Lindale Texas Community Profile

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COMMUNITY

Region	East Texas
County	Smith
Community	Lindale
Population (City only)	2,954 (as of 01/01/00) 2,428 (as of 01/01/90)
Local Web Site URL	http://www.lindale-tx.net

Designated Community Contact

Name	Mr. Carroll R. Anderson
Title	President & Treasurer
Organization	Lindale Economic Development Corp.
Address	P.O. Box 127
City/State/Zip	Lindale, TX 75771
Telephone	903-882-5581
Fax	903-882-7728
E-mail	N/A

ELECTED OFFICIALS

State Representative	Rep. Leo Berman - (903) 526-4400
State Senator	Sen. David Cain david.cain@senate.state.tx.us
County Commissioner	F. E. Sawyer - (903) 531-0182
Justice of the Peace	Judge James Cowart - (903) 882-6136
Constable	Dennis Taylor - (903) 882-6124
Mayor, City of Lindale	Bobby McClenny - (903) 882-6338
City Councilmen, City of Lindale	Stan Clark, - (903) 882-4187 Don Crowell - (903) 882-6764 Mac Jarman - (903) 882-7294 Edsel Loving - (903) 882-6019 Randall Thornton - (903) 882-7734

TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE

Proximity to Interstate Highway	0 mile(s), I-20
Proximity to Major Highways	0 mile(s), US-69
Proximity to Commercial Airport	12 mile(s), Pounds Field, Tyler
Proximity to Private Airport	12 mile(s)
Proximity to Port	250 mile(s), Houston, Texas
Proximity to Mexico Border	500 mile(s)

FREIGHT CARRIERS

Number of Motor Freight Carriers	7
Number of Parcel Service Providers	6
Number of Rail Service Providers	none
Number of Piggyback Service and Switching Providers	none

UTILITIES

Electric Provider	TU Electric
Water Source	City of Lindale
Water Maximum Gallons Per Day	2,000,000
Sewer Type	Aeration Ponds
Sewer Maximum Gallons Per Day	503,000
Solid Waste Disposal	by contract
Natural Gas Providers	Entex
Telephone Providers	Southwestern Bell Telephone

WORKFORCE

Radius of Labor Drawing Area	25.0 miles
Estimated Community Unemployment Rate	0.0 %

EDUCATION
Lindale ISD
Mailing Address: P.O.B. 370, Lindale, TX 75771
Phone: 903-882-6157

Annual High School Graduates	168 ('02), 160 - 195 (5 year range)
Total Enrollment in School District - K through 12	3,022 (09-02)
Students per Teacher Ratio: Primary (K-4)	20.0 ('01)
Students per Teacher Ratio: Intermediate (5-6)	23.5 ('01)
Students per Teacher Ratio: Middle (7-8)	14.6 (approx.)
Students per Teacher Ratio: High School (9-12)	14.4 (approx.)
Teachers with Minimum of 5 yrs. Experience	70.3% ('01)
Teachers with Master's Degree or >	23.9% ('01)
Expenditure per Student	$6,301.00 ('01)
Colleges & Universities within 30 miles	4 - Univ. of Texas at Tyler, Tyler Jr. College, Jarvis Christian College & Texas College

TAXES & LOCAL INCENTIVES

City Tax Rate	$0.54 per $100
Independent School District Tax Rate	$1.479 per $100
County Tax Rate	$0.25447 per $100
Fire District Rate	$0.03 per $100
Tyler Junior College Rate	$0.1223 per $100
Other Economic Stimulants	1/2% Sales Tax designated for economic development.

REAL ESTATE

Single Family Residential - Average Appraised Value	$60,000
Occupancy Rate for Multi-Family Housing Units	100%
Average Rental Rate for 2 Bedroom 1 Bathroom Apartment	$425

HOTELS & MOTELS

Total Number of Rooms Available in Community	approx 300, (4 motels)
Total Number of Facilities Available in Community with Meeting Space	1

CLIMATIC INFORMATION

Current Temperature, Weather & Time provided by www.wunderground.com Return to Main Menu
Average ANNUAL High / Low Temperatures & Rainfall*	75.6°F / 52.2°F 43.90"
Average High / Low Temperature & Rainfall for January*	54.3°F / 31.7°F 2.82"
Average High / Low Temperature & Rainfall for February*	59.4°F / 35.9°F 3.50"
Average High / Low Temperature & Rainfall for March*	68.5°F / 44.3°F 3.95"
Average High / Low Temperature & Rainfall for April*	76.8°F / 52.9°F 4.07"
Average High / Low Temperature & Rainfall for May*	82.7°F / 60.4°F 4.92"
Average High / Low Temperature & Rainfall for June*	89.3°F / 67.3°F 3.65"
Average High / Low Temperature & Rainfall for July*	93.3°F / 70.7°F 2.62"
Average High / Low Temperature & Rainfall for August*	93.7°F / 69.3°F 2.34"
Average High / Low Temperature & Rainfall for September*	86.8°F / 63.7°F 3.98"
Average High / Low Temperature & Rainfall for October*	78.1°F / 51.9°F 4.02"
Average High / Low Temperature & Rainfall for November*	67.1°F / 43.5°F 4.38"
Average High / Low Temperature & Rainfall for December*	57.7°F / 34.7°F 3.65"
* - Courtesy of National Weather Service - Shreveport

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