2009 BOWIE COMMUNITY PROFILE
The
following provides highlights of Bowie's community information. A
printable copy of the complete 2009 Bowie Community
Profile is also accessible from this website.
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LOCATION
State of Texas
County of Montague
City of Bowie
70 miles NW of Fort Worth,
90 miles NW of Dallas, 50 miles SE of Wichita Falls
POPULATION
City
County
2008 est.
5,516 19,802
2000
5,219 19,117
1990
4,990 17,274
TAXATION
Ad
Valorem Tax Rates (Per $100 Assessed Value)-Oct. 2008:
Montague County $0.43290
Bowie, City $0.31300
Bowie ISD $1.28000
Special Districts
Total
Ad Valorem Taxes $ 2.02590
Sales Taxes:
Municipal sales tax:
1%
State sales tax:
6.25 %
Eco. Development Sales Tax:
1%
Other sales taxes:
0 %
CITY GOVERNMENT
Type: Council/Manager
Number on council: 7
Municipal police: 14 plus
1 reserve
Paid firefighters: 13
Volunteer firefighters: 23
ISO Rating:
PPC 3
City zoning body: Yes
Master plan: Yes
UTILITIES
Electric
Power
City of
Bowie
Reliability: .99
Total capacity: 247,000 KW
Reserve at system peak:
9,800 KW
Transmission voltage: 138
KV
Service voltage: 120/208,
120/240, 240/480, 277/480
Natural Gas
Atmos Energy
BTU content per cubic foot:
1,000
Water
Supplied by: City of Bowie
Source: Amon G. Carter Lake
Max. system capacity
(daily): 3,000,000 gallons
Max. daily use to date:
1,800,000 gallons
Pressure on mains: 45 PSI
Storage capacity: 1,650,000
gallons
Size of mains: 12" to 2"
System looped: Partially
Projects under construction:
None
Sewer System
Type treatment plant:
Carousel
Maximum capacity: 1,246,000
gallons
Maximum daily use to date:
830,000 gallons
Projects under construction:
None
Telephone
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Digital: Yes
Analog: No
Electro Mechanical: No
Make and model:
Software level:
Fiber optics: Yes
Switched 56 KBPS: Yes
High capacity digital
(T-1): Yes
Digital data service: Yes
911: Yes
Other network/special
service: N/A
EDUCATION
Bowie Independent School
District
Public school budget: $
15,145,000 plus new High School construction budget of $13,478,000
Schools
Enrollment
Elementary (Pre-K - 3rd)
1
605
Intermediate (4th - 5th)
1
230
Middle/Junior High (6th-8th)
1 308
High School (9th-12th)
1
425
Private
Special/Head Start (included
in Elementary)
Area universities/colleges:
North Central Texas
College-Bowie Campus
North Central Texas
College-Gainesville
Midwestern State
University-Wichita Falls
Texas Woman’s
University-Denton
University of North
Texas-Denton
State industrial job
training: Yes
Vocational-technical programs
available: Yes
HEALTH CARE
Hospitals: Bowie Memorial
Hospital
Total hospital beds in
city: 49
Total doctors (medical) in
city: 8
Total nurse practitioners in
city: 2
Total nursing
home/convalescent care beds: 197
Assisted living units: 28
Independent senior living
units: 20
