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Notable locations in El Campo: El Campo Volunteer Fire Department (A), El Campo Police Department (B), Wharton County Sheriff's Office (C), El Campo Museum of Art, History, and Natural Science (D), El Campo Emergency Medical Services (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Swedish Cemetery (1), Saint Phillips Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in El Campo include: Ricebird Stadium (1), Friendship Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions: El Campo Museum (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 2350 North Mechanic Street), American Legion Recreation Center (Amusement & Theme Parks; Highway 71 South).
Hotels: Budget Inn (405 West Jackson Street), Best Western Executive Inn (1022 Highway 59 West).
Court: El Campo City - City Hall- Administration Utility Billing (315 East Jackson Street).
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Wharton County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in El Campo and their reported violations in the past:
ARROWHEAD LAKE & FRONTIER LAKE (Population served: 675, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In NOV-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- Notification, Public - In NOV-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
PRASEKS HILLJE SMOKEHOUSE INC (Population served: 300, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Notification, Public - In MAY-2001, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- One routine major monitoring violation
STAR JET TRUCK STOP (Population served: 250, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-02-2004), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-02-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between APR-2006 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between MAR-2006 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between FEB-2006 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JAN-2006 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between DEC-2005 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- 19 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 minor monitoring violations
- 15 other older monitoring violations
BERNARD ACRES (Population served: 195, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: TTHM
MAURITZ & COUEY PETROLEUM-TRAVEL MART (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Notification, Public - Between APR-2001 and JUN-2001, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- Notification, Public - Between JUL-1999 and SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- 4 routine major monitoring violations
- One minor monitoring violation
NICKS GROCERY 3 (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUL-2003 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between MAY-2003 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Notification, Public - In AUG-2002, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUL-2002, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- Notification, Public - In JUL-2002, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- 7 routine major monitoring violations
- One minor monitoring violation
- 4 other older monitoring violations
ASHLEY OAKS MOBILE HOME COMMUNITY (Population served: 81, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and JUL-23-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-18-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUL-23-2004)
CALICO FARMS SUBDIVISION (Population served: 69, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2000, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
- Notification, Public - In NOV-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-1995 and DEC-1995, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (DEC-30-1995)
Drinking water stations with addresses in El Campo that have no violations reported:
- CENTENNIAL PLACE (Population served: 54, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 20.5%
(6.7% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 50.9% for Black residents, 25.6% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 22.9% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.8 people | | Texas: |  2.5 people |
| This city: | 70.7% | | Whole state: | 70.3% |
| This city: | 4.2% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in El Campo, TX
People in group quarters in El Campo:
- 111 people in nursing homes
- 27 people in other group homes
- 25 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 4 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
- 3 people in religious group quarters
- 2 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
El Campo compared to Texas state average:
- Black race population percentage above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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Banks with branches in El Campo (2011 data):
- NewFirst National Bank: Newfirst National Bank, El Campo North Branch, Detached Drive-In Facility. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $454.2 mil, Deposits: $407.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Newfirst Financial Group, Inc.
- Commercial State Bank of El Campo: Commercial State Bank Of El Campo at 401 North Mechanic Street, branch established on 1921/01/01. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $179.0 mil, Deposits: $156.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Commercial Bancshares, Inc.
- Prosperity Bank: at 1301 North Mechanic Street, branch established on 1949/09/13. Info updated 2012/01/05: Bank assets: $9,816.2 mil, Deposits: $8,064.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 187 total offices, Holding Company: Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.
- The First State Bank: El Campo Branch at 1808 West Loop, branch established on 1987/02/02. Info updated 2011/10/26: Bank assets: $289.2 mil, Deposits: $263.3 mil, headquarters in Louise, TX, positive income, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Louise Bancshares, Inc.
