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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

 

Bonham Community Profile

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

POPULATION

Year

2005(est) 2000 1990
City 10,382 9,990 7,338
County 32,338 31,242 24,804

INCENTIVES

Tax Abatement: Yes
Enterprise Zone: Yes
Industrial Foundation: Yes
Foreign Trade Zone: No
Reinvestment Zone: No
Freeport Exemption: No

TRANSPORTATION

AIR SERVICE
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
Central Freight Carriers
Tex-Pack
RPS
Provider: Texas Northeastern

 

TAXATION

TAX RATE (Per $100 Assessed Value) Oct. 2005
Fannin County $0.5702
Bonham $0.573
Bonham ISD $1.568920
TOTAL: $2.719030

 

Municipal Sales Tax: 1%
State Sales Tax: 6-1/4%
Economic Development Sales Tax: 1/2%
Other Sales Tax:                   County 1/2%

 

 

GOVERNMENT, CITY

Type: Council/Manager
Number on Council: 6
Municipal Police: 23
Paid Fireman: 30
Volunteers: 11
City Zoning Body: Yes
Master Plan: Yes

 

UTILITIES

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): 3,000,000 gallons
Max. Daily Use to Date: 3,000,000 gallons
Pressure on Mains: 62 PSI
Storage Capacity: 2,250,000 gallons
Size of Mains: 6"-18"
System Looped: Partially
Projects Under Const.: New 21" outfall line

 

SEWER SYSTEM:
Type Treatment Plant: SBR Activated Sludge System
Maximum Capacity: 2,500,000 gallons
Max. Daily Use to Date: 1,100,000 gallons
Projects Under Const.: New 21" outfall line

 

EDUCATION

BONHAM ISD Public School Budge: $16,192,000
Schools Enrollment
Elementary: 1 572
Intermediate: 1 408
Middle/Jr. High: 1 336
High School: (EXEMPLARY) 1 575
Special/Head Start: 1 147

 

AREA UNIVERSITIES/COLLEGES:
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

 

COMMUNITY INFORMATION

HEALTH CARE
Total Hospital Beds in City: 75
Total Doctors (medical) in City: 23

 

MEDIA
Papers: 2 - 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
Parks: 3
Area Lakes: 4
Country Clubs: 2
Health Centers: 2
Public Golf Courses: 2
Theaters: 1 Movie
  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

 

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

 

CLIMATE
Annual Average Temperature: 64.4F
Mo. Average High Temperature: 82.4F
Mo. Average Low Temperature: 38F
Annual Average Precipitation: 39.95"
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

287

City of Bonham Local Government

125

Clayton Homes Housing

150

GE-ACT Communications Telecommunications 75
McCraw Oil/Kwik Cheks Convenience Stores 464
Northeast Medical Center Health Care 164
Texas Department of Criminal Justice Government 498
Veterans Affairs Medical Center Hospital 400
Voluntary Purchasing Groups Plant Fertilizer

85

Wal-Mart Discount Store

230

 

 

 
 

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