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City of
Lufkin Demographics
City of Lufkin, County of Angelina, State of
Texas, located 120 miles North of Houston, 166 miles Southeast
of Dallas, 110 miles Southwest of Shreveport
POPULATION
Year
|
2004 (est.) |
2000 Census |
1990 |
City
|
36,830 |
32,709 |
30,206 |
County |
83,140 |
80,130 |
70,000 |
INCENTIVES
Tax Abatement:
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Yes
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Enterprise
Zone: |
Yes |
Industrial
Foundation: |
Yes |
Foreign Trade
Zone: |
No |
Reinvestment
Zone: |
Yes |
Freeport
Exemption: |
Yes |
TRANSPORTATION
|
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: |
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RAIL SERVICE
|
Provider:
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Angelina &
Neches River Railroad; Union Pacific |
TAXATION
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 |
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Municipal
Sales Tax: |
1-1/2% |
State Sales
Tax: |
6-1/4% |
Econ. Dev.
Sales Tax: |
Yes % |
Other Sales
Taxes: County |
1/2% |
WAGE DATA
OCCUPATIONAL
TITLE |
Entry Level
|
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Low
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High
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Production
Classifications: |
Aircraft Assembler
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Aircraft
Mechanic |
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Assembler,
General |
7.00 |
8.50 |
Assembler,
Modular Housing |
7.00 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
GOVERNMENT, CITY
Type: |
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Number on
Council: |
7 |
Municipal
Police: |
81 |
Paid Firemen: |
78 |
Volunteers: |
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City Zoning
Body: |
Yes |
Master Plan: |
Yes |
UTILITIES
ELECTRIC
ENERGY DELIVERY: |
TXU Energy
|
|
Reliability: |
99.9739% |
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Transmission
Voltage: |
69 KV 138 KV
345 KV |
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Service
Voltage: |
120/208
120/240 240/480 277/480 |
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For a "complete"
list of competitive electric retailers visit
http://www.powertochoose.com. |
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NATURAL GAS: |
Centerpoint/Entex |
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BTU Content
Per Cubic Foot: |
1,000 |
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TELEPHONE
SERVICE: |
Consolidated
Communications |
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Digital: |
Yes |
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Analog: |
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Electromechanical: |
No |
|
Make and
Model: |
Northern Telecom
DMS 100/200 |
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Software
Level: |
NA10 |
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Fiber Optics: |
Yes |
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Switched 56
KBPS: |
Yes |
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High Capacity
Digital (T-1): |
Yes |
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Digital Data
Service: |
Yes |
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911: |
Yes |
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Other Network
Services: |
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Primary Rate
ISDN, Digital Centrex, ADSL |
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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 |
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SEWER SYSTEM: |
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Type
Treatment Plant: |
Activated Sludge |
Maximum
Capacity: |
11,300,000
gallons |
Max. Daily
Use To Date: |
5,500,000
gallons |
Projects
Under Const.: |
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EDUCATION
LUFKIN ISD
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Public School
Budget: |
$ 48,221,597 |
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Schools
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Enrollment
|
Elementary: |
11 |
4,209 |
Intermediate: |
|
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Middle/Jr.
High: |
1 |
2,103 |
High Schools: |
|
2,489 |
Private:* |
4 |
727 |
Special/Head
Start: |
1 |
238 |
*
Elementary |
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AREA
UNIVERSITIES/COLLEGES: |
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Angelina
College,
Lufkin
5,000+ |
Stephen F.
Austin University, Nacogdoches
12,000+ |
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State
Industrial Job Training: |
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Vocational
Program: |
Yes |
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COMMUNITY INFORMATION
HEALTH CARE
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Total
Hospital Beds in City: |
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Total Doctors
(medical) in City: |
211 |
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MEDIA |
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Papers: |
1 – daily,
2 – weekly |
Radio
Stations: |
12 |
TV
Stations/TV Cable: |
2 – Local/ Yes |
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CHURCHES |
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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 |
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COMMUNITY INFORMATION (cont’d)
RECREATION |
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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 |
CLIMATE
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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: |
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Elevation: |
139’ – 404’ |
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FINANCE
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EMPLOYER
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PRODUCT |
EMPLOYEES |
UNION
AFFILIATION |
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Color comics, ad
inserts, printing |
244 |
UPIU |
Angelina College |
Community
college |
925 |
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Angelina County |
County
government |
357 |
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Angelina
Hardwood Sales |
Trailer
flooring, hardwood, vehicle parts |
35 |
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Atkinson Candy
Company |
Candy
manufacturing |
152 |
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Brookshire
Bros., Inc. |
Grocery store |
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Burke Center |
Medical services |
700+ |
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Citation
Corporation |
Engineered
castings, malleable perlite, carbon & alloy steel &
machining products |
579 |
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City of Lufkin |
City government |
452 |
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Contractor’s
Supplies |
Concrete |
90 |
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Cybershield |
Industrial
chrome plating |
114 |
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Express
Personnel Services |
Personnel
service |
250+ |
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Fleetwood
Transportation |
Trucking
services |
260 |
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Georgia Pacific |
Synthetic resins |
69 |
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Lockheed Martin
Vought Systems |
Aerospace and
defense |
86 |
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Lufkin Coca Cola |
Soft drinks |
85 |
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Lufkin Daily
News |
Newspaper |
75 |
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Lufkin
Industries |
Oilfield pumping
units, industrial gears, marine gears |
1,200 |
AM-IBBW |
Lufkin ISD |
School |
1,500+ |
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Lufkin State
School |
Individual/family services |
1,000+ |
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Memorial Health
System of East Texas |
Medical facility |
1,000+ |
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Pilgrim’s Pride |
Pre-packaged
poultry |
1,400+ |
USCW |
Polk Oil Company |
Gasoline
distributor/convenience stores |
130 |
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Postal Data
Center |
Postal center |
165 |
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Sam’s Club |
Wholesale club |
150 |
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Sunbridge
Care/Rehab |
Nursing care
facility |
166 |
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Temple Inland |
Lumber,
fiberboard, particle board |
1,058 |
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Texas Metal
Castings |
Aluminum &
bronze castings, foundry patterns, marine seat
pedestals machining, heat treating |
82 |
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ConAgra Foods
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Smoked meats and
barbecue sauces |
150+ |
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Consolidated
Communications |
Telephone
company |
232 |
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Wal-Mart |
Retail store |
500+ |
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William George |
Produce, dry &
can goods |
130 |
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Woodland Heights
Medical Center |
Medical facility |
600+ |
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