Year

2004 (est.)

2000 Census

1990

City

36,830

32,709

30,206

County

83,140

80,130

70,000

Tax Abatement:

Yes

Enterprise Zone:

Yes

Industrial Foundation:

Yes

Foreign Trade Zone:

No

Reinvestment Zone:

Yes

Freeport Exemption:

Yes

AIR SERVICE

Nearest Airport:

Angelina County

Runway Length:

5,400’ x 100 ft.

Runway Surface:

Grooved asphalt

Lighted:

Yes

Fuel:

Yes

Instrum. Landing Sys.:

Yes

Airport Within 1 Hr.

   International:

Houston Intercontinental

   Regional:

Angelina County

   Municipal:

FREIGHT CARRIERS

ABF Freight System, Central Freight Lines, Consolidated

Freightways, Federal Express, Merchants Fast Motor Lines,

Purolator, Tex-Pack, United Parcel Service, Yellow Freight

System

RAIL SERVICE

Provider:

Angelina & Neches River Railroad; Union Pacific

TAX RATE (PER $100 ASSESSED VALUE) – Oct. 2004

Angelina County:

$ 0.4117

Lufkin, City:

0.5585

Lufkin ISD:

1.5811

Special Districts: (Hospital, College, etc.)

0.1154

TOTAL:

$ 2.6667

Municipal Sales Tax:

1-1/2%

State Sales Tax:

6-1/4%

Econ. Dev. Sales Tax:

Yes %

Other Sales Taxes:              County

1/2%

OCCUPATIONAL TITLE

Entry Level

Low

High

Production Classifications:

Aircraft Assembler

Aircraft Mechanic

Assembler, General

7.00

8.50

Assembler, Modular Housing

7.00

Electrician

7.34

14.00

Electronics Assembler

7.00

8.50

Forklift Operator

6.75

11.03

Janitor, any industry

5.21

8.00

Laborer, General

5.15

13.53

Machinist/Related Occup.

9.16

14.75

Maintenance, General

8.37

14.08

Mechanic (Maintenance)

7.75

13.55

Molding Machine Operator

7.40

Semiconductor Processor

8.00

9.00

Sewing Machine (Garment)

5.15

7.50

Sheet Metal Worker

10.00

14.00

Truck Driver, Lt., any ind.

5.15

9.50

Warehouse Worker

5.15

8.75

Welder, Production

9.17

13.05

Office, Clerical and Technical

Accountant/Auditor

9.45

15.38

Computer Operator

6.00

10.80

Computer Programmer

10.00

15.38

Customer Service Rep.

7.05

10.83

Electronic Technician

11.00

16.00

General Office Clerk

5.15

10.00

Key Data Entry Oper.

6.00

7.50

Secretarial

6.88

12.00

Shipping & Rec. Clerk

5.15

9.50

Telemarketing

5.15

9.25

Type:

Mayor/City Manager

Number on Council:

7

Municipal Police:

81

Paid Firemen:

78

Volunteers:

City Zoning Body:

Yes

Master Plan:

Yes

ELECTRIC ENERGY DELIVERY:

TXU Energy

Reliability:

99.9739%

Transmission Voltage:

69 KV  138 KV  345 KV

Service Voltage:

120/208  120/240  240/480  277/480

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NATURAL GAS:

Centerpoint/Entex

BTU Content Per Cubic Foot:

1,000

TELEPHONE SERVICE:

Consolidated Communications

Digital:

Yes

Analog:

No

Electromechanical:

No

Make and Model:

Northern Telecom

DMS 100/200

Software Level:

NA10

Fiber Optics:

Yes

Switched 56 KBPS:

Yes

High Capacity Digital (T-1):

Yes

Digital Data Service:

Yes

911:

Yes

Other Network Services:

Custom Calling Features, Caller ID, Basic Rate ISDN,

Primary Rate ISDN, Digital Centrex, ADSL

WATER SUPPLIER:

City of Lufkin

Source:

11 wells

Max. System Capacity (daily):

17,500,000 gallons

Max. Daily Use To Date:

13,700,000 gallons

Pressure on Mains:

40 – 95 lbs.

