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La Grange Area Chamber of Commerce
DEMOGRAPHICS
DEMOGRAPHICS
CLIMATE
Temperature Average
January 63°......................................July 96°............................ Annual 80°
Average Rainfall..................................................................................... 37.4”
Average Snowfall.....................................................................................0.0”
Prevailing Wind Direction....................................................................... SE
POPULATION
1980.......................................................................................................... 3,768
1990.......................................................................................................... 3,951
2000.......................................................................................................... 4,478
2008.......................................................................................................... 4,841
2010.......................................................................................................... 4,923
FACILITIES
Area Bed & Breakfasts............................................................................... 22
Churches....................................................................................................... 16
Clinics................................................................................................................9
Dentists.............................................................................................................7
Doctors.......................................................................................................... 35
Hospitals (65 beds).......................................................................................1
Hotel/Motel.....................................................................................................7
EDUCATION
Number of School Districts.......................................................................1
Number of Schools.......................................................................................4
Major ISD................................................................................La Grange ISD
Total Enrollment................................................................................... 1,872
Average SAT Score............................................................................... 1,040
Total Annual High School Graduates................................................133
Private Schools...............................................................................................1
Colleges within 30 miles............................................................................1
Public Library Volumes....................................................................20,173
GOVERNMENT
Type of Government....................................Home Rule/City Manager
Police Department Personnel
Full Time........................................................................................................9
Fire Department Personnel
Full Time........................................................................................................0
Volunteer................................................................................................... 45
Pieces of Equipment....................................................................................9
Public Protection Classification...............................................................4
UTILITIES
Electricity Distributors........................... Fayette Electric Cooperative
City of La Grange
Water Sources..........................................................................7 Area Wells
Treatment Plant Type.....................................................................Primary
Storm Sewers: Yes...........................................................Coverage: 100%
Sanitary Sewers: Yes.......................................................Coverage: 100%
SolidWaste Disposal................................................................................ No
Recycling Center.......................................................................................Yes
Natural Gas................................................................. CenterPoint Energy
TAXES
Real Property Rate/$100 Assessment Ratio
City......................................................0.2560........................................%100
County...............................................0.4382........................................%100
School................................................1.5277........................................%100
City Retail Sales Tax @ 1.5% - County Sales Tax @ 0.5%
STATE
Corporate Income Tax.................................................................................0
Individual Income Tax.................................................................................0
Retail Sales Tax.....................................................................................6.25%
Gasoline Tax (cents per gallon)....................................................... $0.20
Franchise Tax – The greater of either 0.25% on net taxable
capital assets or 4.5% on net Taxable earned surplus.
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Banks/Savings & Loans...............................................................................5
Credit Unions..................................................................................................1
COMMUNICATIONS/MEDIA
Local Newspapers.........................................................................................2
Largest Newspapers................................ The Fayette County Record
Radio Stations................................................................................................2
Television Stations........................................................................................0
Cable TV Available....................................................................................Yes
Telephone Service........................Colorado Valley Communications
& Verizon
LABOR ANALYSIS
Employee drawing radius........................................................... 60 miles
County Labor Force...........................................................................11,933
Unemployed..............................................................................................386
Unemployment Rate........................................................................... 3.2%
TRANSPORTATION
Railroad.....................................................................................Union Pacific
Services Include Sighting
MOTOR FREIGHT CARRIERS
Central Freight Lines....................................................Roadway Express
Terminals..........................................................................................................0
AIR
Nearest Airport..........................Fayette County Regional Air Center
Airport Designation................................................................................3T5
Runway Length...........................................................................5,001’ x 75’
Surface...........................................................Asphalt, in good condition
Lighting........................................................................................................Yes
GPS Approach............................................................................................Yes
AWOS.............................................................................................................Yes
NDB onfield................................................................................................. No
NEAREST AIRPORTSWITH COMMERCIAL SERVICES
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport................................ 56 miles
William P. Hobby Airport...........................................................112 miles
Bush International Airport........................................................116 miles
WATERWAYS
Nearest Deepwater Port............................................... Port of Houston
Channel Depth.............................. 40 feet, 110 miles from La Grange
LOCATION
Located at State Highway 71 & US Highway 77
DISTANCES FROM LA GRANGE TO
Height above sea level: 250 feet – 400 feet, with an average of
272 feet.
Austin...................................................... 61mi
Bryan/College Station....................... 76mi
Columbus.............................................. 29mi
Dallas.....................................................219mi
Fayetteville............................................ 13mi
Flatonia................................................... 21mi
Fort Worth...........................................209mi
Houston................................................102mi
Round Top............................................. 16mi
San Antonio........................................119mi
San Marcos............................................ 74mi
Schulenburg......................................... 18mi
Temple..................................................102mi
Waco......................................................122mi
Weimar.................................................... 18mi