Bloomburg, Texas

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Population in July 2007: 362. Population change since 2000: -3.5%

Males: 165	(44.0%)
Females: 210	(56.0%)

Cass County

Median resident age:	36.1 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Zip codes: 75556.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,100 (it was $27,708 in 2000)

Bloomburg	$30,100
Texas:	$42,139

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $50,200 (it was $42,500 in 2000)

Bloomburg	$50,200
Texas:	$106,000

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Races in Bloomburg:

White Non-Hispanic (79.2%)
Black (17.6%)
Hispanic (2.1%)
Other race (1.3%)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Bloomburg: 76.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (10.9%), Irish (9.6%), English (8.5%), German (6.4%), French (2.7%), French Canadian (2.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 1.01 square miles.

Population density: 361 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Bloomburg

High school or higher: 77.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
Unemployed: 11.0%
Mean travel time to work: 26.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bloomburg town

Never married: 19.4%
Now married: 61.3%
Separated: 1.3%
Widowed: 8.1%
Divorced: 10.0%

2 residents are foreign born

This town:	0.5%
Texas:	13.9%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Bloomburg, Texas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Bloomburg to the number of sex offenders is 363 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Bloomburg:	1.2% ($523)
Texas:	1.7% ($1,393)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Bossier City, LA (49.8 miles , pop. 56,461).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Shreveport, LA (50.4 miles , pop. 200,145).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (188.9 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Queen City, TX (6.7 miles ), Atlanta, TX (7.5 miles ), Domino, TX (8.7 miles) , Bivins-McLeod, TX (11.7 miles ), Rodessa, LA (12.3 miles ), Fouke, AR (14.6 miles ), Ida, LA (14.8 miles ), Vivian, LA (19.2 miles ).

Latitude: 33.14 N, Longitude: 94.06 W

Area code: 903

Population change in the 1990s: +1 (+0.3%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (27%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (14%)
Paper (10%)
Truck transportation (7%)
Health care (7%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (36%)
Educational services (30%)
Accommodation and food services (17%)
Chemicals (4%)
Radio, TV, and computer and software, and other electronic stores (4%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (12%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (12%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
Electricians (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (15%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (13%)
Registered nurses (9%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
Secondary school teachers (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
Business operations specialists (4%)

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Crime in Bloomburg by Year
Type	2002	2003	2004	2005
Murders	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Burglaries	1	3	2	1
per 100,000	255.8	793.7	530.5	266.0
Thefts	4	0	0	1
per 100,000	1023.0	0.0	0.0	266.0
Auto thefts	2	0	0	0
per 100,000	511.5	0.0	0.0	0.0
Arson	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 142.0)	99.7	55.6	37.1	29.3

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 1 (1 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.75
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Bloomburg, Texas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Bloomburg-area historical tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 170% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/23/2000, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 4.8 miles away from the Bloomburg town center caused $170,000 in damages.

On 3/12/1971, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 34.3 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 5 people.

Hospitals/medical centers near Bloomburg:

ATLANTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; ATLANTA, TX)
LINDEN MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; LINDEN, TX)
HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSP OF TEXARKANA (about 20 miles; TEXARKANA, TX)

Political contributions by individuals in Bloomburg, TX

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bloomburg:

TEXARKANA REGIONAL-WEBB FIELD (about 23 miles; TEXARKANA, AR; ID: TXK)
SHREVEPORT REGIONAL (about 52 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; ID: SHV)
BARKSDALE AFB (about 53 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; ID: BAD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bloomburg:

HALL-MILLER MUNI (about 9 miles; ATLANTA, TX; ID: ATA)
IDA'S (about 16 miles; IDA, LA; ID: L87)
VIVIAN (about 21 miles; VIVIAN, LA; ID: 3F4)

Amtrak station near Bloomburg:

20 miles: TEXARKANA (100 E. FRONT ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bloomburg:

BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; Full-time enrollment: 2,743)
SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 58 miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; FT enrollment: 2,646)
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHREVEPORT (about 62 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; FT enrollment: 3,059)
KILGORE COLLEGE (about 72 miles; KILGORE, TX; FT enrollment: 2,814)
HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; ARKADELPHIA, AR; FT enrollment: 3,109)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER (about 99 miles; TYLER, TX; FT enrollment: 2,433)
GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY (about 102 miles; GRAMBLING, LA; FT enrollment: 4,299)

Public high school in Bloomburg:

BLOOMBURG High School (Students: 119; Location: 307 W CYPRESS; Grades: 7-12; Our rating: 56)

Public elementary/middle school in Bloomburg:

