Bonham, Texas

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Population (year 2000): 9,990. Estimated population in July 2006: 10,661 (+6.7% change)

Males: 6,206	(62.1%)
Females: 3,784	(37.9%)

Fannin County

Median resident age:	36.2 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Zip codes: 75418.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $28,400 (it was $26,131 in 2000)

Bonham	$28,400
Texas:	$42,139

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $56,600 (it was $47,900 in 2000)

Bonham	$56,600
Texas:	$106,000

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Races in Bonham:

White Non-Hispanic (72.1%)
Black (16.8%)
Hispanic (8.7%)
Other race (4.2%)
American Indian (1.5%)
Two or more races (1.4%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: United States (14.6%), Irish (8.2%), English (5.7%), German (5.4%), French (2.2%), Scotch-Irish (1.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 505 feet

Land area: 9.36 square miles.

Population density: 1130 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Bonham

High school or higher: 64.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
Unemployed: 8.1%
Mean travel time to work: 19.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bonham city

Never married: 26.8%
Now married: 44.9%
Separated: 5.5%
Widowed: 8.3%
Divorced: 14.5%

465 residents are foreign born (3.8% Latin America).

This city:	4.7%
Texas:	13.9%

According to our research there were 37 registered sex offenders living in Bonham, Texas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Bonham to the number of sex offenders is 286 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Bonham:	1.2% ($557)
Texas:	1.7% ($1,393)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: East Grayson, TX (25.6 miles , pop. 81,381).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Plano, TX (53.5 miles , pop. 222,030).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (68.4 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Ector, TX (6.2 miles ), Ravenna, TX (7.3 miles ), Dodd City, TX (7.4 miles ), Ravenna-Telephone, TX (10.1 miles ), Bailey, TX (10.4 miles ), Savoy, TX (12.6 miles ), Windom, TX (12.6 miles ), Leonard, TX (14.5 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 18 buildings, average cost: $77,700
1997: 17 buildings, average cost: $79,700
1998: 26 buildings, average cost: $57,000
1999: 25 buildings, average cost: $88,000
2000: 23 buildings, average cost: $83,900
2001: 21 buildings, average cost: $91,500
2002: 19 buildings, average cost: $102,500
2003: 27 buildings, average cost: $127,600
2004: 35 buildings, average cost: $115,600
2005: 39 buildings, average cost: $102,000
2006: 14 buildings, average cost: $103,600
2007: 18 buildings, average cost: $141,000

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Latitude: 33.58 N, Longitude: 96.18 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,049 (+20.5%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,641 (58.2%)

People in group quarters in Bonham

2627 people in state prisons
290 people in nursing homes
198 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
22 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
11 people in other group homes

Area code: 903

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Bonham, Texas business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: +3,088 (+44.7%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Construction (14%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Health care (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Educational services (4%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (24%)
Educational services (14%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Cashiers (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4%)

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Crime in Bonham by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	1	0	1	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	9.8	0.0	9.4	0.0
Rapes	13	6	5	8	1	4
per 100,000	127.2	57.5	49.0	76.1	9.4	36.8
Robberies	10	2	2	4	3	0
per 100,000	97.9	19.2	19.6	38.1	28.3	0.0
Assaults	56	49	42	60	46	46
per 100,000	548.1	469.6	411.7	570.9	433.5	423.8
Burglaries	70	105	90	88	137	117
per 100,000	685.1	1006.2	882.3	837.3	1291.1	1077.8
Thefts	323	359	302	320	316	248
per 100,000	3161.4	3440.3	2960.5	3044.7	2978.0	2284.7
Auto thefts	23	37	25	20	24	14
per 100,000	225.1	354.6	245.1	190.3	226.2	129.0
Arson	0	5	1	5	0	1
per 100,000	0.0	47.9	9.8	47.6	0.0	9.2
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8)	433.2	382.1	346.8	382.1	349.2	291.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 26 (18 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.70
US city average:	3.00

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Bonham-area historical tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 185% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/2/1957, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 29.4 miles away from the Bonham city center killed 3 people and injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 4/6/1955, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 7.0 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured 27 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Birthplace of: Joe Morgan - (born 1943), Baseball Hall of Famer, Charlie Christian - (1918-1942), electric jazz guitar pioneer, John Wesley Hardin.

