Sherman , 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 Dallas/Fort Worth International North Texas Regional Airport Sherman Municipal 4,000' Hard Yes Yes Yes 9,000' Hard Yes Yes Yes 29,000' Concrete Yes Yes Yes

City of Sherman, County of Grayson, State of Texas, located 65 miles from Dallas, 87 miles from Fort Worth, 173 miles from Oklahoma City, 157 miles from Texarkana, 204 miles from Tulsa

POPULATION
Year
City County

Regional Municipal

2011 (est.)
38,521 120,877

2010 Census
38,521 120,877

2000
35,082 110,595

Rail Service Providers

BNSF, Texas Northeastern

CITY GOVERNMENT
Type Number on Council Municipal Police Paid Firefighters Volunteer Firefighters City Zoning Body Master Plan Yes Yes Home Rule 7 68 75

Freight Carriers
ABF Freight Systems; Central Freight Lines; Con-Way Southwest Express; Roadway Express; Tex-Pack Express; Yellow Transportation; FedEx Ground; FedEx Freight; ProResources LLC; Saia Motor Freight; Watkins Transport

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WAGE DATA
Occupation Title
Production Classifications Assembler, General Electrician Electronics Assembler Forklift Operator Janitor, any industry Laborer, General Machinist/Related Occup. Maintenance, General Mechanic (Maintenance) Molding Machine Operator Truck Driver, Lt., any ind. Warehouse Worker 8.00 10.30 8.50 8.50 7.50 7.50 11.00 9.00 10.50 8.85 9.00 8.50 10.00 21.00 13.50 14.00 10.00 10.00 18.00 13.00 18.00 12.00 15.00 12.00 Total Municipal Sales Tax State Sales Tax Rate Economic Development Tax Other Sales Taxes

TAXATION
Tax Rate (per $100 Assessed Value) - 2010
Grayson County Sherman City Sherman ISD Grayson Co. J.C. Total $0.490900 $0.320000 $1.440000 $0.181800 $2.432700

Entry-Level Wage ($/hr) Low High

1.000% 6.250% Economic Development Property Tax Reduction Sherman Streets 0.375% 0.500% 0.125% 8.250%

INCENTIVES
Tax Abatement Enterprise Zone Industrial Foundation Foreign Trade Zone Reinvestment Zone Office, Clerical, and Technical Classifications Accountant/Auditor Computer Operator Computer Programmer Customer Service Rep. Electronic Technician General Office Clerk Key Data Entry Oper. Secretarial Shipping & Rec. Clerk Telemarketing 8.00 9.51 15.50 13.32 14.15 5.50 8.60 9.67 8.10 9.00 14.90 16.33 24.93 18.68 20.10 10.50 11.30 17.10 10.46 12.00 Freeport Exemption Other Incentives Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes City, ISD, Cty, College Max 10 yrs.

Cash grants based on job creation & investment

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UTILITIES
Electric Energy Delivery Oncor Electric Delivery
Reliability Transmission Voltage Service Voltage Other Electric Delivery Provider Other Provider Reliability 99.946990 69 KV, 138 KV, 345 KV 120/208, 120/240, 240/480, 277/480 www.powertochoose.com 0

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 Yes No No GTD-5 Current Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Natural Gas
BTU Content Per Cubic Foot

Atmos Energy
1,050

GCEC Tech 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 Sherman & Lake Texoma

27-Wells; 2-Aquifers 25,700,000 gallons 12,400,000 gallons 40-125 psi 16,700,000 gallons 2-24" Yes

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

Yes No No DMS-10 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

ISDN; can provide all available services; DSL; T1; Fiber, etc

Sewer System
Treatment Plan Types Conventional Secondary Plant w/Tricking Filters & Activated Sludge 36,000,000 gallons 8,000,000 gallons

Maximum Capacity Max. Daily Use to Date

Projects Under Construction Ultraviolet irradiation disinfection system

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2011 Community Profile

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" 4.0" 728.0'

Finance
American Bank of Texas; Ameristate Bank; Bank of Texas; Chase Bank; First Convenience Bank; First National Bank; First Texoma National Bank; Landmark Bank; State Farm Bank; Woodforest National Bank

Attractions
Lake Texoma; Austin College; Finley Cultural Center; Grayson County College; Sherman Historical Museum; Hagerman Wildlife Refuge; Herman Baker Lake; Grayson County Frontier Village; Hot Summer Nights Concert Series; Sherman Arts Festival; Annual Downtown Christmas Parade; Sherman Symphoney; Theatricks

Health
Total Hospital Beds in City Total Doctors (Medical) in City 739 125

Media
Daily Papers Weekly Papers Local TV Cable TV Available 1 1 Yes Yes Elementary Intermediate Middle School High School 12 3 2 3 3 1 1 1 1,465 3 Total Public School St. Mary's Texoma Christian

EDUCATION
Sherman (2009)
Number of Schools 8 1 1 1 11 6,595 100 500 Total Enrollment

Recreation
Parks Area Lakes Country Clubs Health Centers Public Golf Courses Theaters Tennis Courts Bed & Breakfast Facilities Hotel & Motel Rooms Libraries Other

Private Schools
Number of Schools Enrollment 4

Area Colleges and Universities

Austin College-Sherman; Grayson County CollegeDenison; Southeastern Oklahoma State University-Durant, OK; Texas A&M-Commerce; University of North TexasDenton

Houses of Worship
Adventist; Assembly of God; Baptist; Bible Church; Roman Catholic; Christian Disciples; Church of Christ; Church of God in Christ; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; Episcopal; Full Gospel; Jehovah's Witnesses; Jewish; Lutheran; Methodist; Nazarene; Pentecostal; Presbyterian; Salvation Army Vocational Program Available Yes

State Industrial Job Training Available Yes

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MAJOR AREA EMPLOYERS

Employer
Tyson Fresh Meats Texas Instruments Inc. Wilson Jones Hospital Sherman ISD Grayson County MEMC Southwest West Asset Management City of Sherman Emerson Process Management (Fisher Controls) Cooper B-Line Austin College Kaiser Aluminum Progress Rail Services Consolidated Container PRESCO Products Starr Aircraft Plyler Construction GlobiTech Folger Coffee Oncor Electric Delivery Sunny Delight Beverages Cappio Partners Douglass Distributing GCEC Technologies BRECO Royal Case J-W Custom Mfg Coca-Cola Bottling Company Verizon ConAgra Day Manufacturing Keystone Industries

Industry
Case Ready Meats Semi Conductors/Electronic Healthcare Education Government Silicon Wafer Fab Call Center Government Control Valves Metal Enclosures Education Aluminum Extrusions Rail Turnouts/Frogs Plastic Bottles Flexible PVC Film Aircraft Seats Commercial-Industrial Construction Silicon Epitaxy Products Decafinated Coffee Products Electric Energy Delivery Beverage Call Center Fuel Distrubtor/C-Stores Telecommunications Provider Finger Jointed Studs Carrying Cases Custom Truck Chasis Beverage Distributor Telecommunications Provider Flour Products Paper Products Wire Products DC

Number of Employees
1,000

Union Affiliation

1,600 No 1,000 No 889 475 400 No 400 No 400 400 No 300 No 300 300 IAM 250 No 250 No 200 No 200 No 160 No 150 No 120 No 101 100 No 100 100 No 100 85 No 85 No 75 No 65 60 50 AFGM 45 25

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