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 - TRAUMA IV
Certified
- 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
- Reagan County Wellness Center; indoor swimming and exercise
equipment unlimited use for members
RECREATION FACILITIES
- Public Golf
Course: Memberships available
- $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

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