BLOOMBURG Elementary (Students: 122; Location: 307 W CYPRESS; Grades: EE,KG-6; Our rating: 57)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Bloomburg and their reported violations in the past:

BLOOMBURG WSC (Population served: 675, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2001 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule

Average household size:

This town:	2.4 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	67.1%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	3.9%
Whole state:	4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.6% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	17.9%
Whole state:	15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This town:	9.1%
Whole state:	6.7%

Bloomburg compared to Texas state average:

Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Bloomburg (2007 data):

Bloomburg State Bank: at 208-12 Main Street, branch established on 1916-01-25. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $11.5 mil, Deposits: $10.1 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1 total offices

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Bloomburg mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Cass County Texas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Other Government Administration	0	$0		1	$400
Sewerage	0	$0		1	$300
Streets and Highways	0	$0		2	$246
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$108
Totals for Government	0	$0		5	$1,054

Bloomburg government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $27,000
Current Operations - Sewerage: $45,000
General - Other: $21,000

Police Protection: $20,000

Financial Administration: $4,000
General - Interest on Debt: $2,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $53,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $47,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $6,000
Tax - Property: $12,000
Total General Sales: $11,000

Public Utilities: $8,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $17,000

6.92% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,989 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.92%
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:

from Bowie County, TX	1.16% ($28,350 average AGI)
from Morris County, TX	0.59% ($26,639)
from Miller County, AR	0.28% ($24,793)

6.85% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,330 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.85%
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:

to Bowie County, TX	1.38% ($26,261 average AGI)
to Morris County, TX	0.54% ($27,518)
to Miller County, AR	0.43% ($24,636)

Strongest AM radio stations in Bloomburg:

KPYN (900 AM; 10 kW; ATLANTA, TX; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KNCB (1320 AM; 5 kW; VIVIAN, LA; Owner: NORTH CADDO BROADCASTING CO.)
KTFS (940 AM; 3 kW; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: ARKLATEX, LLC)
KOSY (790 AM; 1 kW; TEXARKANA, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KCMC (740 AM; 1 kW; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: ARKLATEX, LLC)
KOKA (980 AM; 5 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: ACCESS.1 COMMUNICATIONS - SHREVEPORT, LLC)
KGHT (880 AM; 50 kW; SHERIDAN, AR; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
KSYB (1300 AM; 5 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: AMISTAD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KAAY (1090 AM; 50 kW; LITTLE ROCK, AR; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KKTK (1400 AM; 1 kW; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: PETRACOM OF TEXARKANA, L.L.C.)
KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Bloomburg:

KTAL-FM (98.1 FM; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: ACCESS.1 COMMUNICATIONS - SHREVEPORT, LLC)
KNRB (100.1 FM; ATLANTA, TX; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
KRMD-FM (101.1 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KVMA-FM (107.9 FM; MAGNOLIA, AR; Owner: COLUMBIA BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KNCB-FM (105.3 FM; VIVIAN, LA; Owner: NORTH CADDO BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KRUF (94.5 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KYGL (106.3 FM; TEXARKANA, AR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KXKS-FM (93.7 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KDAQ (89.9 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: BD. SUP. LA ST. UNIV. & AGRIC. MECH.)
KFYX (107.1 FM; TEXARKANA, AR; Owner: ARKLATEX, LLC)
KKYR-FM (102.5 FM; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KMJI (93.3 FM; ASHDOWN, AR; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KPWW (95.9 FM; HOOKS, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KHTA (92.5 FM; WAKE VILLAGE, TX; Owner: HOUSTON CHRISTIAN BROADCASTERS, INC.)
KVKI-FM (96.5 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KTOY (104.7 FM; TEXARKANA, AR; Owner: JO-AL BROADCASTING, INC.)
KTXK (91.5 FM; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: TEXARKANA COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
KJTX (104.5 FM; JEFFERSON, TX; Owner: WISDOM MINISTRIES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Bloomburg:

KTAL-TV (Channel 6; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: NEXSTAR BROADCASTING OF LOUISIANA, LLC)
KTBS-TV (Channel 3; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: KTBS, INC.)
KSLA-TV (Channel 12; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: KSLA, LLC)
KMSS-TV (Channel 33; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: COMCORP OF TEXAS LICENSE CORP.)
KSHV (Channel 45; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: WHITE KNIGHT BROADCASTING OF SHREVEPORT LIC. CORP.)
KLTS-TV (Channel 24; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
K59GO (Channel 59; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
KLFI-LP (Channel 35; TEXARKANA, AR; Owner: BEECH STREET COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
K41EQ (Channel 41; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
K30EA (Channel 30; TEXARKANA, TX; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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