About the Jewett Area
Jewett, Texas 2007
Community Profile
Leon County
City of Jewett, County of Leon, State of Texas
Located 105 miles S of Dallas, 130 miles N of
Houston, 65 miles E of Waco, 65 miles NE of Bryan
POPULATION
Year 2007 (est.)
2000 Census 1990
City
1275 861 668
County
16,198 15,335 12,665
INCENTIVES
Tax Abatement:
Enterprise Zone:
Industrial Foundation:
Reinvestment Zone:
TRANSPORTATION
AIR SERVICE
Nearest Airport:
Teague / Air strip at Hilltop Lakes
Runway Length:
3,000 ft. / 3,000
ft.
Runway Surface:
Asphalt / Asphalt
Lighted:
No / No
Fuel:
No / No
Instrum. Landing
Sys.: No / No
Airport Within 1
Hr.
International:
Regional: Waco
Municipal: Hearne
FREIGHT CARRIERS
Central Freight
- DHL - Fed Ex - United Parcel Service
RAIL SERVICE
Provider: Union / Pacific Burlington / Northern
TAXATION
TAX RATE (PER $100
ASSESSED VALUE) - May 2007
Leon County: $
0.417777
Jewett, City:
0.45/100.00
Leon ISD:
1.1638
Municipal Sales
Tax: 1%
State Sales Tax:
6-1/4%
Econ. Dev. Sales
Tax: 1/2%
Other Sales Taxes:
County 1/2%
Hotel / Motel Tax:
.07%
Jewett, Texas 2007
Community Profile
OCCUPATIONAL 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
Semiconductor Processor
Sewing Machine (Garment)
Sheet Metal Worker
Truck Driver, Lt., any ind.
Warehouse Worker
Welder, Production
Office, Clerical and Technical
Accountant/Auditor
Computer Operator
Computer Programmer
Customer Service Rep.
Electronic Technician
General Office Clerk
Key Data Entry Oper.
Secretarial
Shipping & Rec. Clerk
Telemarketing
GOVERNMENT, CITY
Settled in 1825
Named Jewett in 1872
Type: A Gen. Law -
Mayor/Council
Number on Council:
5
Municipal Police:
2 & 1 reserve
City Zoning Body:
Yes
Master Plan:
No
EMERGENCY SERVICES
Jewett EMS, FM 39 call - 911
K & L Transport 1-800-284-0175 ext 9861
Jewett Police Dept. - 903-626-7100 or 911
Jewett Volunteer Fire
Dept - 903-626-4411 or 911
Air Evac Lifeteam 800-247-3822
East Lake Limestone Fire Dept -
903-626-4366
Leon County Sheriff Dept - Centerville Hwy 7 - 903-536-2749 or 911
Leon County Domestic Violence Inc - 911
Jewett, Texas 2007
Community Profile
UTILITIES
ELECTRIC ENERGY
DELIVERY:
TXU Electric
Delivery
Reliability:
99.98564%
Transmission
Voltage: 69 KV 138
KV 345 KV
Service Voltage:
120/208 120/240
240/480 277/480
NATURAL GAS:
Atmos Energy
BTU Content Per
Cubic Foot: 1,050
TELEPHONE SERVICE:
ATT
Digital:
yes Analog:
Electromechanical:
Yes
Make and Model:
Western Step by
Step
Software Level:
N/A
Fiber Optics:
No
Switched 56 KBPS:
Yes
High Capacity
Digital (T-1): Yes
Digital Data
Service: Yes
911:
Yes
WATER SUPPLIER:
Source: 2 wells
Max. System
Capacity (daily):
600,000 gallons
Max. Daily Use To
Date: 200,000
gallons
Pressure on Mains:
55 PSI
Storage Capacity:
130,000 gallons
Size of Mains:
2" - 8"
System Looped:
Yes
SEWER SYSTEM:
Type Treatment Plant:
Oxidation Ditch
Maximum Capacity:
100,000 gallons
Max. Daily Use To
Date: 70,000
gallons
EDUCATION
LEON ISD
Public School
Budget: (2007) $
10,611,494.00
- $ 3,600,000.00 Returned to
Austin for Chapter 42
School Districts
School Enrollment
Elementary: 331
Middle/Jr. High:
167
High School:
214
Private: Child
Builders Christian School
Head Start: WIC Office
AREA
UNIVERSITIES/COLLEGES:
Baylor University,
Waco
Navarro College, Corsicana
Sam Houston, Huntsville
Texas A&M University, College Station
Texas State Technical College, Waco
State Industrial
Job Training: Yes
Vocational Program:
Yes
Jewett, Texas 2007
Community Profile
COMMUNITY
INFORMATION
HEALTH CARE
Total Hospital Beds in City:
0
Total Doctors
(medical) in City: 0
MEDIA
Papers: 1 - weekly
Radio Stations:
Madisonville -
KUZN 105.9 FM - Fairfield - FM 99.1
TV Stations/TV
Cable: Local/Yes
CHURCHES
Assembly of God
Church of God Baptist Methodist Catholic
RECREATION
Parks: 2
Area Lakes:
1 - Lake Limestone
approx. 13,800 ac.
Health Centers:
Tennis Courts: 2 located City Park
Hotel & Motel Rooms:
63
Libraries:
1
Other:
Chamber of Commerce Community Center
AREA
ATTRACTIONS:
Flea Market of
Jewett - 2nd
Saturday of each month
Jewett Area Chamber of
Commerce Home & Garden Show - 2nd
Saturday of April
JACC - Fall Frolic - 2nd Saturday of
October
CLIMATE
Annual Average Temperature:
66 F
Mo. Average High
Temperature: 95 F
Mo. Average Low
Temperature: 38 F
Annual Average
Precipitation:
41.72"
Annual Average
Snowfall: .5"
Elevation:
350’
FINANCE
State Bank of
Jewett
MAJOR AREA EMPLOYERS
EMPLOYER PRODUCT and
EMPLOYEES UNION AFFILIATION
BOC Oxygen and
nitrogen gas 20
Leon ISD Education 110
Texas Westmoreland Coal Co. (surface mining) 400
Nucor Steel Angle & Channel iron 340
NRG Limestone Project, coal & Gas
fuel power 256
Humble Tooling 9
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