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Bonham , Texas

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2011 Community Profile

Fannin County

TRANSPORTATION
Air Service
Dallas Love Field Runway Length Runway Surface Lighted Fuel Instrument Landing System Dallas/Fort Worth International Runway Length Runway Surface Lighted Fuel Instrument Landing System Jones Field - Bonham Runway Length Runway Surface Lighted Fuel Instrument Landing System Airports Within 1 Hr. International Dallas/Fort Worth International Dallas Love Field Jones Field - Bonham 4,000' Asphalt Yes Yes Yes 29,000' Concrete Yes Yes Yes 8,800' Concrete/Asphalt Yes Yes Yes

City of Bonham, County of Fannin, State of Texas, located 70 miles Northeast of Dallas, 27 miles East of Sherman/Denison and 35 miles West of Paris

POPULATION
Year
City County

Regional Municipal

2011 (est.)
10,127 33,915

2010 Census
10,127 33,915

2000
9,990 31,242

Rail Service Providers


Texas Northeastern

CITY GOVERNMENT
Type Number on Council Municipal Police Paid Firefighters Volunteer Firefighters City Zoning Body Master Plan Home Rule 6 23 30 11 Yes Yes

Freight Carriers
Central Freight Lines; Tex-Pack; RPS; DHL; Federal Express; UPS

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Bonham , Texas
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2011 Community Profile

WAGE DATA
Occupation Title
Production Classifications Assembler, General Assembler, Mobile Homes Electrician Electronics Assembler Forklift Operator Janitor, any industry Laborer, General Machinist/Related Occup. Maintenance, General Mechanic (Maintenance) Molding Machine Operator Semiconductor Processor Sheet Metal Worker Truck Driver, Lt., any ind. Warehouse Worker Welder, Production 7.25 7.00 8.45 6.00 6.00 5.15 5.15 6.50 6.50 6.04 7.00 7.00 5.50 5.25 6.50 8.00 9.39 9.00 25.00 10.00 10.65 14.11 14.00 25.00 7.50 24.04 9.07 18.00 10.89 13.94 10.35 16.00 Tax Abatement Enterprise Zone Industrial Foundation Foreign Trade Zone Reinvestment Zone Freeport Exemption Other Incentives Office, Clerical, and Technical Classifications Accountant/Auditor Computer Operator Computer Programmer Customer Service Rep. Electronic Technician General Office Clerk Key Data Entry Oper. Secretarial Shipping & Rec. Clerk Telemarketing 5.50 6.91 9.10 5.75 8.00 5.15 8.00 6.50 7.00 6.50 25.00 14.75 25.00 11.54 21.70 15.00 9.75 8.65 9.00 8.00 Municipal Sales Tax State Sales Tax Rate Economic Development Tax Other Sales Taxes Total

TAXATION
Tax Rate (per $100 Assessed Value) - 2010
Fannin County Bonham City Bonham ISD Total $0.611000 $0.670000 $1.115050 $2.396050

Entry-Level Wage ($/hr) Low High

1.000% 6.250% 0.500% County 0.500% 8.250%

INCENTIVES
Yes Yes Yes No No No No

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Bonham , Texas
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2011 Community Profile

UTILITIES
Electric Energy Delivery Oncor Electric Delivery
Reliability Transmission Voltage Service Voltage 99.946990 69 KV, 138 KV, 345 KV 120/208, 120/240, 240/480, 277/480

Telephone Service Verizon


Digital Available Analog Available Electromechanical Make and Model Software Level Fiber Optics Switched 56 Kbps High Capacity Digital (T-1) Digital Data Service 911 Available Other Network Services Yes Yes No Yes GTD-5 SF7 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Natural Gas
BTU Content Per Cubic Foot

Atmos Energy
1,050

Water Supplier
Source Max. Daily Sys. Capacity Max. Daily Use to Date Pressure on Mains Storage Capacity Size of Mains System Looped

City of Bonham
Lake Bonham 3,000,000 gallons 3,000,000 gallons 62 psi 2,250,000 gallons 6-18" Yes Partially

Projects Under Construction Proposed-construct new 500,000 gallon elevated storage w/12" main looped to downtown

Sewer System
Treatment Plan Types Maximum Capacity Max. Daily Use to Date SBR Activated Sludge System 2,500,000 gallons 1,100,000 gallons

Projects Under Construction New 21" outfall line

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Bonham , Texas
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2011 Community Profile

COMMUNITY INFORMATION
Climate
Annual Average Temperature Annual Average High Temperature Annual Average Low Temperature Annual Average Precipitation Annual Average Snowfall Elevation 64.4 F 82.4 F 38.0 F 40.0" 2.0" 617.0'

Finance
American Bank of Texas; Bonham State Bank; Fannin Bank-Bonham Branch; Fannin Federal Credit Union; First National Bank of Trenton-Bonham Branch

Attractions
Bonham State Park; Lake Bonham; Bonham Trades Day; Homestead Winery; Creative Arts Center; Fort Inglish Park; Fannin County Museum of History; Sam Rayburn House Museum and Library; Caddo National Grasslands; Red River Theater Company; Victory Airbase

Health
Total Hospital Beds in City Total Doctors (Medical) in City 75 23

EDUCATION
Bonham (2005)

Media
Daily Papers Weekly Papers Local TV Cable TV Available 0 2 Yes Yes

Number of Schools Elementary Intermediate Middle/Jr. High High School Special/Head Start 1 1 1 1 1

Total Enrollment 745 389 298 615 148

Recreation
Parks Area Lakes Country Clubs Health Centers Public Golf Courses Theaters Tennis Courts Bed & Breakfast Facilities Hotel & Motel Rooms Libraries Other Youth baseball fields; softball fields; Fannin County Fair; Kueckelhan Ranch Rodeo; Autumn in Bonham Bike Rally; mountain bike trails; hiking trails 3 4 2 2 2 2 10 2 121 2

Private Schools
Number of Schools Enrollment

Area Colleges and Universities


Austin College - Sherman, Texas A&M Commerce, Fannin Higher Education Center @ VA Medical Center, Grayson County College - Denison, Paris Junior College - Paris.

Vocational Program Available

Yes

State Industrial Job Training Available Yes

Houses of Worship
Assembly of God; Baptist; Catholic; Christian; Church of Christ; Church of God; Episcopal; Jehovah's Witnesses; Methodist; Nazarene; Pentecostal; Presbyterian; NonDenominational

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Bonham , Texas
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2011 Community Profile

MAJOR AREA EMPLOYERS


Employer
Texas Department of Criminal Justice McCraw Oil/Kwik Cheks Sam Rayburn Memorial Veterans Center Bonham ISD Wal-Mart Clyde W. Cosper Texas State Veterans Home Clayton Homes Red River Regional Hospital City of Bonham Voluntary Purchasing Groups GE Zenith Controls Government Convenience stores Medical care Education Discount store Veterans nursing home Housing Healthcare Local government Plant fertilizer Power quality solutions

Industry

Number of Employees
498 464 425 320 288 184 183 170 108 80 60

Union Affiliation

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