Hospital/medical center in Bonham:

NORTHEAST MEDICAL CENTER (504 LIPSCOMB BLVD)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Bonham:

MEDICAL CTR OF SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA (about 24 miles; DURANT, OK)
PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL OF COMMERCE (about 25 miles; COMMERCE, TX)
TEXOMA MEDICAL CENTER (about 30 miles; DENISON, TX)

Political contributions by individuals in Bonham, TX

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bonham:

COX FLD (about 51 miles; PARIS, TX; ID: PRX)
DALLAS LOVE FIELD (about 70 miles; DALLAS, TX; ID: DAL)
DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL (about 77 miles; DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX; ID: DFW)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bonham:

JONES FIELD (about 2 miles; BONHAM, TX; ID: F00)
EAKER FIELD (about 28 miles; DURANT, OK; ID: DUA)
SHERMAN MUNI (about 28 miles; SHERMAN, TX; ID: SWI)

Local government website: www.bonhampd.com/cobon.htm

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bonham:

GRAYSON COUNTY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; DENISON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,082)
TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-COMMERCE (about 31 miles; COMMERCE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,998)
SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; DURANT, OK; FT enrollment: 3,165)
COLLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CENTRAL PARK (about 43 miles; MCKINNEY, TX; FT enrollment: 7,514)
UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS (about 51 miles; IRVING, TX; FT enrollment: 2,400)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS (about 58 miles; RICHARDSON, TX; FT enrollment: 7,695)
RICHLAND COLLEGE (about 61 miles; DALLAS, TX; FT enrollment: 7,352)

Public high school in Bonham:

BONHAM High School (Students: 621; Location: WARPATH AVE; Grades: 9-12; Our rating: 53)

Public elementary/middle schools in Bonham:

FINLEY-OATES Elementary (Students: 597; Location: 220 W 11TH; Grades: KG-3; Our rating: 53)
EVANS Elementary (Students: 387; Location: 1301 N MAIN ST; Grades: 4-6; Our rating: 54)
RATHER Junior High School (Students: 308; Location: 1200 N MAIN; Grades: 7-8; Our rating: 58)
STEPHENSON SCHOOL (Students: 142; Location: S 2ND & BILL ST; Grades: EE-PK)
COLE UNIT (Location: 3801 SILO RD; Grades: UG)

Library in Bonham:

BONHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $154,354; Location: 305 E 5TH ST; 39,317 books; 389 audio materials; 800 video materials; 75 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Bonham: Sam Rayburn Memorial Veterans Center (A), Texas and Pacific Railroad Depot (B), Clendenen-Carleton House (C), Sam Rayburn Library (D), Fannin County Museum of History (E), Nunn House (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Bonham include: Central Baptist Church (A), Saint Elizabeth Catholic Church (B), First Penecostal Church of God (C), First Presbyterian Church (D), Holy Trinity Episcopal Church (E), Trinity Baptist Church (F), Zion Lutheran Church (G), New Home Baptist Church (H), New Life Pencostal Holiness Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Gates Hill Cemetery (1), Inglish Cemetery (2), Willow Wild Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Bonham include: City of Bonham Softball Complex (1), Warrior Stadium (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attraction: Fort Inglish Society (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; Highway 56 & Chinner).

Hotels: 5 Star Inn (1515 Old Ector Road), Bonham-Days Inn (1515 Old Ector Road).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Bonham and their reported violations in the past:

BARTLEY WOODS WSC (Population served: 654, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2003 and OCT-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-18-2004), St Compliance achieved (OCT-27-2004)

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2002 and OCT-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: State CCR Follow-up Notice (NOV-25-2002), St Compliance achieved (OCT-27-2004)

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	64.1%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	4.2%
Whole state:	4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	18.1%
Whole state:	15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	8.1%
Whole state:	6.7%

Bonham compared to Texas state average:

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Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
Length of stay since moving in below state average.
Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Bonham (2007 data):

Bonham State Bank: at 502 North Center Street, branch established on 1931-01-01; North Center Branch at 2232 North Center, branch established on 1987-08-17. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $95.7 mil, Deposits: $85.2 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Bonstate Bancshares, Inc.
The First National Bank of Trenton: Bonham Branch at 2109 North Center Street, branch established on 1992-05-04. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $138.9 mil, Deposits: $106.4 mil, headquarters in Trenton, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Trenton Bankshares, Inc.
American Bank of Texas: Bonham Branch at 120 West Sam Rayburn Drive, branch established on 1883-12-08. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $974.2 mil, Deposits: $856.2 mil, headquarters in Sherman, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 19 total offices, Holding Company: North American Bancshares, Inc.
Fannin Bank: at 230 East 3rd Street, branch established on 1925-04-22. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $49.4 mil, Deposits: $42.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Fannin Bancorp, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan With 401(K) Provisions