Storage Capacity:

6,400,000 gallons

Size of Mains:

2” – 30”

System Looped:

Yes

Projects Under Const.:           New lines from wells into city;

             new water well northwest of city

SEWER SYSTEM:

Type Treatment Plant:

Activated Sludge

Maximum Capacity:

11,300,000 gallons

Max. Daily Use To Date:

5,500,000 gallons

Projects Under Const.:

Revitalization project in downtown area

LUFKIN ISD

Public School Budget:

$ 48,221,597

Schools

Enrollment

Elementary:

11

4,209

Intermediate:

Middle/Jr. High:

1

2,103

High Schools:

1

2,489

Private:*

4

727

Special/Head Start:

1

238

    *  Elementary

AREA UNIVERSITIES/COLLEGES:

Angelina College, Lufkin                                                5,000+

Stephen F. Austin University, Nacogdoches                12,000+

State Industrial Job Training:

Yes

Vocational Program:

Yes

HEALTH CARE

Total Hospital Beds in City:

450

Total Doctors (medical) in City:

211

MEDIA

Papers:

1 – daily,

2 – weekly

Radio Stations:

12

TV Stations/TV Cable:

2 – Local/ Yes

CHURCHES

Assembly of God, Baptist, Catholic, Christian, Church of

Christ, Church of Latter Day Saints, Episcopal, Jehovah’s

Witnesses, Lutheran, Methodist, Nazarene, Pentecostal,

Presbyterian, Seventh Day Adventist

RECREATION

Parks:

8

Area Lakes:

5

Country Clubs:

2

Health Centers:

3

Public Golf Courses:

1

Theaters:

10

Tennis Courts:

14

Bed & Breakfast Facilities:

2

Hotel & Motel Rooms:

1,200

Libraries:

1

Other:         2 swimming pools, baseball facilities, skating

                     rink, woodland trails

AREA ATTRACTIONS:

Texas Forestry Museum, Museum of East Texas, Ellen

Trout Zoo and Lake, Sam Rayburn Lake, Angelina County

Exposition Center, Davy Crockett National Forest and

Angelina National Forest

CLIMATE

Annual Average Temperature:

67 F

Mo. Average High Temperature:

94 F

Mo. Average Low Temperature:

39 F

Annual Average Precipitation:

42.94”

Annual Average Snowfall:

Elevation:

139’ – 404’

FINANCE

Angelina Savings Bank, Bank of America, Commercial

Bank of Texas, First Bank & Trust – East Texas, Hibernia

Bank, Huntington State Bank, Regions Bank, Texas State

Bank

EMPLOYER

PRODUCT

EMPLOYEES

UNION AFFILIATION

American Color Graphics

Color comics, ad inserts, printing

244

UPIU

Angelina College

Community college

925

Angelina County

County government

357

Angelina Hardwood Sales

Trailer flooring, hardwood, vehicle parts

35

Atkinson Candy Company

Candy manufacturing

152

Brookshire Bros., Inc.

Grocery store

564

Burke Center

Medical services

700+

Citation Corporation

Engineered castings, malleable perlite, carbon & alloy steel & machining products

579

City of Lufkin

City government

452

Contractor’s Supplies

Concrete

90

Cybershield

Industrial chrome plating

114

Express Personnel Services

Personnel service

250+

Fleetwood Transportation

Trucking services

260

Georgia Pacific

Synthetic resins

69

Lockheed Martin Vought Systems

Aerospace and defense

86

Lufkin Coca Cola

Soft drinks

85

Lufkin Daily News

Newspaper

75

Lufkin Industries

Oilfield pumping units, industrial gears, marine gears

1,200

AM-IBBW

Lufkin ISD

School

1,500+

Lufkin State School

Individual/family services

1,000+

Memorial Health System of East Texas

Medical facility

1,000+

Pilgrim’s Pride

Pre-packaged poultry

1,400+

USCW

Polk Oil Company

Gasoline distributor/convenience stores

130

Postal Data Center

Postal center

165

Sam’s Club

Wholesale club

150

Sunbridge Care/Rehab

Nursing care facility

166

Temple Inland

Lumber, fiberboard, particle board

1,058

Texas Metal Castings

Aluminum & bronze castings, foundry patterns, marine seat pedestals machining, heat treating

82

ConAgra Foods

Smoked meats and barbecue sauces

150+

Consolidated Communications

Telephone company

232

Wal-Mart

Retail store

500+

William George

Produce, dry & can goods

130

Woodland Heights Medical Center

Medical facility

600+