- First National Bank Texas: El Campo Banking Center - Rc 855 at 3413 W. Loop St., branch established on 2004/03/17. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $944.3 mil, Deposits: $815.9 mil, headquarters in Killeen, TX, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 250 total offices, Holding Company: First Community Bancshares, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (53%)
- Electricity (45%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- No fuel used (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Wharton County Texas:
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Religion statistics for El Campo (based on Wharton County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 76.88%
| Here | | 76.9% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Southern Baptist Convention | United Methodist Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Churches of Christ |
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| Adherents | 60.2% | 20.4% | 7.2% | 3.5% | 1.9% |
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| Congregations | 16.4% | 24.6% | 14.8% | 6.6% | 6.6% |
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| Name | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Lutheran Church | Assemblies of God | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Other |
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| Adherents | 1.8% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.6% | 2.4% |
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| Congregations | 3.3% | 1.6% | 8.2% | 3.3% | 14.8% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 8 | Wharton County: | 1.96 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 10 | This county: | 2.46 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 30 | Wharton County: | 7.37 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 23 | This county: | 5.65 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Wharton County: | 10.3% | | Texas: | 8.9% |
Adult obesity rate: | Wharton County: | 30.5% | | State: | 26.6% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
2 | $7,788 | $46,728 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
9 | $30,584 | $40,779 | 7 | $1,400 |
| Judicial and Legal |
4 | $7,754 | $23,262 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
24 | $93,686 | $46,843 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
10 | $22,712 | $27,254 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
14 | $29,350 | $25,157 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
12 | $38,438 | $38,438 | 11 | $2,288 |
| Sewerage |
2 | $5,120 | $30,720 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
7 | $17,208 | $29,499 | 7 | $3,736 |
| Water Supply |
11 | $33,010 | $36,011 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
6 | $18,586 | $37,172 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
101 | $304,236 | $36,147 | 25 | $7,424 |
El Campo government finances in 2002:
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $95,000 ($8.17)
- Charges - Sewerage: $1,076,000 ($92.57)
Solid Waste Management: $998,000 ($85.86)
All Other: $466,000 ($40.09)
- Construction - General: $394,000 ($33.90)
Water Utilities: $99,000 ($8.52)
Regular Highways: $11,000 ($0.95)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,498,000 ($128.87)
Sewerage: $1,172,000 ($100.83)
Regular Highways: $1,132,000 ($97.38)
Water Utilities: $1,033,000 ($88.87)
Health Services - Other: $492,000 ($42.33)
Parks & Recreation: $426,000 ($36.65)
Central Staff Services: $311,000 ($26.75)
General - Other: $264,000 ($22.71)
Financial Administration: $201,000 ($17.29)
General Public Buildings: $180,000 ($15.49)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $122,000 ($10.50)
Judicial and Legal Services: $101,000 ($8.69)
Fire Protection: $96,000 ($8.26)
Solid Waste Management: $43,000 ($3.70)
- General - Interest on Debt: $185,000 ($15.92)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $2,490,000 ($214.21)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $4,600,000 ($395.73)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $4,300,000 ($369.92)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $2,205,000 ($189.69)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $300,000 ($25.81)
Water Utilities: $285,000 ($24.52)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $430,000 ($36.99)
Interest Earnings: $308,000 ($26.50)
Special Assessments: $24,000 ($2.06)
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $218,000 ($18.75)
Police Protection: $78,000 ($6.71)
Parks & Recreation: $30,000 ($2.58)
Fire Protection: $11,000 ($0.95)
Judicial: $1,000 ($0.09)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $5,650,000 ($486.06)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,256,000 ($108.05)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $106,000 ($9.12)
General Support: $102,000 ($8.77)
- Tax - Property: $1,877,000 ($161.48)
Total General Sales: $1,731,000 ($148.92)
Public Utilities: $721,000 ($62.03)
Other Selective Sales: $126,000 ($10.84)
NEC: $52,000 ($4.47)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $3,847,000 ($330.95)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $149,000 ($12.82)
5.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,493 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.03% | | 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:
6.05% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,616 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.05% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in El Campo:
- KULP (1390 AM; 1 kW; EL CAMPO, TX; Owner: WHARTON COUNTY RADIO, INC.)
- KILE (1560 AM; 50 kW; BELLAIRE, TX; Owner: THE RAFTT CORPORATION)
- KTMR (1130 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EDNA, TX; Owner: SIGA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KGOL (1180 AM; 50 kW; HUMBLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KREH (900 AM; 5 kW; PECAN GROVE, TX)
- KEYH (850 AM; 10 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
- KCTA (1030 AM; 50 kW; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF THE SOUTHWEST)
- KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KRTX (980 AM; 5 kW; ROSENBURG/RICHMOND, TX)
- WOAI (1200 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KSEV (700 AM; 15 kW; TOMBALL, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
- DKFCC (1270 AM; 3 kW; BAY CITY, TX; Owner: CHAMELEON RADIO CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in El Campo:
- K208DK (89.5 FM; EL CAMPO, TX; Owner: PAULINO BERNAL EVANGELISM)
- KIOX-FM (96.9 FM; EL CAMPO, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
- KGUL (96.1 FM; EDNA, TX; Owner: LAGRANGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KXGJ (101.7 FM; BAY CITY, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
- KRBE (104.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KRBE LICO, INC.)
