Community Data Handbook

On Longview, Texas

For more detailed information and links to various community sites go to:
Community Information Profile.

**GOVERNMENT**
City	Council/Mayor/Manager
County	Commission
Police Force	144
Full-Time Firemen	148 (100% EMT Trained)
Ambulances, Trucks & Pumpers	29
Fire Insurance Rating	150: class 3

**MEDICAL & HEALTH**
Hospitals	2 with 513 Beds
Nursing Homes	8 with 991 Beds
Clinics	2
Medical Doctors	203
Dentists	78
Registered Nurses	758

**CHURCHES**
Protestant	98
Catholic	7
Synagogue	1

**MEDIA**
Radio Stations	5
TV Stations	7
Cable Channels	54
Newspapers	1 Daily

**RECREATION**
Tennis Courts	47
Parks	25
Swimming Pools	5
Country Clubs	Private and Public
Football/Soccer Fields	14
Theaters	25 (screens)
Museums	3
Public Library	1 - over 100,000 vols.
Over 25 lakes within 75 miles with a combined surface acreage in excess of 345,000 acre feet.

**GENERAL FINANCE**
Retail Sales (MSA)	$2,426,402,681
Median Houshold Income (MSA)	$30,349
Housing Units (MSA)	94,135
Average Price of Homes	$84,300

Financial Institutions	16

**CLIMATE**
Mean High Temperature	(July) 94 Deg. F
Mean Low Temperature	(Jan.) 35 Deg. F
Average Precipitation	46.5 Inches

**EDUCATION**
**Public Schools**
Longview ISD	Teachers	Enrollment
Elementary	296	4268
Junior High	149	1812
High School	139	2309

Pine Tree ISD	Teachers	Enrollment
Primary	16	432
Elementary	50	743
Intermediate	50	780
Middle	71	1147
Junior High	55	788
High School	69	1013

Spring Hill ISD	Teachers	Enrollment
Elementary	49	778
Junior High	26	413
High School	34	481

**Upper Level Schools**
Name	Location	Distance
University of Texas/Tyler LONGVIEW CENTER	Longview	0 miles
LeTourneau University	Longview	0 miles
Kilgore College	Longview/Kilgore	0/12 miles
East Texas Baptist University	Marshall	20 miles
Texas State Technical College	Marshall	20 miles
Wiley College	Marshall	20 miles
Tyler Junior College	Tyler	40 miles
University of Texas/Tyler	Tyler	40 miles
Jarvis Christian College	Hawkins	40 miles
Centenary College	Shreveport, LA	60 miles
NE Texas Community College	Mt. Pleasant	60 miles
Stephen F. Austin University	Nacogdoches	62 miles
Lon Morris College	Jacksonville	60 miles

**LONGVIEW AREA DEMOGRAPHICS**
Population	2000 Estimated	2005 Projected
5 Mile radius	74,022	76,016
10 mile radius	104,228	106,927
30 mile radius	275,302	284,130

Households	2000 Estimated	2005 Projected
5 Mile radius	29,633	30,787
10 mile radius	40,436	41,961
30 mile radius	104,252	108,708

Income	2000 Average Household Income	2000 Median Household income
5 Mile radius	$50,009	$39,890
10 mile radius	$47,411	$38,500
30 mile radius	$42,153	$34,347

Population by Age	Average Age of Total	Median Age of Total
5 Mile radius	36.6	36.5
10 mile radius	36.1	35.9
30 mile radius	37.1	36.9

Population by Sex	% Female	% Male
5 Mile radius	51.8	48.2
10 mile radius	51.5	48.5
30 mile radius	51.6	48.4

Employment	Total Employment	Total Businesses
5 Mile radius	37,705	3,376
10 mile radius	43,049	4,152
30 mile radius	82,677	8,388
Demographic Information prepared by ESRI BIS April 2002

**TRANSPORTATION**
Highways Interstate 20 U.S. Highways 80 259 TX State Highways 31 149 300 Spur 502 Loop 281 Public Transportation Longview Transit Bus System Air Transportation East Texas Regional Airport American Eagle/American Airlines FAA Tower and ILS Runways 10,000 Ft. 6,102 Ft. 5,204 Ft.	Rail Service Union Pacific Santa Fe Amtrak Intermodel & Piggyback Service Available Motor Freight Carriers Berry Transportation Consolidated Freightways Delta Southern Transportation GEM Transportation Groendyke Transportation Haskins Trucking, Inc. NDC Freight Roadway Express Specialized Haulers Truckers Express Turner Bros. Trucking Co. Viking Freight

