2011 gainesville profile

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Gainesville , Texas 2011 Community Profilewww.gainesville-edc.com

Cooke County

City of Gainesville, County of Cooke, State of Texas, located49 miles North of Dallas/ Fort Worth on Interstate 35

POPULATION

Year 2011 (est.) 2010 Census 2000

City 16,002 16,002 15,538

County 38,437 38,437 36,363

CITY GOVERNMENT

Type N/A

Number on Council 7

Municipal Police 31

Paid Firefighters 40

Volunteer Firefighters 5

City Zoning Body Yes

Master Plan Yes

TRANSPORTATION

Air Service

Dallas Love Field

Runway Length 8,800'

Runway Surface Concrete/Asphalt

Lighted Yes

Fuel Yes

Instrument Landing System Yes

Dallas/Fort Worth I nternational


Runway Surface Concrete

Lighted Yes

Fuel Yes


Gainesville Municipal


Runway Surface Asphalt

Lighted Yes

Fuel Yes


Airports Within 1 Hr.

International Dallas/Fort WorthInternational

Regional Dallas Love Field

Municipal Gainesville Municipal

Rai l Service Providers

Amtrak, BNSF

Freight Carr iers

ABF Freight Systems; Central Freight; Federal Express;Lone Star Transportation; United Parcel Service

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WAGE DATA

Occupation Title Entry-Level Wage ($/ hr)

Low High

Production Classifications

Assembl er, General 8.15 16.00

Electrician 15.35 17.97

Janitor, any industry 5.85 10.08

Laborer, General 6.25 9.00

Machinist/ Related Occup. 10.92 17.44

Maintenance, General 8.50 10.50

Mechanic (Maintenance) 9.00 12.50

Sewing Machine (Garment) 6.15 7.50

Sheet Metal Worker 7.67 11.37

Truck Driver, Lt., any ind. 8.88 11.59

Welder, Production 9.53 10.97

Office, Clerical, and Technical Classifications

Accountant/Auditor 9.46 15.16

Computer Operator 8.96 12.14

Computer Programmer 14.57 26.57

Customer Service Rep. 10.03 19.45

Electronic Technician 6.70 10.87

General Office Clerk 7.20 12.72

Key Data Entry Oper. 6.65 10.22

Secretarial 7.50 9.00

Shipping & Rec. Clerk 8.67 13.60

Telemarketing 7.80 9.84

TAXATION

Tax Rate (per $100 A ssessed Value) - 2010

Cooke County $0.46240

Gainesville City $0.64700

Gainesville ISD $1.27532

Gainesville Hospital $0.08670

North Central Texas College $0.07020

Total $2.54162

Municipal Sales Tax 1.250%

State Sales Tax Rate 6.250%

EconomicDevelopment Tax

0.250%

Other Sales Taxes 0.500%

Total 8.250%

INCENTIVES

Tax Abatement Yes

Enterprise Zone Yes

IndustrialFoundation

Yes

Foreign Trade Zone Yes

Reinvestment Zone Yes

Freeport Exemption Yes

Other Incentives Yes







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UTILITIES

Electr ic Energy Del ivery Oncor Electric Delivery

Reliability 99.946990

Transmission Voltage 69 KV, 138 KV, 345 KV

Service Voltage 120/208, 120/240, 240/480,277/480

Natural Gas Atmos Energy

BTU Content Per Cubic Foot 1,050

Water Supplier City of Gainesvil le

Source Wells

Max. Daily Sys. Capacity 6,800,000 gallons

Max. Daily Use to Date 7,250,000 gallons

Pressure on Mains 75 psi

Storage Capacity 6,850,000 gallons

Size of Mains 6-16"

System Looped Yes

Projects Under Construction Water Line Extension

Sewer System

Treatment Plan Types Trickling Filter; ActivatedSludge

Maximum Capacity 10,350,000 gallons

Max. Daily Use to Date 1,800,000 gallonsProjects Under Construction Pecan Creek channelization

trunk line replacement;treatment plant digesterimprovements

Telephone Service

AT&T

Digital Available Yes

Analog Available Yes

Electromechanical No

Make and Model #5 ESS Electric Switch

Software Level

Fiber Optics Yes

Switched 56 Kbps Yes

High Capacity Digital (T-1) Yes

Digital Data Service Yes

911 Available Yes

Other Network Services

DS-3 and Above







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COMMUNITY INFORMATION

Climate

Annual Average Temperature 62.7 F

Annual Average High Temperature 74.5 F

Annual Average Low Temperature 50.9 F

Annual Average Precipitation 34.5"

Annual Average Snowfall 3.0"

Elevation 840.0'

Health

Total Hospital Beds in City 60

Total Doctors (Medical) in City 30

Media

Daily Papers 1Weekly Papers 1

Local TV Yes

Cable TV Available Yes

Recreation

Parks 23

Area Lakes 5

Country Clubs 1

Health Centers 5

Public Golf Courses 1

Theaters 0

Tennis Courts 8

Bed & Breakfast Facilities 1

Hotel & Motel Rooms 600

Libraries 2

Other

44 Restaurants; 1 Public Swimming Pool

Houses of Worship

Apostolic; Assembly of God; Baptist; Catholic; ChristianScience; Church of Christ; Church of God; Church of JesusChrist; Episcopal; First Christian; Jehovah's Witness;

Lutheran; Methodist; Nazarene; Pentecostal; Presbyterian;Seventh Day Adventist

Finance

American Bank of Texas; Citi Bank; First State Bank; GNBFinancial; Nascoga Federal Credit Union; City Credit Union

Attractions

Gainesville Factory Shops; Frank Buck Zoo; MortonMuseum of Cooke County; Historical Homes & Buildings;Antique & Specialty Shops; Butterfield Stage Playhouse;Planetarium; Area Horse Ranches, First State BankPerforming Arts Center

EDUCATION

Gainesvil le (2005)

Number of Schools Total Enrollmen

Elementary 2 1,36Intermediate 1 39

Middle School 1 43

High School 1 80

Special/ Head Start 1 7

AEP 1 1

Private Schools

Number of Schools

Enrollment

Area Col leges and Universit iesAustin College-Sherman; Grayson Community College-Sherman; North Central Texas College-Gainesville; TexasWoman's University-Denton; University of North Texas-Denton; University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterDallas

Vocational Program Available Yes

State Industrial Job Training Available Yes







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MAJOR AREA EMPLOYERS

Employer Industry Number of Employees

Union Affi l iation

Alan Ritchey, Inc. Transportation & Mfg. 2,000

WinStar Gaming Center 2,000

Complete Energy Oil Field Services 1,400

Weber Aircraft Aircraft Seats & Galleys 850

North Central Texas College Higher Education 595

GISD Gainesville Schools 442

Wal -Mart Super Center Retail Shop 420

North Texas Medical Center Hospital 350

Gainesville State School Youth Detention 323

Gainesville Factory Shops Factory Shops 287

City of Gainesville Municipal Government 262

Cooke County County Government 200

Industrial Models, Inc. Fiberglass Truck Parts 200Molded Fiber Glass Wind Energy Blades 179

Martindale Feed Company Prepared Feed 125

Spraylat Corporation Powdered Paint 115

K&D Plastics Custom Molding of Plastics 100

Poly Pipe Industries Polyethylene Pipe 100

Petr oflex, N.A., Inc. Polyethylene Pipe & Fitting 86

Texoma Web Offset Commercial Printing 80






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