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Notable locations in Gainesville: Santa Fe Passenger Depot (A), William and Anna Davis House (B), Cloud-Stark House (C), Morton Museum of Cooke County (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Gainesville include: Antioch Baptist Church (A), Church of Christ (B), Faith Temple Church (C), Saint Marys Catholic Church (D), First Church of the Nazarene (E), First Presbyterian Church (F), First United Pentecostal Church (G), Bible Baptist Church (H), Corinth Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Fairview Cemetery (1), Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Gainesville include: Moffitt Park (1), Edison Park (2), Leeper Stadium (3), Leopard Stadium (4), Leonard Park (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attraction: Dr Haunt Productions (2235 North Interstate 35) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map
Hotels: Best Western Southwinds (2103 N Interstate 35) (1), Budget Host Inn (1900 North Interstate 35) (2), Bed & Bath Inn (2000 North Interstate 35) (3). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
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Cooke County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 27.2. This is about average.
Ozone [ppb] level in 2010 was 24.1. This is about average. There were 18 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2009 was 17.3. This is better than average. There were 25 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 8.14. This is about average. There were 36 monitors within city limits.
Lead (Pb) [µ/m3] level in 2008 was 0.00248. This is significantly better than average. There were 6 monitors within city limits.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Gainesville and their reported violations in the past:
BACK FORTY UTILITY 1 (Population served: 315, 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)
- One minor monitoring violation
MOSSLAKE COMMUNITY STORE (Population served: 30, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between AUG-2003 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Notification, Public - Between JUL-2002 and SEP-2002, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 22.4%
(17.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 17.8% for Black residents, 33.1% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 8.2% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 34.9% for other race residents, 32.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.5 people | | Texas: |  2.7 people |
| This city: | 67.1% | | Whole state: | 71.0% |
| This city: | 3.8% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Gainesville, TX
People in group quarters in Gainesville:
- 298 people in nursing homes
- 85 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 58 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 43 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 6 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 3 people in religious group quarters
Gainesville compared to Texas state average:
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- Length of stay since moving in below state average.
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Banks with branches in Gainesville (2011 data):
- First State Bank: Www.F-S-b.com Branch, Lake Kiowa Branch, at 801 East California Street, North Texas Branch. Info updated 05/16/2008: Bank assets: $48.0 mil, Deposits: $41.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 11 total offices, Holding Company: Red River Bancorp, Inc.
- Woodforest National Bank: Gainesville Wal-Mart Branch at 1800 Lawrence Street, branch established on 09/30/2006. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $3,279.3 mil, Deposits: $2,894.4 mil, headquarters in Houston, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 569 total offices, Holding Company: Woodforest Financial Group, Inc.
- American Bank of Texas: Gainesville-Broadway Branch at 101 East Broadway, branch established on 01/01/1926. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $1,108.3 mil, Deposits: $93.2 mil, headquarters in Sherman, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 19 total offices, Holding Company: North American Bancshares, Inc.
- Prosperity Bank: Gainesville Branch at 100 East California Street, branch established on 01/01/1933. Info updated 05/06/2010: Bank assets: $9,232.9 mil, Deposits: $7,495.6 mil, headquarters in El Campo, TX, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 190 total offices, Holding Company: Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.
- Muenster State Bank: Msb Gainesville Banking Center at 1601 West Highway 82, branch established on 03/14/2007. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $13.8 mil, Deposits: $10.9 mil, headquarters in Muenster, TX, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 2 total offices
- Citibank, National Association: 1000 North Grand Branch at 1000 North Grand, branch established on 01/01/1927. Info updated 03/04/2009: Bank assets: $1,209,221.0 mil, Deposits: $797,351.0 mil, headquarters in Las Vegas, NV, positive income, International Specialization, 1041 total offices, Holding Company: Citigroup Inc.
