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Denison , Texas 2011 Community Profilewww.denisontx.org

Grayson County

City of Denison, County of Grayson, State of Texas, located75 miles Nor th of Dallas on U.S. Hwy 75, 5 miles South ofTexas-Oklahoma State line

POPULATION

Year 2011 (est.) 2010 Census 2000

City 22,682 22,682 22,773

County 120,877 120,877 110,595

CITY GOVERNMENT

Type Home Rule

Number on Council 7

Municipal Police 44

Paid Firefighters 57

Volunteer Firefighters

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


North Texas Regional Airport


Runway Surface Hard

Lighted Yes

Fuel Yes


Airports Within 1 Hr.

International Dallas/Fort WorthInternational

Regional Dallas Love Field/NorthTexas Regional Airport

Municipal

Rai l Service Providers

Texas Northwestern, Union Pacific Railroad

Freight Carr iers

ABF Freight Systems, Inc.; American Freightways, Inc.;Con-Way Southern Express; D & J Delivery Service; J & MCartage, Inc.; KBT, Inc.; Merchants Fast Motor Lines;Ralph Owens Trucking; Ranger Transportation; RoadwayExpress Inc.; Texoma Transportation & Marine; Tex-PackExpress of Sherman, Inc.; TPS Freight Distributors; VikinFreight, Inc.; Wichita Southeast Kansas Transit; YellowFreight Systems

Oncor Economic Development Department

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WAGE DATA

Occupation Title Entry-Level Wage ($/ hr)

Low High

Production Classifications

Assembl er, General 6.55 9.97

Machinist/ Related Occup. 5.84 7.69

Maintenance, General 8.36 13.55

Truck Driver, Lt., any ind. 6.05 9.93

Welder, Production 8.38 10.31

Computer controlled machine tooloperators

9.09 10.27

Cutting, punching & pre ss settersand tenders

7.53 9.68

Supervisor/ Manager-production &operating workers

19.76 37.40

Industrial machinery mechanics 16.03 19.78

Industrial production managers 20.04 42.12Industrial truck & tractor operators 8.33 15.14

Inspectors, testers, sorters,samplers & weighers

10.74 17.36

Installati on, maintenance & repairworkers

8.89 14.59

Laborers , freight, stock & materialmovers

6.84 8.37

Multiple machine tool setters,operators & tenders

7.47 10.54

Packaging & filling machineoperators & tenders

8.06 16.06

Packers & packagers 6.39 12.23

Tool & die makers 14.25 18.98

Shipping, receiving & traffic clerks 7.67 11.09

Mechanical engineering technicians 18.44 23.96

Office, Clerical, and Technical Classifications

Computer Operator 8.63 13.31

Customer Service Rep. 7.46 10.16

Secretarial 8.72 14.92

Shipping & Rec. Clerk 7.67 11.09

HR assistants, except payroll & timekeeping

9.78 15.53

Payroll & timekeeping clerks 8.54 12.45

Purchasing managers 14.44 25.23

Receptionists & information clerks 5.80 10.88

HR Managers 18.16 36.71

TAXATION

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

Grayson County $0.49090

Denison City $0.59407

Denison ISD $1.27120

Grayson Co. J.C. $0.18180

Total $2.53797

Municipal Sales Tax 1.000%

State Sales Tax Rate 6.250%

EconomicDevelopment Tax

0.500%

Other Sales Taxes Ad Val Orem 0.500%

Total 8.250%

INCENTIVES

Tax Abatement Yes

Enterprise Zone No

IndustrialFoundation

Yes

Foreign Trade Zone Yes

Reinvestment Zone No

Freeport Exemption Yes

Other Incentives Yes







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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 1,070

Water Supplier City of Denison

Source Lake Randell/Lake Texoma

Max. Daily Sys. Capacity 13,000,000 gallons

Max. Daily Use to Date 4,500,000 gallons

Pressure on Mains 60 psi

Storage Capacity 7,000,000 gallons

Size of Mains 2-24"

