CISCO COMMUNITY PROFILE

 

POPULATION

MUNICIPAL SERVICES

Year     1980          1990         2000

Council of Governments Member:  Yes

City    4,517        3,813        3,851                               

 

 

Form of Local Government:  Mayor- Council

County  19,480     18,488     18,297

 

 

Annual Budget:  $3,832,951

State  14,229,000   17,045,000  19,667,000

 

 

Police (Full-time):  5                       Fireman (Full-time): 3

GEOGRAPHIC DATA

 

 

Number of  trucks:  7                   Fireman (Volunteer):  30

Centrally located in the great State of Texas  in the Texas Midwest being 45 miles East of Abilene Texas and 105 miles west of Ft. Worth on I-20.

Fire Insurance Rate:  6         Fire Service Outside City: yes

 

Ambulance Service:  Yes              Rescue Service:  Yes

City Area:  3.0 square miles

 

Elevation:  1,620 ft     County Area:  925 sq. miles

City Zoning Regulated:  No   Planning Commission: No

 

 

CLIMATE

 

Average Annual

Rain:    24.9”    Snow: 3 “    Temperature:   63.7 ℉

UTILITIES

 
WATER:

Seasonal Average High/Low Temperature:

Jan: 54°/29º    July:94º/29º

Supplier:   City of Cisco

 

Water Source:  Reservoir

Direction of Prevailing Wind:   Southwest

 

 

Plant Capacity:  2.0 mgpd              Avg. Daily Use:  .6 mgpd

TRANSPORTATION

 

 

Peak Use:  1.7 mgpd            Basic Rate:  $20.00 for 1st 2,000 gal
HIGHWAYS :  Located on I-20 at the intersections

 

of US 183, Texas 6 & Texas 36                     

Cost/1000 Gallons over Basic Rate:  $3.50 to $4.75

                               

 

MOTOR FREIGHT:

Elevated Storage:  .5 mgals           Ground Storage:  .7 mgals

Number of Terminals: None     

 

Major Carriers:  ABF Freight System, Consolidated

Pressure in Mains:  45 to 65 psi

Freightways, Tex-Pack Express,

 

Roadway Express, Central Freight       

SEWER:

AIR TRANSPORTATION:

Treatment Type:  Stabilization Pond/Lagoon

Cisco Airport: 3800’ lighted runway, no fuel or instrument landing

Plant Capacity:  800,000 gpd        Present Load:    500,000 gpd

Nearest General Aviation/Commercial Airport:  Abilene - 45 mi

Basic Rate: $11.50 for 1st 4,000 gal. Cost/1000 Gallons over Basic Rate:$1.00

Length of Runway:  Commercial - 7,199’ & 7,202’,

SOLID WASTE: Residential $14: Business $16.50
 General Aviation – 3,686’

PROVIDER:   Allied Waste  1-800-374-4234

Surface: Asphalt      Landing Lights:  yes     Instrument Landing:  yes

SERVICE SUPPLIERS:

Aircraft Storage and Maintenance:  yes -
Abilene Aero (325)677-2601

Electric Line Company:  AEP  1-877-373-4858

Electric Retail Provider: www.powertochoose.org/ to access

AIR CARRIERS: From Abilene - Eagle Aviation

State of Texas website for electrical providers for Cisco.

to Dallas-Fort Worth (1-800-433-7300)                              

 

Nearest International Airport: D/FW – 120 mi

Natural Gas Company:  Atmos Energy  1-888-286-6700

 

Telephone Company:  ATT (toll free) 1-800-288-2020

BUS SERVICE: From Abilene – Greyhound Bus Lines

(1-800-231-2222)

Communication Service Provided:  3200 Connect, fiber optic capability.

 

 

 

 

 

 

TAX STRUCTURE

BUSINESS SERVICES

 

 

Property Tax  (Rate/$100 of assessed value) : 

Banks:  American State Bank  (254) 442-2211

 

              Citibank NA – Cisco Branch 1-888-248-4226

City:                                   $0.73448

 Number of Daily Newspapers:  1 *       Weekly:   1  **

School                                $1.0337

** Cisco Press – (254) 442-2244

County                               $0.5198

*   Abilene Reporter News – (325) 673-4271

 College                             $0.10207

Cisco Chamber of Commerce –  (254) 442-2537

Total Effective Tax Rate   $2.3901

 309 Conrad Hilton Ave, Cisco, Texas 76437   

 

MOTELS

Sales Tax: 

 

 

 

City:  2.00%         County:  0         State:   6.25%

 

 

 

State Taxes:

LABOR

 

 

Corporate Income:  None    Individual Income:  None

Total Labor Force:  9,877 in Eastland County  

 

                                                                                            

Corporate Franchise Tax:  Yes   

Gasoline Tax:  $0.20 per gallon

Unemployment Rate:  3.9 % for November, 2007                

 

 

EDUCATION

Radius of Labor Drawing Area:   50 miles

 

 

School District: Cisco I.S.D.     

Rating:  Recognized

Nearest MSA:  Abilene – 45 miles

 

 

 Number of Schools:   3   Total Enrollment:   849       

Eastland County Labor Force:

 

Manufacturing Workers:  1200

 High School Enrollment: 285      

Avg. SAT Score/State Avg.: 1007/ 992     

Non-manufacturing Workers:  8677                                            

 

Avg. Annual Production Wage:   $22,500

Public Library:   Yes                 Volumes:  10,694

 

 

 
Local College:    Cisco Junior College

RV PARK/ RECREATION FACILITIES

Area Colleges: --Hardin-Simmons University                            --McMurry University 

Everett's Safe Haven RV Park:  254-442-1747

                 --Abilene Christian University

                  --Texas State Technical College

Executive Inn & RV Park: 254-442-2100 
Wild Country RV Park: 254-629-2270 or 254-631-8320

                           --Tarleton State University

                           --Howard Payne University

Parks: Community Park & Pool, 1409 Royal Lane

            Hilton Memorial Park, 309 Conrad Hilton

 
Cisco Community Pavilion: 401 Conrad Hilton

HEALTH FACILITIES

Golf : Lake Cisco CC (Open to Public) 254-442-2725

 

Lakes:  Lake Cisco- Fishing & Recreation
Number of Clinics:  2       EMT Available: Yes Hunting: Yes Click Here for Lease information

Chiropractors: 1                  Optometrists:  1

MAJOR EMPLOYERS

 

 

Dentists:   1                           Physicians:   3

Wilks Companies: Manufacturing & Masonry Const.