Big Lake Texas, Grand-Daddy of Permian Basin Oil Field, Dog Trials, BlueGrass Festival, Santa Rita Days

. Twice Yearly Blue Grass Festival >> more Wild Game Supper >> more Chamber of Commerce Movie Night >> more . Festival: Santa Rita Days >> more Check for Dates Big Lake Classic Dog Trials >> more Seasonal Excellent Hunting >> more Calendar of Events >> more Big Lake was the coaching home of the real life "Rookie", portrayed by Dennis Quaid in the 2002 Walt Disney movie. It is an inspirational story of the former Reagan County Owls Coach, Jim Morris.
	Population 2,885 City 3,326 County GEOGRAPHIC DATA City Area: 1 sq. mile Average Elevation: 2,678 ft. County Area: 1,175 sq. miles CLIMATE Average Annual Rain: 19.2" Temperature: 66 degrees Fahrenheit Seasonal Temperature: January 28 degrees Fahrenheit July: 94 degrees Fahrenheit Direction of Prevailing Winds: Southerly MUNICIPAL SERVICES Annual Budget: $2,382,000 Police (Full-time): 6 Firemen (Full-time): 1 Number of Pumpers/trucks: 4 Firemen (Volunteer): 15 Fire Insurance Rate: 6 Fire Service Outside Town: Yes Ambulance Service: Yes Rescue Service: Yes TRANSPORTATION Highway/Interstate Transportation: Nearest Interstate Highway: I-10 --- Distance: 42 miles \|----------\| I-20 is only 70 miles Nearest Major Highway: Hwy 67 --- Distance: <1 mile Interstate Highways: I-10 & I-20 U.S. Highways: Hwy 67 State Highways: Hwy 137 Access to Higher Education: Angelo State University, Howard College, Midland College, University of Texas Permian Basin MOTOR FREIGHT COMPANIES: Number of Carriers: 3 Major Carriers: American Freight, Central Freight, Tex Pac AIR TRANSPORTATION: Name of nearest General Aviation Airport: Big Lake Length of Runway: 4,500 ft Surface Type: Paved Landing Lights: Yes Instrument Landing System: Yes Aircraft Storage: Yes Aircraft Maintenance: No Name of nearest Airport with Commercial Services: Midland International Airport or Mathis Field in San Angelo Distance to nearest Commercial Airport: 90 miles to Midland or 70 miles to Mathis Commercial Air Freight Service: Yes Air Carriers: American, American West, Continental, Southwest Number of Non-Stop Daily Flights: 25 Bus Service Provider: Concho Coaches EDUCATION Number of School Districts: 1 Major Independent School District: Reagan County I.S.D. Number of Campuses: 3 Total Enrollment: approximately 875 students Enrollment in 12th Grade: 70 Avg. SAT Score: 970 Avg. ACT Score: 23 Elementary Teachers: 31 Secondary Teachers: 55 Vocational Teachers: 1 Number of Public Library Volumes: 19,232 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL SERVICES Number of Banks: 2 Bank Deposits: $103,916,719 Number of Newspapers: 1 weekly Major Newspaper: Big Lake Wildcat and access to newspapers from San Angelo, Midland, and Odessa Major Newspaper Circulation: 1,400 Cable TV Service Available: Yes HEALTH FACILITIES Hospital: Reagan Memorial Hospital Number of Doctors: 1 Nurses: 15 Number of Clinics: 1 Nearest Emergency Facility: Reagan Memorial Hospital Nursing Facilities: Reagan County Care Center Total Care Center Beds: 48 RECREATION FACILITIES Public Golf Course: Memberships available $70 for a family $60 for a couple $50 for individual $20 for a junior Green fees are $10 week days and $15 week ends. Swimming Pools: 1 Tennis Courts: 13 Parks: 2 Hunting Available: Yes HOTELS AND CHURCHES Number of Churches: 14 Number of Motels: 2 Rooms: 68 LABOR MARKET Total Civilian Labor Force: 2,175 Civilian Labor Force Unions - none Unemployment Rate: 2.4% Radius of Labor Drawing Area: 70 miles Nearest SMSA: San Angelo Distance to SMSA: 70 miles ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Chamber of Commerce: Yes Economic Development Corporation: Yes MAJOR AREA EMPLOYERS Reagan County ISD: 170 Education employees Reagan County: 68 County government employees Reagan Memorial Hospital: 63 Health care employees Globe Well Service: 62 Petroleum service employees Nabors: 50 Petroleum service employees John Cox: 30 Petroleum service employees City of Big Lake: 18 City government employees
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