City of Center - Profile
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College / Vocational Schools
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City of Center
617 Tenaha Street
Center, Tx 75935
(936) 598-2941
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City Hall
Mon-Fri 8:30 - 11:00; 12:00 - 4:30 |
Public Services
Department
Mon-Fri 7:00 - 4:00
(936) 598-2055 |
City Police
Department
(936) 598-2778 |
City Fire
Department
(936) 598-3288 |
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Trash Collection Inquiries
Laidlaw Waste Systems, Inc.
(800) 678-7274
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City Recycling
Center
Highway 7 East
Mon-Fri 8:00 - 4:00
(936) 598-7766 |
LOCATION
Center is located in the far eastern section of Texas in Shelby County.
The county is bordered on the east by the Sabine River which is a common
line between Texas and Louisiana. Center is 186 miles from Dallas and 171
miles from Houston. |
UTILITIES
Electric Company: Southwestern Electric Power Company
Natural Gas Company: Entex
Telephone Company: Southwestern Bell
Sewer: 80% of community served by sewer. |
POPULATION
(present estimate)
City 5,900
County 24,000 |
CLIMATE
Average annual temperature: 65 degrees
Average annual rainfall: 50 inches |
MUNICIPAL SERVICES
Council/Manager form of local government. 7 fulltime firemen, 25 volunteer
firemen. 13 full-time city policemen. Public library. No city zoning. 80%
of streets paved. |
TAX STRUCTURE
Sales Tax:
State -- 6.25%
County -- 0.00
City -- 2.00 |
TRANSPORTATION
Center transportation facilities include the Greyhound Bus Lines; the Santa
Fe Railroad, which provides freight service to Kansas City and San Francisco.
The Center Municipal Airport runway was recently extended to 5,500 |
HEALTH
FACILITIES
Hospital 99 total beds.
3 Nursing homes in community. 200 beds.
2 clinics available.
Medical personnal: 9MDs. 4 DVMs . 2 PAs. 5 Dentists.
Nurses: 59 Registered. 99 Practical. |
HOUSING
2,630 dwellings. 70% owner
739 Rental complexes available. |
COLLEGE / VOCATIONAL
SCHOOLS
Shelby Co. College, Center, a branch of Panola College.
Stephen E Austin State Univ., 35 miles from Center in Nacogdoches
Panola College, 27 miles from Center in Carthage
E. Texas Baptist Univ., 47 miles from Center in Marshall |
COMMERCIAL / INDUSTRIAL
SERVICES
Semi-Weekly newspaper. Radio station. Cable TV. All major television networks.
2 Motels/hotels available. 100 total rooms. 3 Banks in city. |
CHURCHES
25 Protestant, 1 Catholic. |
RECREATION FACILITIES
4 Tennis courts, 4 Parks, 1 Country club available. 12 miles to nearest
public access lake: Boating, fishing, biking, hiking, Museum, rodeo arena,
skating rink, area lakes. |
MAJOR AREA EMPLOYERS
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Employer
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Employment
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| Tyson/Holly Farms -- Chicken |
1175 |
| Bruce Hardwood Floors |
266 |
| Center Fixtures Operations -- Store fixtures
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150 |
| Green Acre Foods -- Chicken |
100 |
| C&R Refrigeration -- Industrial Refrigeration |
25 |
| General Shelters of Texas -- Portable Buildings,
Port-A-Cool, Port-A-Covers |
88 |
| City of Center -- Municipality |
75 |
| Number of Manufacturing plants in community: |
7 |
| Memorial Hospital |
145 |
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