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City of Pottsboro, County of Grayson, State ofTexas, located 78 miles North of Dallas on Highway 120 at Lake Texoma
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| POPULATION |
| Year |
2003 (est) |
2000 |
Census 1990 |
| City |
2,056 |
1,579 |
1,200 |
| County |
115,781 |
110,595 |
95,021 |
| INCENTIVES |
| Tax Abatement: |
No |
| Enterprise Zone: |
No |
| Industrial Foundation: |
No |
| Foreign Trade Zone: |
Yes |
| Reinvestment Zone: |
No |
| Freeport Exemption: |
Yes |
| Other: |
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| TRANSPORTATION |
| AIR SERVICE |
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| Nearest Airport: |
GraysonCounty |
| Runway Length: |
9,000 ft. |
| Runway Surface: |
Hard |
| Lighted: |
Yes |
| Fuel: |
Yes |
| Instrum. Landing Sys.: |
VOR-NDB |
| Airport Within 1 Hr. |
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| International: |
DFW International |
| Regional: |
Love Field |
| Municipal: |
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| FREIGHT CARRIERS |
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| Central Freight Lines |
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| CF Motor Freight |
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| Churchill Truck Lines |
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| Merchants Fast Motor Lines |
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| Roadway Express |
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| Tex-Pack Express |
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| Yellow Freight |
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| RAIL SERVICE |
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| Provider: |
Burlington Northern |
| TAXATION |
| TAX RATE (PER $100 ASSESSED VALUE) – Oct. 2003 |
| Grayson County |
$ 0.490900 |
| Pottsboro, City |
0.445720 |
| Pottsboro ISD |
1.690000 |
| Special Districts: (Hospital, College, etc.) |
0.126260 |
| TOTAL: |
$ 2.752880 |
| Municipal Sales Tax: |
1% |
| State Sales Tax: |
6-1/4% |
| Econ. Dev. Sales Tax: |
1/2% |
| Other Sales Taxes: |
% |
| WAGE DATA |
| OCCUPATIONAL TITLE |
Entry Level |
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Low |
High |
| Production Classifications: |
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| Aircraft Assembler |
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| Aircraft Mechanic |
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| Assembler, General |
7.28 |
11.94 |
| Assembler, Mobile Homes |
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| Electrician |
13.30 |
18.11 |
| Electronics Assembler |
7.30 |
12.46 |
| Forklift Operator |
7.50 |
13.69 |
| Janitor, any industry |
6.51 |
7.95 |
| Laborer, General |
7.00 |
11.40 |
| Machinist/Related Occup. |
13.00 |
16.25 |
| Maintenance, General |
10.21 |
13.75 |
| Mechanic (Maintenance) |
12.08 |
15.06 |
| Molding Machine Operator |
8.85 |
10.23 |
| Semiconductor Processor |
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| Sewing Machine (Garment) |
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| Sheet Metal Worker |
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| Truck Driver, Lt., any ind. |
7.08 |
16.00 |
| Warehouse Worker |
8.10 |
12.00 |
| Welder, Production |
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| Office, Clerical and Technical |
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| Accountant/Auditor |
6.95 |
14.90 |
| Computer Operator |
11.51 |
15.33 |
| Computer Programmer |
15.50 |
24.93 |
| Customer Service Rep. |
13.32 |
18.68 |
| Electronic Technician |
14.15 |
20.10 |
| General Office Clerk |
5.50 |
10.50 |
| Key Data Entry Oper. |
8.60 |
11.30 |
| Secretarial |
9.67 |
17.10 |
| Shipping & Rec. Clerk |
8.10 |
10.46 |
| Telemarketing |
9.00 |
12.00 |
| GOVERNMENT, CITY |
| Type: |
Mayor/Council/City Administrator |
| Number on Council: |
5 |
| Municipal Police: |
6 (4 reserves) |
| Paid Firemen: |
0 |
| Volunteers: |
27 |
| City Zoning Body: |
Yes |
| Master Plan: |
Yes |
| UTILITIES |
| ELECTRIC ENERGY |
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| DELIVERY: |
TXU Electric Delivery |
| Reliability: |
99.9754% |
| Transmission Voltage: |
69 KV 138 KV 345 KV |
| Service Voltage: |
120/208 120/240 240/480 277/480 |
| NATURAL GAS: |
TXU Gas |
| BTU Content Per Cubic Foot: |
1,050 |
| TELEPHONE SERVICE: |
SBC |
| Digital: |
Yes |
| Analog: |
No |
| Electromechanical: |
No |
| Make and Model: |
#5ESS |
| Software Level: |
5E10 |
| Fiber Optics: |
Yes |
| Switched 56 KBPS: |
Yes |
| High Capacity Digital (T-1): |
Yes |
| Digital Data Service: |
Yes |
| 911: |
Yes |
| Other Network Services: |
Custom calling, ISDN |
| WATER SUPPLIER: |
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| Source: |
3 wells/Denison Water |
| Max. System Capacity (daily): |
1,500,000 gallons |
| Max. Daily Use To Date: |
440,000 gallons |
| Pressure on Mains: |
38 – 60 PSI |
| Storage Capacity: |
650,000 gallons |