**MAJOR EMPLOYERS**
COMPANY NAME	PRODUCT	EMPLOYMENT
Good Shepherd Medical Systems	Medical Services	2,000
Texas Eastman Company	Chemicals	1700
Longview Independent School District	Public Schools	1,105
SITEL	Telecommunications	900
LeTourneau, Inc.	Heavy Equipment	830
City of Longview	Government	756
Trinity Industries	Railway Cars	755
Longview Regional Medical Center	Medical Services	714
Fleetwood Travel	Travel Trailers	695
Dana Corporation	Truck Frames	692
Pine Tree Independent School District	Public Schools	657
Wal-Mart Supercenter	Retail	490
Stemco	Trucking Equipment	330
LeTourneau University	University	323
Neiman Marcus National Service Center	Distribution	300
Diagnostic Clinic of Longview	Medical Services	260
Crosby/Lebus Mfg. Company	Forged Load Binders	255
Southwest Steel	Steel Castings	252
AAON Coil Products	Heat Transfer Coils	247
TCIM	Telecommunications	225
Alcatel Network Systems	Telecommunications Equipment	200
Bemis Custom Products	Flexible Packaging Material	185
Norris Cylinder	High Pressure Cylinders	133
For economic development information go to: Longview Economic Development Corporation

**UTILITIES**
Electric Power AEP Generating Capacity - Aprox. 4500 MW (megawatts) Natural Gas Center Point Energy 1,000 BTU per cubic ft. Oncor (division of TXU) 1,000 BTU per cubic ft. Water Supplier City of Longview Source Surface Water Daily Capacity of Water Plant 52,000,000 gpd Average Daily Use 16,500,000gpd Peak consumption 34,000,000 gpd Storage Capacity Ground - 7,500,000 gals Elevation - 4,450,000 gals Pressure in Mains - average 50 psi	Sewer Type of Treatment Plant Activated sludge trickling filter Average Daily Usage 12,500,000 gpd Maximum Daily Capacity 21,000,000 gpd Solid Waste Disposal Sanitary Land Fill Operated by Private and City Telephone Service AT&T (Supplier) Type of Service Fiber Optics ISDN Companies include AT&T, CenturyTel, Sprint, Telamigo, Onex, Network Communications, LDS, Williams Long Distance Companies 7 Cable Television Service Longview Cable Television 61 Standard Channels 123 Digital Channels High Speed Cable Modem Internet Access

**AREA TAX RATES**
Property Tax
Taxing Unit*	Tax Rate	Assess.
City of Longview	0.4834	100%
Longview ISD	1.55327	100%
Pine Tree ISD	1.6317	100%
Spring Hill ISD	1.645	100%
White Oak ISD	1.5	100%
*Application of taxes depend on location of business or home.
Sales Tax - 8.25%

RATES
Total Civilian Labor Force
(within 30 miles)
79,498

Union Participation	Total Workforce	Percent of Union Members
LONGVIEW	79,498	2.1%
Area Cities
Shreveport, LA	159,200	22.6%
Texarkana	57,200	9.7%
Tyler	89,200	7.6%
Waco	102,600	2.7%

LOCATION

Distance from Texas
and Major U.S. Cities

Atlanta, GA	657
Austin, TX	284
Chicago, IL	860
Dallas, TX	125
Denver, CO	925
El Paso,TX	765
Houston,TX	206
Kansas City, MO	686
Little Rock, AR	230
Los Angeles, CA	1568

Lufkin,TX	87
Memphis, TN	364
Miami, FL	1270
Nacogdoches, TX	69
New Orleans, LA	364
New York, NY	1452
Oklahoma City, OK	304
St. Louis, MO	646
Shreveport, LA	58
Tyler, TX	37

Longview is located in beautiful East Texas on U.S. Interstate 20 and U.S. Highway 259. Commercial air service at East Texas Regional Airport is provided by American Eagle Airlines. Rail Service is provided by Amtrak.

Longview is the central city in the Longview- Marshall MSA. It is located on the U.S. Interstate 20 and U.S.Highway 80 corridor that stretches 275 miles through a chain of metropolitan statistical areas from Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana through Dallas-Fort Worth.