- KBXX (97.9 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
- KHJZ-FM (95.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
- KHMX (96.5 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KILT-FM (100.3 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
- KKBQ-FM (92.9 FM; PASADENA, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KLOL (101.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KODA (99.1 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KTBZ-FM (94.5 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KKRW (93.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KUHF (88.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM)
- KHCB-FM (105.7 FM; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: HOUSTON CHRISTIAN BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- KZRC (92.5 FM; MARKHAM, TX; Owner: LBR ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- KMKS (102.5 FM; BAY CITY, TX; Owner: SANDLIN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- K216EI (91.1 FM; LOUISE, TX; Owner: PAULINO BERNAL EVANGELISM)
TV broadcast stations around El Campo:
- KHOU-TV (Channel 11; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KHOU-TV, L.P.)
- KPRC-TV (Channel 2; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: POST-NEWSWEEK STATIONS, HOUSTON, LP)
- KTBU (Channel 55; CONROE, TX; Owner: HUMANITY INTERESTED MEDIA, INC.)
- KPXB (Channel 49; CONROE, TX; Owner: PAXSON HOUSTON LICENSE, INC.)
- KTXH (Channel 20; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- KFTH (Channel 67; ALVIN, TX; Owner: TELEFUTURA HOUSTON LLC)
- KNWS-TV (Channel 51; KATY, TX; Owner: JOHNSON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KXLN-TV (Channel 45; ROSENBERG, TX; Owner: KXLN LICENSE PARTNERSHIP, L.P.)
- KHWB (Channel 39; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KHWB, INC.)
- KRIV (Channel 26; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
- KZJL (Channel 61; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KZJL LICENSE CORP.)
- KETH (Channel 14; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL TV, INC.)
- KTRK-TV (Channel 13; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: KTRK TELEVISION, INC.)
- KUHT (Channel 8; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM)
- KVDO-LP (Channel 69; CLEAR LAKE, TX; Owner: FAR EASTERN TELECASTERS)
- KBPX-LP (Channel 33; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LPTV, INC.)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
See more detailed statistics of El Campo fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - El Campo
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for El Campo, TX
| Most common first names in El Campo, TX among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| John | 126 | 77.0 years |
| Mary | 120 | 80.6 years |
| Joe | 81 | 76.3 years |
| Frank | 71 | 77.8 years |
| Annie | 62 | 83.1 years |
| James | 56 | 72.6 years |
| Frances | 56 | 85.4 years |
| William | 53 | 77.7 years |
| Charles | 51 | 72.9 years |
| Louis | 51 | 76.4 years |
| Most common last names in El Campo, TX among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Smith | 39 | 77.5 years |
| Williams | 38 | 70.8 years |
| Garcia | 36 | 70.7 years |
| Johnson | 35 | 74.2 years |
| Miller | 34 | 76.0 years |
| Dornak | 34 | 79.9 years |
| Orsak | 29 | 80.5 years |
| Hubenak | 23 | 81.3 years |
| Socha | 23 | 76.6 years |
| Martinez | 21 | 73.5 years |
| Businesses in El Campo, TX |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| AT&T | 2 | | McDonald's | 1 |
| AutoZone | 1 | | Nike | 2 |
| Best Western | 1 | | Pizza Hut | 1 |
| Blockbuster | 1 | | RadioShack | 1 |
| Church's Chicken | 1 | | SONIC Drive-In | 1 |
| ColorTyme | 1 | | Subway | 3 |
| Cricket Wireless | 1 | | T-Mobile | 1 |
| FedEx | 1 | | True Value | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| KFC | 1 | | UPS | 3 |
| Lane Furniture | 1 | | Walgreens | 1 |
| Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | | Walmart | 1 |
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