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Wood County, Texas Profile
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Approximate precinct lines are drawn in
green on the map below.
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Corporate Tax Base
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Population 42,004 (723 sq. mi)
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$205,209,216.00
(2008) (+4.0%)
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Precinct
1* 9,468
Alba 490
Yantis 368
Precinct
2* 8,555
Mineola 5,091
Precinct
3* 10,131
Hawkins 1,495
Precinct
4* 8,598
Winnsboro 3,861
Quitman*
2,241
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12X12mi square =
market area
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Market Area
Population based on Census Tract Data
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Yantis 22,643
Alba 15,707
Mineola 41,342
Quitman 17,083
Hawkins 26,489
Winnsboro 21,314
Holly Lake Ranch 25,903
Golden 36,605
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(69.4% of Wood County population is in
unincorporated areas of the county)
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Economic
Development Contacts
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Chambers
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Wood Co. Ind. Commission:
Gary McKinley (903) 768-2402
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Quitman (903) 763-4411
Mineola (903) 569-2087
Hawkins (903) 769-4482
Winnsboro (903) 342-3666
Lake Fork (888) 265-1822
Holly Lake (903) 769-1207
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Quitman
Development Corporation: Charlie Thompson (903) 288-9045
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Mineola ED:
David Stevenson (903) 569-6183
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Hawkins EDC: Frank Rucker (903) 769-4468
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Yantis EDC: Tonya Norris
(903) 383-2610
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Winnsboro ED: Shane Shepard (903) 342-3654
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Tax Rates
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School Districts (Tax Rate per 100)
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State and Local Incentives
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County
Property
.4500/100
Sales .5
Solid Waste
.016/100
Hospital
District .0216/100
Hotel/Motel
Tax 4%
City (ad valorum/sales)
Quitman
(.4472/1.5)
Mineola (.5521/1.5)
Hawkins
(.4540/1.5)
Winnsboro
(.4515/1.5)
Yantis
(.1608/1.5)
Alba
(.6100/1.5)
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Yantis (1.13)
Quitman (1.119)
Harmony (1.111896)
Mineola (1.17)
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Alba-Golden (1.095)
Winnsboro (1.17)
Hawkins (1.1426)
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Econ. Dev. Sales Tax Revenue
Property Tax Abatements (City /
County)
Texas Capital Fund
Texas Enterprise Fund
Enterprise Zone: (Quitman, Hawkins,
Mineola,
Yantis, Wood County)
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Labor Force Information (05/09)
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Total Labor Force: 19,083
Employed: 17,721
Unemployed: 1,362
Unemployment rate: 7,1%
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Distance to Interstates (Miles)
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County Roads (40K lb capacity)
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Airports
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I-20:
Mineola
(11)
Quitman (20)
Alba (19)
Hawkins (11)
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I-30:
Yantis (15)
Winnsboro (14)
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County Total 757.09 mi.
Pct 1: 228.28 mi.
Pct 2: 97.64 mi.
Pct 3: 178.97 mi.
Pct 4: 252.20 mi.
(post re-districting)
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Wood Co. 4001' (Mineola/Quitman)
Winnsboro 3150'
Pounds Field Airport
(Tyler, 40
mi)
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Railroads
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High Speed Digital Access
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Utilities
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Kansas
City Southern (Winnsboro)
Union Pacific/AMTRAK* (Mineola*,
Hawkins)
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LCII & Peoples
Wireless
Suddenlink
(Mineola/Quitman/Winnsboro)
Fiber Optic
(People's Comm.)
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Wood County Electric
Upshur Rural Electric
AEP Southwest
People's Communications
Verizon
TXU/Reliant Natural
Gas
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Major Businesses
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Newspapers
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Colleges
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Wood County Electric
Presbyterian Hospital of Winnsboro
East Texas
Medical Center
Trinidad-Benham
Georgia Pacific
Texas Wall Systems
ExxonMobil
Keller's Creamery
Team Worldwide
Ozarka Bottled Water
Brookshire's Grocery
Stores
USA Harness
ProTec Lab
BioPlus
Wal-Mart Supercenter
Mineola Packing
Johnston Correctional Unit
People's
Communications
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Wood Co Democrat
(Weekly-Quitman)
Mineola Monitor (Weekly)
Winnsboro News
(Weekly)
Big Sandy-Hawkins
Journal (Weekly)
Hawkins Herald & Holly Lake Ranch Gazette
(Biweekly)
Tyler
Morning Telegraph (Daily)
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Jarvis Christian
College, Hawkins
Tyler Junior
College
University of Texas at Tyler
NE
Texas Community College,
Mount Pleasant
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Radio
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County Lakes and Recreation
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KMOO 99.9 FM Real
Country (Mineola)
KWNS 104.7 FM
Gospel
(Winnsboro)
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Lake Fork 27, 690
acres
Lake Winnsboro 806
acres
Lake Quitman 814
acres
Lake Hawkins 776
acres
Lake Holbrook 653
acres
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