| Size of Mains: |
2” – 12” |
| System Looped: |
Yes |
| Projects Under Const.: |
Planning for new 12” line along Hwy 120 N from Hwy 120 W |
| SEWER SYSTEM: |
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| Type Treatment Plant: |
Orbital Activated Sludge |
| Maximum Capacity: |
350,000 gallons |
| Max. Daily Use To Date: |
350,000 gallons |
| Projects Under Const.: |
Planning for new or Upgrade to existing waste water treatment plant |
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| EDUCATION |
| POTTSBORO ISD |
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| Public School Budget: (2003) |
$9,677,678 |
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Schools |
Enrollment |
| Elementary: |
1 |
343 |
| Intermediate: |
1 |
185 |
| Middle/Jr. High: |
1 |
349 |
| High Schools: |
1 |
399 |
| Private: |
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| Special/Head Start: |
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22 |
| AREA UNIVERSITIES/COLLEGES: |
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| Austin College, Sherman |
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| Grayson County College, Denison |
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| Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Durant, Oklahoma |
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| Texas A&M University, Commerce |
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| Texas Woman’s University, Denton |
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| University of North Texas, Denton |
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| University of Texas-Dallas, Richardson |
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| State Industrial Job Training: |
Yes |
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| Vocational Program: |
Yes |
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| COMMUNITY INFORMATION |
HEALTH CARE |
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| Total Hospital Beds in City: |
0 |
| Total Doctors (medical) in City: |
0 |
| MEDIA |
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| Papers: |
1 – daily, 1 – weekly |
| Radio Stations: |
4 |
| TV Stations/TV Cable: |
2-Local/Yes |
| CHURCHES |
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| Assembly of God, Baptist, Church of Christ, Episcopal,Methodist, Non-denominational |
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| RECREATION |
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| Parks: |
2 |
| Area Lakes: |
1 |
| Country Clubs: |
2 |
| Health Centers: |
1 |
| Public Golf Courses: |
2 |
| Theaters: |
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| Tennis Courts: |
Yes |
| Bed & Breakfast Facilities: |
3 |
| Hotel & Motel Rooms: |
601 |
| Libraries: |
1 |
| Other: |
Cabins, campgrounds and fishing guides |
| AREA ATTRACTIONS: |
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| Gateway to Lake Texoma |
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| Major Bass Tournament Center |
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| Eisenhower Yacht Club |
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| Resorts, Marinas & Recreation Areas |
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| Hagerman Wildlife Refuge |
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| Frontier Day |
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| National Aerobatics Championship Show |
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| CLIMATE |
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| Annual Average Temperature: |
64 F |
| Mo. Average High Temperature: |
87 F |
| Mo. Average Low Temperature: |
44 F |
| Annual Average Precipitation: |
37” |
| Annual Average Snowfall: |
.85” |
| Elevation: |
800’ |
| FINANCE |
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| American Bank of Texas |
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| Landmark Bank |
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| MAJOR AREA EMPLOYERS |
| EMPLOYER |
PRODUCT |
EMPLOYEES |
UNION AFFILIATION |
| City of Pottsboro |
City services |
21 |
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| Pottsboro ISD |
Education |
187 |
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| Tanglewood Resort & Conference Center |
Resort |
150 |
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| Highport Marina |
Marina |
100 |
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This data is provided by:
TXU Electric Delivery Economic Development Department
(214) 486-5456 (Fax) (800) 421-2489 (Inside US) (214) 486-5001 (Outside US)
www.locationtexas.com (web page) ecodev@txued.com (e-mail)
TXU Electric Delivery ED Dept. uses reasonable efforts to include accurate and up-to-date information in this profile; we make no warranties as to the accuracy of the material. We assume no liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions in the content of this profile.
Revised: 4/2004
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