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Buckbeeville serves as the
cultural, educational and commercial center for the region. The City provides a full range of municipal services,
including police and fire protection; comprehensive land use planning
and zoning services; code enforcement and neighborhood improvement;
streets and drainage construction and maintenance; traffic engineering
services; refuse and recycling services through a franchised operator;
recreation and parks; cultural and nature services; and necessary
administrative services to support these activities. Additionally, the
City owns a regional transit system, a municipal airport, a 72-par
championship golf course, and a utility.
| BUCKBEEVILLE Quick Facts |
| Area: |
approximately 54 Square Miles |
| Climate: |
Mild winters,
Warm summers,
255-day growing season,
Average of 2,800 hours of sunshine annually
January average high temperature: 65 F
June average high temperature: 89 F
Average rainfall is 35 inches per year.
The area basks in Gulf breezes that make summer days warm and nights cool, and produce dry and mild winters. |
| Population: |
122,671 (247,528 Countywide) estimated as of April 2007 |
| Median Age: |
27 |
| Households: |
87,509 |
| Median Household Income: |
$31,426 |
| Taxes:* |
6.25% retail sales tax (food and medicine exempt)
Homestead Exemption - $25,000
No state personal income tax
No state inheritance tax
No franchise tax
No inventory tax |
| Industry: |
Variable from agricultural to manufacturing, academic research,
health care, corporate infrastructure, many small/minority business
enterprises |
| Location: |
On the I-75 corridor halfway between x and y |
Cities:
(within a two hour drive) |
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Beaches:
(within one hour drive) |
Gulf of Mexico |
Major Attractions:
(within a two hour drive) |
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| Home Of: |
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Famous Residents:
(past & present) |
Bo Didley, Tom Petty, Don Felder, Bernie Leadon, River Phoenix,
Malcolm Gets, Harry Crews, Marty Liquori, Gabriel Schwartzman, Peter
Taylor, Mary McCauley, Joe Haldeman, Bob Vila, Maya Rudolph |
| Notable Firsts: |
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| Typical Cuisine: |
Pizza, BBQ, seafood, chicken wings, vegetarian dishes, and many ethnic choices | |
