Rains County Texas

Rains County is located in northeast Texas. Emory is the county seat. Other principal towns include Point and East Tawakoni. Parts of Lake Tawakoni and Lake Fork Reservoir are also located in the county. Major industries include trade, services, and local government. POPULATION Source: Texas Comptroller of Public accounts- 1990 Census, and Population Estimate Program, Population Division, U. S. Census Bureau, Washington, DC CLIMATE 1 1980 1990 PRESENT ESTIMATE EMORY 813 963 968 POINT 415 465 645 EAST TAWAKONI 404 642 698 COUNTY 1 1 8957 Average annual temperature: 65 degrees Monthly average high temperature: 85 degrees Monthly average low temperature: 44 degrees Average annual rainfall: 43 inches Elevation: 444 feet above sea level UTILITIES Electric Provider: Texas-New Mexico Power/Farmer’s Elec. Co-Op. Water Source: Lake Tawakoni Maximum gallons per day: 3,420.000 Water peak load maximum gallons per day: 1,500,000 Sewer Type: Oxidation Ditch Sewer maximum gallons per day: 200,000 Solid waste disposal: Waste Mgmt transports to landfills in adjacent counties Natural Gas Provider: Lone Star Gas Telephone GTE, Inc. Ditgital: Yes Fiber optics: Yes Switched 56 kbps: Yes 911: Yes High capacity digital (T-1): Yes Digital data service: Yes Long distance companies: GTE, AT&T, Sprint, and MCI

EDUCATION No. Teachers Enrollment Grades Elementary 1 K-5 Middle-School 1 98 1,360 6-8 High School 1 9-12 Colleges/Universities/Vocational Schools Name Location Distance (in miles) Southwest Christian Terrell 37 Texas A&M-Commerce University Commerce 42 Dallas Area Colleges & Univ. Dallas 63 Collin Cty. Community Colllege Plano 75 Tyler Regional Junior College Tyler 57 University of Texas at Tyler Tyler 57 Paris Junior College Paris 59 TRANSPORTATION Interstate within the county: No Distance to nearest Interstate: 20 miles to I-20 and I-30 U.S. Highways: 69 State Highways: 19 and 276 Bus Lines - nearest bus stop in Sulphur Springs Rail No railroads in county. Major railroads are in Sulphur Springs, TX (Union Pacific, Kansas City Southern, East Texas Southern). Barge Transportation Nearest Port Facility: Port of Shreveport Motor Freight Companies Yellow Freight, Central Freight, United Parcel Service, Tex-Pack, Roadway Express, JB Hunt, and Federal Express Terminals: Closest terminal located in Sulphur Springs (30 miles away) Air Transportation Nearest commercial airport: Majors Field - Greenville Distance: 25 miles Name of airlines serving airport: American Eagle, Delta ASA, Conquest, Continental Express

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