partner and Senior Project Manager Randy Baker of Capital Oilfield Services likes to think big.

Work on the largest man camp in Williams County, and perhaps the state, began Friday with a ceremonial groundbreaking at the future Capital Lodge site outside of Tioga.

Capital Lodge will have a maximum capacity of 2,500 upon completion. The lodge is expected to open Oct. 1.

This is a huge story with great graphics; too bad it's a regional link which is likely to break early.

In case the link is broken, I have included a snippet from one of the links above:

City officials from Dickinson, Williston and Minot each gave presentations Thursday to the Board of University and School Lands. All emphasized their need for help from the state and that their requests were a fraction of what the needs are.

Sen. Karen Krebsbach, R-Minot, said funding for the large cities should be distributed equally, not according to a “gentleman’s agreement” to give approximately 57 percent to Williston, 28 percent to Dickinson and 14 percent to Minot.

To me, this speaks volumes.