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Public Facillities:

Tatum Facts
  • Tennis Courts: 2
  • Parks: 2
  • Country Clubs Available: 1 within 10 miles and 3 within 30 miles
  • Public Golf Courses: 1 within 20 miles
  • Distance to nearest public access lake: Martin Creek Lake State Park - 4 miles; Toledo Bend - 60 miles
  • Activities allowed: Fishing, swimming and boating
  • Other recreational activities: Camping, Picnicking and Hiking
  • 16 Miles to Panola General Hospital
  • 46 beds
  • Emergency Medical Treatment
  • Ambulance
  • Medical Personnel - 2 MD's, 1 PA, 2 Nurses (LVN), 1 Dentist and 2 Medical Assistants
  • Childcare Center
  • Good Shepards - 24 miles
  • Temperature: 66 degrees
  • Monthly Average High Temperature: 94
  • Monthly Average Low Temperature: 38 degrees
  • Average Annual Rainfall: 43.87 inches
  • Elevation: 282 Feet Above Sea Level


Population of Tatum, Texas

Entity 1970 1980 1990 Present
Estimate
City 684 1,368 1,289 1,300
County   20,724 22,035 22,700
State 11,196,730 14,229,191 16,986,510 18,000,000

         
1990 Population by Race: 1990 Population by Age:
Race Population Age Population
White
Black
Hispanic
Native Am.
Asian
Other		 833
235
194
2
9
0
 0 - 13
14 - 21
22 - 34
35 - 49
50 - 64
65 - above		 345
167
242
256
114
149

The City has a Mayoral Type of Government with an annual Budget of $520,000

  • The Bonded Indebtedness is $18,000
  • County has $1.6 Million revenue
  • Fire insurance class is .38 in city
  • Fire Department has 3 pumpers, 1 tanker and 1 rescue with 19 volunteer fireman
  • There are 3 ECA trained Fireman and 3 full time city policemen
  • Provided Garbage service is contracted
  • Residential Housing Cost Per Square Foot: $50
  • Lot Costs: $1,500 - $4,000
  • Number of Apartments Available: 109
  • Commercial Building Cost Per Square Foot: $40
  • Lot Costs: $10,000 - $50,000


Utilities of Tatum, Texas

Water

Telephone

 Electricity
  • Supplied by: City of Tatum
  • Groundwater: Yes
  • Source: Three Water Wells
  • Capacity of Water Plant: 10.08 mgpd
  • Average Daily Consumption: .14 mgpd
  • Peak Consumption: .3 mgpd
  • Storage Capacity: Ground - 130,000 Elevated - 100,000
  • Digital - Analog - Electromechanical
  • Fiber Optic: Yes
  • Switched 56 KBPS
  • 911: Yes
  • High Capacity Digital (T-1)
  • Digital Data Service
  • Make/Model/Software Level
  • Long Distance Companies: AT&T and several others
  • SWEPCO
  • Rusk County Electric Co-op


Natural Resources

  • Lignite coal reserves
  • Natural gas reserves
  • Abundance of electrical power
  • Timer
  • Land
  • Coal ash
  • Heated water from SWEPCO and Texas Utilities plants

Tatum, Texas

TATUM ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
P.O. Box 1105
Tatum, Texas 75601

Voice (903) 947-6403 Fax (903) 947-2680

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