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BEDCO
Mailing Address:
327 North Main St.
Bonham, Texas 75418
Contact: Steve Filipowicz
Executive Director
Office: 903-640-0717
Cell: 903-227-0039
Email:bedco453@cableone.net
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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 |
2015 |
2025 |
| City |
10,127 |
10,438 |
11,124 |
| County |
33,915 |
34,957 |
37,254 |
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LOCATION,
LOCATION, LOCATION!
|
| McKinney
38 miles |
Lufkin
198 miles |
| Dallas
70 miles |
Abilene
246
miles |
| Ft. Worth
97 miles |
Austin
266
miles |
Tyler
112 miles
|
San Antonio
345 miles |
Texarkana
134
miles
|
Lubbock
349 miles |
Wichita
Falls 142 miles
|
Amarillo
366
miles |
| 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 |
|
| Central
Freight Carriers |
|
| Tex-Pack |
|
| RPS |
|
| Provider: |
|
| 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 |
|
| 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 |
| Veterans Affairs Medical
Center |
Health Care |
600
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| Texas Department of Criminal
Justice |
Government |
498
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| McCraw Oil/Kwik Cheks |
Convenience Stores |
464
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| Bonham ISD |
Schools |
320 |
| Wal-Mart |
Discount Store |
288 |
| Clayton Homes |
Housing |
200 |
| Red River Regional Hospital |
Health Care |
170 |
| City of Bonham |
Local Government |
125 |
| Voluntary Purchasing Groups |
Plant Fertilizer |
85
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| GE-ACT Communications |
Telecommunications |
75
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