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Bonham , Texas 2011 Community Profilewww.bonhamchamber.com

Fannin County

City of Bonham, County of Fannin, State of Texas, located70 miles Northeast of Dallas, 27 miles East ofSherman/ Denison and 35 miles West of P aris

POPULATION

Year 2011 (est.) 2010 Census 2000

City 10,127 10,127 9,990

County 33,915 33,915 31,242

CITY GOVERNMENT

Type Home Rule

Number on Council 6

Municipal Police 23

Paid Firefighters 30

Volunteer Firefighters 11

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


Jones Field - Bonham


Runway Surface Asphalt

Lighted Yes

Fuel Yes


Airports Within 1 Hr.

International Dallas/Fort WorthInternational

Regional Dallas Love Field

Municipal Jones Field - Bonham

Rai l Service Providers

Texas Northeastern

Freight Carr iers

Central Freight Lines; Tex-Pack; RPS; DHL; FederalExpress; UPS

Oncor Economic Development Department

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WAGE DATA

Occupation Title Entry-Level Wage ($/ hr)

Low High

Production Classifications

Assembl er, General 7.25 9.39

Assembler, Mobile Homes 7.00 9.00

Electrician 8.45 25.00

Electronics Assembler 6.00 10.00

Forklift Operator 6.00 10.65

Janitor, any industry 5.15 14.11

Laborer, General 5.15 14.00

Machinist/ Related Occup. 6.50 25.00

Maintenance, General 6.50 7.50

Mechanic (Maintenance) 6.04 24.04

Molding Machine Operator 7.00 9.07

Semiconductor Processor 7.00 18.00Sheet Metal Worker 5.50 10.89

Truck Driver, Lt., any ind. 5.25 13.94

Warehouse Worker 6.50 10.35

Welder, Production 8.00 16.00

Office, Clerical, and Technical Classifications

Accountant/Auditor 5.50 25.00

Computer Operator 6.91 14.75

Computer Programmer 9.10 25.00

Customer Service Rep. 5.75 11.54

Electronic Technician 8.00 21.70

General Office Clerk 5.15 15.00

Key Data Entry Oper. 8.00 9.75

Secretarial 6.50 8.65

Shipping & Rec. Clerk 7.00 9.00

Telemarketing 6.50 8.00

TAXATION

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

Fannin County $0.61100

Bonham City $0.67000

Bonham ISD $1.11505

Total $2.39605

Municipal Sales Tax 1.000%

State Sales Tax Rate 6.250%

EconomicDevelopment Tax

0.500%

Other Sales Taxes County 0.500%

Total 8.250%

INCENTIVES

Tax Abatement Yes

Enterprise Zone Yes

IndustrialFoundation

Yes

Foreign Trade Zone No

Reinvestment Zone No

Freeport Exemption No

Other Incentives No







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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 Bonham

Source Lake Bonham

Max. Daily Sys. Capacity 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 Yes Partially

Projects Under Construction Proposed-construct new500,000 gallon elevatedstorage w/12" main looped todowntown

Sewer System

Treatment Plan Types SBR Activated Sludge System

Maximum Capacity 2,500,000 gallons

Max. Daily Use to Date 1,100,000 gallons

Projects Under Construction New 21" outfall line

Telephone Service

Verizon

Digital Available Yes

Analog Available No

Electromechanical Yes

Make and Model GTD-5

Software Level SF7

Fiber Optics Yes

Switched 56 Kbps Yes

High Capacity Digital (T-1) Yes

Digital Data Service Yes

911 Available Yes

Other Network Services

Yes







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COMMUNITY INFORMATION

Climate

Annual Average Temperature 64.4 F

Annual Average High Temperature 82.4 F

Annual Average Low Temperature 38.0 F

Annual Average Precipitation 40.0"

Annual Average Snowfall 2.0"

Elevation 617.0'

Health

Total Hospital Beds in City 75

Total Doctors (Medical) in City 23

Media

Daily Papers 0Weekly Papers 2

Local TV Yes

Cable TV Available Yes

Recreation

Parks 3

Area Lakes 4

Country Clubs 2

Health Centers 2

Public Golf Courses 2

Theaters 2

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

Houses of Worship

Assembly of God; Baptist; Catholic; Christian; Church of

Christ; Church of God; Episcopal; Jehovah's Witnesses;Methodist; Nazarene; Pentecostal; Presbyterian; Non-Denominational

Finance

American Bank of Texas; Bonham State Bank; FanninBank-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 InglishPark; Fannin County Museum of History; Sam RayburnHouse Museum and Library; Caddo National Grasslands;Red River Theater Company; Victory Airbase

EDUCATION

Bonham (2005)

Number of Schools Total Enrollmen

Elementary 1 74

Intermediate 1 38

Middle/ Jr. High 1 29

High School 1 61

Special/ Head Start 1 14

Private Schools

Number of Schools

Enrollment

Area Col leges and Universit ies

Austin College - Sherman, Texas A&M Commerce, FanninHigher Education Center @ VA Medical Center, GraysonCounty College - Denison, Paris Junior Coll ege - Paris.

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

Texas Department of Criminal Justice Government 498

McCraw Oil/Kw ik Cheks Convenience stores 464

Sam Rayburn Memorial Veterans Center Medical care 425

Bonham ISD Education 320

Wal-Mart Discount store 288

Clyde W. Cosper Texas State VeteransHome

Veterans nursing home 184

Clayton Homes Housing 183

Red River Regional Hospital Healthcare 170

City of Bonham Local government 108

Voluntary Purchasing Groups Plant fertilizer 80

GE Zenith Contro ls Power quality solutions 60






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