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BEDCO
Mailing Address:
301 E. 5th St.
Bonham, Texas 75418
Contact: Glenn Taylor
Executive Director
Office: 903-640-0717
Cell: 903-227-0039
Email:Glenn Taylor
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 Bonham Community Profile
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| The City of Bonham, Fannin County, is located 70
miles Northeast of Dallas, 27 miles East of Sherman/Denison and 35
miles West of Paris
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Year
|
2010 |
2000 |
1990 |
| City |
10,570 |
9,990 |
7,338 |
| County |
33,915 |
31,242 |
24,804 |
| Tax
Abatement: |
Yes |
| Enterprise
Zone: |
Yes |
| Industrial
Foundation: |
Yes |
| Foreign
Trade Zone: |
No |
| Reinvestment
Zone: |
No |
| Freeport
Exemption: |
No |
| AIR
SERVICE |
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| Nearest
Airport: |
Bonham |
| Runway
Length: |
4,000 ft. |
| Runway
Width: |
75 ft. |
| Runway
Surface: |
Asphalt |
| Lighted: |
Yes |
| Fuel: |
Yes |
| Terminal
Building Access: |
Pilots
Keypad Entry System; Lounge; Restrooms; Computer with Wireless Internet
for weather |
| Instrumental
Landing System: |
Yes -
Landing Lights & PAPI |
| Airport
within 1 Hour - International: |
DFW
International |
| Regional: |
Love Field
- Dallas; Grayson County |
| Municipal: |
Bonham -
Jones Field |
| FREIGHT
CARRIERS |
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| Central
Freight Carriers |
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| Tex-Pack |
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| RPS |
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| Provider: |
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| TAX
RATE (Per $100 Assessed Value) |
Oct. 2011 |
| Fannin
County |
$0.59 |
| Bonham |
$0.67 |
| Bonham
ISD |
$1.115 |
| TOTAL: |
$2.375 |
| Municipal
Sales Tax: |
1% |
| State
Sales Tax: |
6-1/4% |
| Economic
Development Sales Tax: |
1/2% |
| Other
Sales
Tax:
County |
1/2% |
| Type: |
Council/Manager |
| Number
on Council: |
6-
Mayor |
| Municipal
Police: |
23 |
| Paid
Fireman: |
30 |
| Volunteers: |
11 |
| City
Zoning Body: |
Yes |
| Master
Plan: |
Yes |
| ELECTRIC
POWER: |
TXU
Electric Delivery |
| Reliability: |
99.9754% |
| Transmission
Voltage: |
69KV
138KV 345KV |
| Service
Voltage: |
120/208
120/240 240/480 277/480 |
| NATURAL GAS: |
Atmos Energy |
| BTU Content Per Cubic
Foot: |
1,050 |
| TELEPHONE
SERVICE: |
Verizon |
| Digital: |
Yes |
| Analog: |
No |
| Electromechanical: |
Yes |
| Make
& Model: |
GTD-5 |
| Software
Level: |
SF7 |
| Fiber
Optics: |
Yes |
| Switched
56 KBPS: |
Yes |
| High
Capacity Digital (T-1): |
Yes |
| Digital
Data Service: |
Yes |
| 911: |
Yes |
| Other
Network Services: |
Yes |
| WATER
SUPPLIER: |
City of
Bonham |
| Source: |
Lake Bonham |
| Max.
System Capacity (daily): |
6,000,000
mgd |
| Max.
Daily Use to Date: |
3,800,000
mgd |
| Pressure
on Mains: |
62 PSI |
| Storage
Capacity: |
2,350,000
gallons |
| Size
of Mains: |
6"-18" |
| System
Looped: |
Partially |
| Projects
Under Const.: |
Major
Improvements to infrastructure |
| SEWER SYSTEM: |
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| Type Treatment Plant: |
SBR Activated Sludge System |
| Maximum Capacity: |
6,000,000 gallons |
| Max. Daily Use to
Date: |
3,200,000 gallons |
| Projects Under Const.: |
Major inprovements to
infrastructure |
| BONHAM
ISD |
Public
School Budge: |
$16,935,733.00 |
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Schools |
Enrollment |
| Elementary: |
1 |
745 |
| Intermediate: |
1 |
389 |
| Middle/Jr.
High: |
1 |
298 |
| High
School: |
1 |
615 |
| Special/Head
Start: |
1 |
148 |
| AREA
UNIVERSITIES/COLLEGES: |
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| Austin
College, Sherman; Texas AM, Commerce; Fannin Higher Education Center
(GCC) at VA Medical Center, Grayson County College, Denison; Paris
Junior College, Paris |
| State Industrial Job
Training: |
Yes |
| Vocational Program: |
Yes |
| HEALTH CARE |
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| Total Hospital Beds
in City: |
75 |
| Total Doctors
(medical) in City: |
23 |
| MEDIA |
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| Papers: |
1 - weekly |
| Online: |
1 |
| Radio
Stations: |
1 |
| TV
Cable: |
Local/Yes |
| CHURCHES |
| Assembly of God, Baptist,
Catholic, Christian, Church of Christ, Church of God, Episcopal,
Jehovah's Witnesses, Methodist, Nazarene, Pentecostal, Presbyterian,
Non-Denominational |
| RECREATION |
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| Parks: |
4 |
| Area Lakes: |
4 |
| Country Clubs: |
2 |
| Health Centers: |
2 |
| Public Golf Courses: |
2 |
| Theaters: |
1 Movie |
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1 On Stage |
| Tennis Courts: |
10 |
| Bed &
Breakfast Facilities: |
2 |
| Hotel & Motel
Rooms: |
121 |
| Libraries: |
2 |
| Other:
Youth Baseball Fields, Softball Fields, Fannin
County Fair, Kueckelhan Ranch Rodeo, Autumn in Bonham Bike Rally,
Mountain Bike Trails, Hiking Trails, Christmas Festivities, Quilt Hop, Heritage Days, Red River Car Show |
| Area
Attractions: Bonham State Park, Lake Bonham,
Bonham Trades Day, Homestead Winery, Fort Inglish Park, Fannin County
Museum of History, Sam Rayburn House Museum, Sam Rayburn
Library, Caddo National Grasslands, Creative Arts Center, Red
River Theater Company, Fannin County Historical Museum, Creative Arts Center, Lake Bonham, Historical Down Town Bonham |
| CLIMATE |
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| Annual Average
Temperature: |
64.4F |
| Mo. Average High
Temperature: |
82.4F |
| Mo. Average Low
Temperature: |
38F |
| Annual Average
Precipitation: |
40.0" |
| Annual Average
Snowfall: |
2" |
| Elevation: |
617' |
| FINANCE |
| American
Bank of Texas, Bonham State Bank, Fannin Bank-Bonham Branch, First
National Bank of Trenton, Fannin Community Federal Credit Union |
| MAJOR
AREA EMPLOYERS |
| EMPLOYER |
PRODUCT |
EMPLOYEES |
| Bonham ISD |
Schools |
320
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| City of Bonham |
Local Government |
125
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| Clayton Homes |
Housing |
183
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| GE-ACT Communications |
Telecommunications |
75 |
| McCraw Oil/Kwik Cheks |
Convenience Stores |
464 |
| Northeast Medical Center |
Health Care |
170 |
| Texas Department of Criminal
Justice |
Government |
498 |
| Veterans Affairs Medical
Center |
Hospital |
600 |
| Voluntary Purchasing Groups |
Plant Fertilizer |
85
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| Wal-Mart |
Discount Store |
288
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