Howe , Texas

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2011 Community Profile

Grayson County

TRANSPORTATION
Air Service
Dallas/Fort Worth International Runway Length Runway Surface Lighted Fuel Instrument Landing System North Texas Regional Airport Runway Length Runway Surface Lighted Fuel Instrument Landing System Sherman Municipal Runway Length Runway Surface Lighted Fuel Instrument Landing System Airports Within 1 Hr. International 4,000' Hard Yes Yes Yes Dallas/Fort Worth International North Texas Regional Airport Sherman Municipal 9,000' Hard Yes Yes Yes 29,000' Concrete Yes Yes Yes

City of Howe, County of Grayson, State of Texas, located 50 miles North of Dallas, 10 miles South of Sherman

POPULATION
Regional

Year
City County

2011 (est.)
2,600 120,877

2010 Census
2,600 120,877

2000
2,478 110,595 Municipal

Rail Service Providers

D G & O Railroad

CITY GOVERNMENT
Freight Carriers
Type Number on Council Municipal Police Paid Firefighters Volunteer Firefighters City Zoning Body Master Plan 23 Yes Yes General Law 6 6 DHL; Central Freight; Yellow Freight; United Parcel Service; Roadway; FedEX; Burlington Air; CFI

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WAGE DATA
Occupation Title
Production Classifications Assembler, General Cutting, Punching and Press Setters and Tenders First-line Supervisor/Managers of Production Industrial Engineering Technicians Industrial Machinery Mechanics Industrial Production Managers Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers and Weigher Installation, Maintenance and Repair Workers Laborer, General Machinist/Related Occup. Maintenance, General Packaging and Filling Machine Operators & Tenders Packers and Packagers Purchasing Managers Tool and Die Makers Truck Driver, Lt., any ind. Welder, Production Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators & Tenders 8.87 9.27 17.37 16.08 16.60 17.75 9.32 12.63 9.81 7.62 13.09 10.25 12.02 6.69 17.25 11.71 8.00 8.10 12.02 13.30 13.27 28.74 23.21 22.16 32.69 17.12 20.67 12.56 10.56 20.00 16.04 20.95 9.59 28.24 19.43 12.28 10.46 20.95 Tax Abatement Enterprise Zone Industrial Foundation Foreign Trade Zone Reinvestment Zone Freeport Exemption Other Incentives Municipal Sales Tax State Sales Tax Rate Economic Development Tax Other Sales Taxes Total

TAXATION
Tax Rate (per $100 Assessed Value) - 2010
Grayson County Howe City Howe ISD Grayson Co. J.C. Total $0.490900 $0.556100 $1.330000 $0.181800 $2.558800

Entry-Level Wage ($/hr) Low High

1.000% 6.250% (4B) Property Tax Relief 0.500% 0.500% 8.250%

INCENTIVES
No No No Yes No Yes No

Office, Clerical, and Technical Classifications Computer Operator Customer Service Rep. Secretarial Human Resource Assistants Human Resource Managers Receptionist and Information Clerk Shipping & Rec. Clerk Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks Computer Controlled Machine Tool Operators 10.38 9.56 10.84 10.91 22.62 7.72 8.53 10.07 10.16 15.84 16.11 17.13 17.56 37.54 10.42 13.47 16.44 16.11

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UTILITIES
Electric Energy Delivery Oncor Electric Delivery
Reliability Transmission Voltage Service Voltage 99.946990 69 KV, 138 KV, 345 KV 120/208, 120/240, 240/480, 277/480

Telephone Service Verizon

Digital Available Analog Available Electromechanical Make and Model Software Level Fiber Optics Switched 56 Kbps High Capacity Digital (T-1) Digital Data Service 911 Available Other Network Services Cellular Service, Custom Calling, ISDN Yes No No DMS 10 Northern Telecom 4002 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Natural Gas
BTU Content Per Cubic Foot

Atmos Energy
1,050

Water Supplier
Source Max. Daily Sys. Capacity Max. Daily Use to Date Pressure on Mains Storage Capacity Size of Mains System Looped Projects Under Construction

City of Howe
3 Wells 1,152,000 gallons 600,000 gallons 60 psi 1,100,000 gallons 4-8" Yes

Sewer System
Treatment Plan Types Maximum Capacity Max. Daily Use to Date Projects Under Construction Pumped to Sherman 0 gallons 700,000 gallons

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COMMUNITY INFORMATION
Climate
Annual Average Temperature Annual Average High Temperature Annual Average Low Temperature Annual Average Precipitation Annual Average Snowfall Elevation 64.0 F 87.0 F 44.0 F 37.0" 0.0" 810.0'

Finance
Independent Bank

Attractions
Lake Texoma; Lake Ray Roberts; Finley Culture Center, Sherman; Grayson County Frontier Village; Eisenhower Birthplace; Hagerman Wildlife Refuge

Health
Total Hospital Beds in City Total Doctors (Medical) in City 0 0 Elementary

EDUCATION
Howe (2007)
Number of Schools 1 1 1 Middle School 0 1 Yes Yes High School Total Enrollment 382 304 292

Media
Daily Papers Weekly Papers Local TV Cable TV Available

Private Schools
Number of Schools Enrollment

Recreation
Parks Area Lakes Country Clubs Health Centers Public Golf Courses Theaters Tennis Courts Bed & Breakfast Facilities Hotel & Motel Rooms Libraries Other All weather track in Sherman, TX and Grayson Co. College 3 2 4 3 1 3 1 0 0 1 Vocational Program Available Yes State Industrial Job Training Available Yes

Area Colleges and Universities

Austin College, Sherman; Grayson County College, Denison and Van Alstyne; Southern Oklahoma State University, Durant, Oklahoma; Texas A&M University, Commerce; Texas Woman's University, Denton; University of North Texas, Denton; University of Texas-Dallas, Richardson

Houses of Worship
Assembly of God; Baptist; Church of Christ; United Methodist

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MAJOR AREA EMPLOYERS

Employer
Howe ISD Magni-Fab Southwest City of Howe Southwest Auction Education Sheet Metal Fabrication City Services Farm Related Items/Wholesale & Retail

Industry

Number of Employees
144 104 15 9

Union Affiliation

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