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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Local Libraries	4	$7,370	$22,110	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	2	$5,072	$30,432	0	$0
Water Supply	16	$37,014	$27,761	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	4	$9,009	$27,027	0	$0
Sewerage	5	$9,695	$23,268	0	$0
Health	1	$1,982	$23,784	0	$0
Airports	0	$0		2	$1,621
Streets and Highways	11	$18,781	$20,488	0	$0
Fire - Other	1	$3,151	$37,812	0	$0
Firefighters	11	$33,795	$36,867	0	$0
Police - Other	5	$10,308	$24,739	0	$0
Police Protection - Officers	18	$58,118	$38,745	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	1	$1,915	$22,980	0	$0
Other Government Administration	1	$3,522	$42,264	1	$478
Financial Administration	4	$17,114	$51,342	0	$0
Totals for Government	84	$216,846	$30,978	3	$2,099

Bonham government finances in 2002:

Charges - Air Transportation: $26,000
Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,098,000
Charges - Sewerage: $1,069,000
Solid Waste Management: $416,000

All Other: $221,000
Construction - General: $1,131,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $1,186,000
Police Protection: $1,163,000

Fire Protection: $553,000

Regular Highways: $490,000

Solid Waste Management: $455,000

Sewerage: $403,000

Central Staff Services: $360,000

Financial Administration: $240,000

Parks & Recreation: $236,000

Libraries: $137,000

General - Other: $109,000

Air Transportation: $59,000
General - Interest on Debt: $287,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $5,360,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $6,810,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $3,890,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $5,220,000
Other, NEC: $2,775,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $145,000
Water Utilities: $140,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $447,000
Interest Earnings: $382,000

Rents: $68,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $231,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $5,897,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,308,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $236,000
Tax - Property: $1,282,000
Total General Sales: $793,000

Public Utilities: $475,000

Other Selective Sales: $26,000

NEC: $4,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $2,152,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $322,000

7.97% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($49,165 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.97%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Collin County, TX	1.62% ($42,893 average AGI)
from Grayson County, TX	1.18% ($29,397)
from Dallas County, TX	0.72% ($204,887)

7.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,819 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.74%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Grayson County, TX	1.71% ($28,054 average AGI)
to Collin County, TX	0.99% ($38,907)
to Dallas County, TX	0.59% ($30,966)

Strongest AM radio stations in Bonham:

KFYN (1420 AM; 0 kW; BONHAM, TX; Owner: BONHAM BROADCASTING, INC.)
KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KYNG (950 AM; 10 kW; DENISON-SHERMAN, TX; Owner: KRBE LICO, INC.)
KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
KTBK (1700 AM; 10 kW; SHERMAN, TX; Owner: KRBE LICO, INC.)
WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
KMKI (620 AM; 5 kW; PLANO, TX; Owner: ABC, INC)
KSKY (660 AM; 20 kW; BALCH SPRINGS, TX; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC.)
KAAM (770 AM; 10 kW; GARLAND, TX; Owner: DONTRON, INC.)
KZMP (1540 AM; 50 kW; UNIVERSITY PARK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
KBIS (1150 AM; 25 kW; HIGHLAND PARK, TX; Owner: DALLAS AM RADIO PARTNERS, L.P.)
KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bonham:

KFYZ-FM (98.3 FM; BONHAM, TX; Owner: NORTH TEXAS RADIO GROUP, L.P.)
KMKT (93.1 FM; BELLS, TX; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
KLAK (97.5 FM; DURANT, OK; Owner: NM LICENSING, LLC)
KESN (103.3 FM; ALLEN, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
KSOC (94.5 FM; GAINESVILLE, TX; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
KTCY (104.9 FM; PILOT POINT, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KTPW (89.7 FM; SANGER, TX; Owner: RESEARCH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, INC)
KTDK (104.1 FM; SANGER, TX; Owner: KRBE LICO, INC.)
KXEZ (92.1 FM; FARMERSVILLE, TX; Owner: METRO BROADCASTERS-TEXAS, INC.)
K216DN (91.1 FM; BONHAM, TX; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
KLBC (106.3 FM; DURANT, OK; Owner: TEXOMA BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Bonham:

KTAQ (Channel 47; GREENVILLE, TX; Owner: MIKE SIMONS)
KXII (Channel 12; SHERMAN, TX; Owner: KXII LICENSEE CORP.)

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