City Profile of White Settlement

MENU City Profile of White Settlement City of White Settlement State of Texas: County of Tarrant
Population	Taxation	Government, City	Utilities
Major Employers	Community Services	Incentives	Financial Institutions
Area Attractions	Transportation	Education	Climate

I. POPULATION

Population	1970*	1980*	1990*	2000*	2009 Estimated***
County	715,387	861,837	1,170,103	1,446,219	1,807,750
City	13,449	13,508	15,472	14,831**	16,150
* U.S. Census Decline attributed to base housing removal at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth * North Central Texas Council of Governments

II. TAXATION

Taxing Unit	Name	Tax Rate (Per $100 Assessed Value)
County	Tarrant	$ 0.264000
City	White Settlement	$ 0.686037
School	White Settlement ISD	$ 1.540000
Special District	Tarrant County Hospital District	$ 0.227897
Special District	County College District	$ 0.137670
Total Effective Rate (Per $100 Current Value)		$ 2.855604
Property Value Appraisals - Tarrant Appraisal District \| Website: www.tad.org

Property Tax Exemptions
Jurisdiction	State Mandated			Local Option
	Homestead	Over 65	Disabled Person	Homestead	Over 65	Disabled Person
City of White Settlement				20%	$37,000	$10,000
White Settlement ISD	$15,000	$10,000	$10,000		$20,000
Tarrant County					$50,000	$10,000
Tarrant County Hospital					$50,000	$10,000
Tarrant County College					$50,000	$3,000

Sales Tax

Municipal Sales Tax:1.00 %
State Sales Tax6.25 %
(4B) Economic Development Sales Tax: 0.50 % White Settlement Economic Development Corporation
Crime Control and Prevention District:0.50 %
Total Sales Tax Rate:8.25 %

III. GOVERNMENT, CITY

City of White Settlement Web Site: www.wstx.us
Budget (2009-2010) $8,415,760

1. Council-Manager Number on Council, including mayor: 6
2. Number of municipal police: 47 (31 sworn officers, 16 civilians)
Number of paid firemen: 0 Number of volunteer firemen: 34
3. Public Protection Classification (PPC): 4
4. City zoning body: Yes
5. Master plan: Yes

IV. INCENTIVES

Tax Abatement:   Yes
Freeport Exemption: Yes (City & County)
Foreign Trade Zone:   No
Enterprise Zone:   Yes
Industrial Foundation:   Yes
Reinvestment Zone:   Yes
Other Incentives:   Yes
  Economic Development Corporation - Business Incentive Grant

V. MAJOR EMPLOYERS
Name	Type Business	Employment
White Settlement I.S.D.	Education	613
Weir SPM	Oil Field Equipment	414
Western Hills Rehabilitation & Nursing Center	Rehabilitation/Nursing	215
PDX Inc.	Pharmaceutical Software	175
City of White Settlement	Municipal Government	153
West Side Campus of Care	Retirement Home	150
Lowe's Home Center #1619	Building Materials/Hardware Retail	112
OmniAmerican Bank	Financial Institution	95
Manuel Auto Group	Auto Dealership	84
Academy Sports & Outdoors #97	Retail	85
Toys R Us	Retail	35
Tech Tool Plastics	Fiberglass & Plastic Products	21

VI. UTILITIES

Electric power distribution supplied by Oncor Electric Delivery
Reliability: .99973948
Transmission voltage: 69 KV 138 KV 345 KV
Service voltage: 120/208 120/240 240/480 277/480

Natural Gas -- name of company: Atmos Energy
BTU content per cubic foot: 1050

Telephone -- local exchange carrier: AT&T

Type of central office: Digital
Make and Model: 5-ESS AT&T Software Level: State of Art
Fiber optics available: Yes
Switched 56 KBPS available: Yes
High capacity digital (T-1) available: Yes
Digital data service available: Yes
911 available: Yes
Other network/special service available: Custom Calling, Local Remote, Paging, Rotation of Lines,
Cellular Service, Caller ID, Call Blocking, Call Notes, Voice Mail, Local Plus Calling Into Dallas

4. Water -- source: Municipal/city wells; contract with Fort Worth

Maximum system capacity (daily): 7.5 MG
Maximum daily use to date: 5,070,400
Pressure on mains: 81 PSI
Storage capacity: 2,445,000
Size of mains: 2'' - 30''
Is system looped: Yes
Number of Connections: 5,400
Miles of Water Main: 88
Gallons of Water Produced: 327,760,700
Gallons of Water Purchased: 413,274,150
Total Gallons of Water Consumed: 741,034,850
Average Daily Consumption: 2,030,232
Number of Municipal Wells in the City : 12
Trinity Aquifers: 5, Paluxy Aquifers: 7