System Looped Yes

Projects Under Construction

Sewer System

Treatment Plan Types Aeration/activated sludge

Maximum Capacity 6,000,000 gallons

Max. Daily Use to Date 2,800,000 gallons

Projects Under Construction

Telephone Service

AT&T

Digital Available Yes

Analog Available No

Electromechanical No

Make and Model #5 ESS

Software Level 5E10

Fiber Optics Yes

Switched 56 Kbps Yes

High Capacity Digital (T-1) Yes

Digital Data Service Yes

911 Available Yes

Other Network Services

DSL; ISDN-PRI; ISDN-BRI; ATM Packet Switching; Centrex

Basic T1 (1.54 mps)







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COMMUNITY INFORMATION

Climate

Annual Average Temperature 64.0 F

Annual Average High Temperature 87.0 F

Annual Average Low Temperature 44.0 F

Annual Average Precipitation 37.0"

Annual Average Snowfall 0.5"

Elevation 613.0'

Health

Total Hospital Beds in City 160

Total Doctors (Medical) in City 144

Media

Daily Papers 1Weekly Papers 1

Local TV Yes

Cable TV Available Yes

Recreation

Parks 15

Area Lakes 3

Country Clubs 1

Health Centers 2

Public Golf Courses 1

Theaters 4

Tennis Courts 16

Bed & Breakfast Facilities 2

Hotel & Motel Rooms 292

Libraries 2

Other

Hagerman Wildlife Refuge

Houses of Worship

Adventist; Assembly of God; Baptist; Catholic; Christian;Christian Science; Church of Christ; Church of God in Christ;Church of the Nazarene; Episcopal; Jewish;

Interdenominational; Islamic; Lutheran; Methodist;Nondenominational; Pentecostal; Presbyterian

Finance

American Bank of Texas; Bank of America; Texas NA;Chase; Independent Bank; Landmark Bank

Attractions

Dwight D. Eisenhower Birthplace; Eisenhower Yacht Club;Grandpappy Point Marina; Grayson County Frontier VillageHagerman Wildlife Refuge; Historical Katy Depot BuildingLake Texoma; Loy Lake Park;Waterloo Lake and Park:Red River Railroad Museum;Texoma Children's Museum:TV Munson Vineyards; Viticulture-Enology Center; TexasTravel Information Center; Austin College; HistoricalDowntown Denison

EDUCATION

Denison (2010)Number of Schools Total Enrollmen

Elementary 7

Middle School 1

Special/ Head Start 3

High School 1

Total Public School 4,53

Private Schools

Number of Schools

Enrollment

Area Col leges and Universit ies

Austin College-Sherman; Grayson County College-Denison; Southeastern Oklahoma State University-DurantOK

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

Tyson Meat processing & distribution 1,600

Wilson N . Jones Regional Health System Healthcare services 1,200

Texas Instruments Semiconductors and defense electronicsystems

1,200

Texoma Health Care System Healthcare services 1,163

Sherman ISD Education 945

Connect General, a Cigna Company Insurance claims processing 850

Ruiz Foods Frozen Foods 700

Denison ISD Education 605

Trailblazer Health Enterprises Insurance claims processing 484

Grayson County Government agency 450

City of Sherman Government agency 406

B-Line Systems Cable trays and electrical enclosures 380

Attention, LLC Collections center 350

Austin College University 325

City of Denison Government agency 310

Fisher Controls International Rotary control valves 300

Reedrill Drilling machinery 270 USSW

Kwikset Corporation Door locks 230

Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp. Aluminum extrusions 225 IAM

Proctor & Gamble/ Sundor Brands Coffee products and Sunny Delight 224

PRESCO Products Flexible PVC film 221

Denison Industries of California Aluminum castings 210

Grayson County College Community college 209

Champion Cooler Corporation Evaporative coolers 150

Sherman Plastic Company Plastic bottles 150

Client Services, Inc. Debt collections 140

Plyler Construction Commercial and industrial construction 130

Herald Democrat Newspaper 116

Starr Aircraft Dress covers & cushions for aircr 115

SignWarehouse.com Sign making materials 104

Florestone Products Company Plumbing fixtures 20






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