- Landmark Bank, National Association: Gainesville Office Branch at 111 Grand Avenue, branch established on 04/05/2007. Info updated 05/13/2009: Bank assets: $1,486.3 mil, Deposits: $1,299.4 mil, headquarters in Columbia, MO, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 35 total offices, Holding Company: Landrum Company
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Gainesville, Texas:
- Quality Inn, 600 Medal Of Honor Blvd, Gainesville, TX 76240
 , Phone: (940) 665-8800, Fax: (940) 665-8709
- Super 8, 1936 Ih-35, Gainesville, TX 76240 , Phone: (940) 665-5599, Fax: (940) 665-4266
- Hampton Inn & Suites, 4325 N Interstate 35, Gainesville, TX 76240 , Phone: (940) 612-4300, Fax: (940) 612-4301
- La Quinta Inn & Suites, 4201 N Interstate 35, Gainesville, TX 76240 , Phone: (940) 665-5700, Fax: (940) 668-2200
- Comfort Suites, 1715 N I - 35, Gainesville, TX 76240 , Phone: (940) 665-5000
- Holiday Inn Express, 320 N I-35, Gainesville, TX 76240 , Phone: (940) 665-0505, Fax: (940) 665-8828
All 6 fire-safe hotels and motels in Gainesville, Texas
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (61%)
- Electricity (36%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Cooke County Texas:
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Religion statistics for Gainesville:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 60.69%
| Here | | 60.7% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Churches of Christ | American Baptist Association |
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| Adherents | 39.7% | 37.0% | 7.5% | 5.3% | 2.1% |
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| Congregations | 40.3% | 6.5% | 11.3% | 14.5% | 3.2% |
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| Name | LDS (Mormon) Church | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Assemblies of God | Church of the Nazarene | Other |
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| Adherents | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.1% | 0.8% | 3.3% |
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| Congregations | 1.6% | 1.6% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 11.3% |
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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: 6 | Cooke County: | 1.56 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.26 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 9 | Cooke County: | 2.35 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 23 | Cooke County: | 6.00 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 34 | Here: | 8.86 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 11.6% | | Texas: | 8.9% |
Adult obesity rate: | Cooke County: | 27.8% | | Texas: | 26.6% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 16.2% | | State: | 15.7% |
| 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 |
10 | $30,684 | $36,821 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
15 | $60,068 | $48,054 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
4 | $14,360 | $43,080 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
38 | $166,320 | $52,522 | 1 | $762 |
| Police - Other |
12 | $35,092 | $35,092 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
37 | $163,367 | $52,984 | 0 | $0 |
| Fire - Other |
1 | $3,742 | $44,904 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
12 | $32,991 | $32,991 | 0 | $0 |
| Airports |
2 | $8,424 | $50,544 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
17 | $43,950 | $31,024 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
9 | $20,681 | $27,575 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
19 | $46,392 | $29,300 | 2 | $1,725 |
| Water Supply |
22 | $62,284 | $33,973 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
17 | $43,616 | $30,788 | 1 | $279 |
| Totals for Government |
215 | $731,971 | $40,854 | 4 | $2,766 |
Gainesville government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Air Transportation: $855,000 ($51.76)
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $5,524,000 ($334.44)
- Charges - Solid Waste Management: $2,585,000 ($156.51)
Sewerage: $1,817,000 ($110.01)
Parks & Recreation: $265,000 ($16.04)
All Other: $221,000 ($13.38)
- Construction - Solid Waste Management: $300,000 ($18.16)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $2,687,000 ($162.68)
Solid Waste Management: $2,250,000 ($136.22)
Fire Protection: $2,148,000 ($130.05)
Water Utilities: $1,729,000 ($104.68)
Parks & Recreation: $1,301,000 ($78.77)
Sewerage: $1,176,000 ($71.20)
Regular Highways: $954,000 ($57.76)
General - Other: $937,000 ($56.73)
Air Transportation: $614,000 ($37.17)
Housing & Community Development: $591,000 ($35.78)
Central Staff Services: $495,000 ($29.97)
Financial Administration: $408,000 ($24.70)
Parking Facilities: $233,000 ($14.11)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $196,000 ($11.87)
Judicial and Legal Services: $132,000 ($7.99)
General Public Buildings: $99,000 ($5.99)
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $286,000 ($17.32)
All Other: $18,000 ($1.09)
- General - Interest on Debt: $646,000 ($39.11)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $11,179,000 ($676.82)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $18,359,000 ($1111.52)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $5,814,000 ($352.00)
Water Utilities: $1,996,000 ($120.85)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $22,191,000 ($1343.52)
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $12,383,000 ($749.71)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,982,000 ($120.00)
Water Utilities: $792,000 ($47.95)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $917,000 ($55.52)
Property Sale Other: $318,000 ($19.25)
Interest Earnings: $202,000 ($12.23)
- Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $384,000 ($23.25)
Solid Waste Management: $112,000 ($6.78)
Police Protection: $77,000 ($4.66)
Sewerage: $72,000 ($4.36)
Water Utilities: $67,000 ($4.06)
Financial Administration: $48,000 ($2.91)
Regular Highways: $6,000 ($0.36)
Air Transportation: $6,000 ($0.36)
General - Other: $1,000 ($0.06)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,861,000 ($112.67)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $2,333,000 ($141.25)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $372,000 ($22.52)
- Tax - Total General Sales: $3,441,000 ($208.33)
Property: $3,153,000 ($190.89)
Public Utilities: $1,254,000 ($75.92)
Other Selective Sales: $184,000 ($11.14)
NEC: $107,000 ($6.48)
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $19,000 ($1.15)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $7,159,000 ($433.43)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $368,000 ($22.28)
7.79% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,208 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.79% | | 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:
7.97% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,999 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.97% | | 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 Gainesville:
- KGAF (1580 AM; 0 kW; GAINESVILLE, TX; Owner: FIRST IV MEDIA, INC.)
- KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
- WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
- 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.)
- KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)
- 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.)
- KTNO (1440 AM; 12 kW; DENTON, TX; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KBIS (1150 AM; 25 kW; HIGHLAND PARK, TX; Owner: DALLAS AM RADIO PARTNERS, L.P.)
- KSKY (660 AM; 20 kW; BALCH SPRINGS, TX; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC.)
- KTBK (1700 AM; 10 kW; SHERMAN, TX; Owner: KRBE LICO, INC.)
- KAAM (770 AM; 10 kW; GARLAND, TX; Owner: DONTRON, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Gainesville:
- KESN (103.3 FM; ALLEN, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
- KTCY (104.9 FM; PILOT POINT, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KSOC (94.5 FM; GAINESVILLE, TX; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
- KTPW (89.7 FM; SANGER, TX; Owner: RESEARCH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, INC)
- KESS-FM (107.9 FM; LEWISVILLE, TX; Owner: KECS-FM LICENSE CORPORATION)
- KNOR (93.7 FM; HEALDTON, OK; Owner: AM & PM BROADCASTERS, LLC)
- KMEO (96.7 FM; FLOWER MOUND, TX; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- KKDL (106.7 FM; MUENSTER, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KZMP-FM (101.7 FM; AZLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KRNB (105.7 FM; DECATUR, TX; Owner: SERVICE BROADCASTING I, LTD.)
- KDKR (91.3 FM; DECATUR, TX; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
- KHCK-FM (99.1 FM; DENTON, TX; Owner: KHCK-FM LICENSE CORP.)
- KWRD-FM (100.7 FM; HIGHLAND VILLAGE, TX; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA OF TEXAS, L.L.C.)
- KHYI (95.3 FM; HOWE, TX; Owner: METRO BROADCASTERS - TEXAS, INC.)
- KPLX (99.5 FM; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KPLX LICO, INC.)
- K206CD (89.1 FM; GAINESVILLE, TX; Owner: S WESTERN DIABETIC FOUNDATION, INC.)
- KNTU (88.1 FM; MCKINNEY, TX; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS)
- KTDK (104.1 FM; SANGER, TX; Owner: KRBE LICO, INC.)
- KPFC (91.9 FM; CALLISBURG, TX; Owner: CAMP SWEENEY)
TV broadcast stations around Gainesville:
- KXII (Channel 12; SHERMAN, TX; Owner: KXII LICENSEE CORP.)
- KLDT (Channel 55; LAKE DALLAS, TX; Owner: JOHNSON BROADCASTING OF DALLAS, INC.)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
See more detailed statistics of Gainesville fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Gainesville
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| Most common first names in Gainesville, TX among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Mary | 204 | 79.9 years |
| William | 197 | 75.9 years |
| James | 196 | 73.3 years |
| John | 185 | 76.2 years |
| Robert | 129 | 72.8 years |
| George | 98 | 75.1 years |
| Charles | 77 | 73.4 years |
| Ruby | 66 | 80.4 years |
| Willie | 65 | 79.0 years |
| Dorothy | 65 | 75.8 years |
| Most common last names in Gainesville, TX among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Smith | 120 | 75.8 years |
| Johnson | 80 | 75.2 years |
| Jones | 68 | 76.0 years |
| Davis | 67 | 77.1 years |
| Brown | 59 | 75.6 years |
| Moore | 53 | 74.0 years |
| Wilson | 50 | 77.7 years |
| Miller | 46 | 79.7 years |
| Ward | 37 | 77.8 years |
| Williams | 36 | 79.6 years |
| Businesses in Gainesville, TX |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| AT&T | 2 | | La-Z-Boy | 1 |
| Arby's | 1 | | McDonald's | 1 |
| AutoZone | 1 | | Payless | 1 |
| Blockbuster | 1 | | Pizza Hut | 1 |
| CVS | 1 | | RadioShack | 1 |
| Comfort Suites | 1 | | Rue21 | 1 |
| Days Inn | 1 | | SONIC Drive-In | 2 |
| FedEx | 4 | | Safeway | 1 |
| GameStop | 1 | | Starbucks | 1 |
| Gap | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | Super 8 | 1 |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | | T-Mobile | 2 |
| Home Depot | 1 | | Taco Bell | 1 |
| IHOP | 1 | | U-Haul | 2 |
| Jack In The Box | 1 | | UPS | 4 |
| KFC | 1 | | Walmart | 1 |
| La Quinta | 1 | | Wendy's | 1 |
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