5. Sewer -- Contract with Fort Worth

a. Maximum capacity: 2,200,000 gallons

VII. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

OmniAmerican Bank    7800 White Settlement Road
Star Bank of Texas    9636 White Settlement Road
Wells Fargo Bank    101 S. Jim Wright Freeway

VIII. COMMUNITY SERVICES

Number of Hotel/Motel rooms: 267
Total hospital beds in city: 0 ; in county 3,452
News media:
Daily Papers:
Star-Telegram
Dallas Morning News
Weekly Papers:
White Settlement Bomber News (Suburban Newspapers, Publisher)
The Grizzly Detail Newspaper (Cheryl and Ben Posey, Publishers)

Television: 19 local stations; TV Cable: Charter Communications

Radio Stations: 36 FM, 28 AM

Libraries: 1 city library White Settlement Public Library

Religious facilities: (denominations which have established churches in city)

Assembly of God - 2	Baptist - 10	Catholic -1
Christian -1	Church of Christ - 2	Church of God -1
Full Gospel Assembly - 1	Methodist - 1	Nazarene - 1
Pentecostal - 1	Non-Denominational - 1
Click to view a list of churches and places of worship in the White Settlement-Westpoint Area

IX. EDUCATION

Public Schools
	White Settlement Independent School District Website: www.wsisd.com
		Enrollment
	WSISD Fine Arts Academy Pre-Kindergarten - 1	333
	Elementary 4 Campuses: Blue Haze - 684 Liberty - 433 North - 701 West - 500	2318
	Intermediate 1 Campus: Tannahill	782
	Middle/Jr. High 1 Campus: C.F. Brewer Middle School	845
	High School 1 Campus: C.F. Brewer High School	1510
	Alternative Education Disciplinary Alternative Education Program (DAEP) (Grades 1-12) - 0 MESA High School - 76	76
Private Schools
	St. Peter the Apostle Catholic School (4K-8)
	Sechrist Academy
	Temple Christian Schools West Campus (4K-6)
Area Universities/Colleges:
	Tarrant County College (5 campus sites) Tarleton State University, Southwest Metroplex Texas Christian University, Fort Worth Texas Wesleyan University, Fort Worth University of Texas at Arlington Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
State industrial job training: Yes Vocational-technical education programs available: Yes

X. TRANSPORTATION

Air Service
Nearest Airport: Meacham Field
Runways:Runway 16/34 Runway 17/35Runway 9/27
Length/Width in Feet:7501/150 4006/753677/100
Runway Surface:Concrete, saw-grooved AsphaltAsphalt
Lighted: Yes
Fuel: Yes
Instrument Landing System: Yes

Nearest Commercial Air Service: Dallas/Fort Worth International
Industrial Airport: Alliance
Distance: Approximately 20 miles to either airport from White Settlement

Freight Carriers
Central Oklahoma Freight Lines, Inc.
Red Arrow Freight Lines
YRC (Yellow Transportation and Roadway)

XI. AREA ATTRACTIONS

White Settlement Historical Museum
8320 Hanon Drive
White Settlement, TX 76108
Phone: (817) 246-9719

William Terry Allen Log Cabin (State Historical Marker)
8320 Hanon Drive, located on the grounds of the White Settlement Histoical Museum

Texas Civil War Museum
760 West Loop 820 North
White Settlement, TX 76108
Phone: (817) 246-2323

Community Parks:

Central Park
Entrance off South Las Vegas Trail
Located between I-30 West and White Settlement Road.
Features: Softball Fields, Playground, Duck Pond
WSX Skate Park - Modular Outdoor Skate Park
Located at 9000 George Street in Central Park

Veterans Park
8901 Clifford Street
Located on Clifford Street between 820 and North Las Vegas Trail.
Features: 4 regulation softball fields, walking trail,
large pond, covered meeting facility and many more features.

Neighborhood Parks:

Raymond Street Park
Located on Raymond Street at the corner of Lockwood Street, approximately two blocks east of South Las Vegas Trail
Features: Spray Pad, climbing playground equipment, swing set, shaded picnic area

Saddle Hills Park
Located at the corner of Clifford Street and Saddle Road
Features: 28 acres, pedestrian walkway, two picnic seating areas with bbq grills

John Griggs Park
Located at the southeast corner of South Las Vegas Trail and Shoreview Drive.
Features: Picnic seating areas, tennis court, basketball court, nature area with informal trails

RECREATION
Parks:   12
Area Lakes:   2
Tennis courts:   4
Public Golf Courses:   3 (nearby)
Theaters:   2 (nearby)

XII. CLIMATE

Annual Average Temperature:   65.45°
Annual Average Precipitation:   31 inches
Annual Average Snowfall: 2.6 inches
Elevation:   670 feet above sea level
Prevailing Wind Direction: South

Monthly Average High Temperature

January
55.7°

February
59.8°

March
66.6°

April
76.3°

May
82.8°

June
90.8°

July
95.5°

August
96.1°

September
88.5°

October
79.2°

November
67.5°