Facts at Your Fingertips Geography Hospitals Matagorda County Labor Force Matagorda County ...... 1,115 square miles Bay City Palacios Total Labor Force Elevation ...... 56 feet Beds ...... 58 ...... 17 Interstate 10 ...... 55 miles 12% U.S. Highway 59, (I-69) ...... 25 miles Education Bay City ISD ...... 7 Schools . . . . . 4,305 students Distance to Major Texas Cities Matagorda ISD . . . . . 1 School ...... 84 students Houston ...... 75 miles Palacios ISD ...... 4 Schools . . . . . 1,712 students Dallas ...... 321 miles Tidehaven ISD . . . . . 4 Schools ...... 912 students San Antonio ...... 200 miles Van Vleck ISD . . . . . 4 Schools ...... 968 students 88% Austin ...... 167 miles Colleges within 70 Miles ...... 21 Corpus Christi ...... 145 miles Junior Colleges within County ...... 1 N Employed N Unemployed Vocational Schools ...... 1 Air Transportation Private Schools ...... 3 Hobby National (Houston) ...... 67 miles Businesses Bush Intercontinental (Houston) ...... 87 miles Population Bay City Bay City Municipal City of Bay City Total Number of Establishments ...... 888 Runway Length ...... 5,120 feet Runway Surface ...... paved Palacios 19,000 18,669 18,718 Total Number of Establishments ...... 180 Palacios Municipal 18,520 18,425 Runway Length ...... 5,000 feet 18,500 New Home Construction Runway Surface ...... paved 18,000 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Climate 17,500 Bay City 16 13 4 25 21 Average Annual Temperature ...... 71 degrees 17,000 Palacios 35 1 6 6 2 January Average ...... 48 degrees County 90 81 97 77 76 July Average ...... 90 degrees N 2000 N 2005 N 2008 N 2009 Annual Rainfall ...... 42.1 inches Annual Snowfall ...... 0 New Development Sought Prevailing Wind Direction ...... South-Southeast City of Palacios Small growth industries and businesses Government Plastic products manufacturers 5,559 Value-added agri/aqua-culture and seafood Bay City 6,000 5,153 5,267 5,174 Mayor and Council businesses 4,000 Palacios Waterfront tourist hotels/motels Manager and Council Planning Commission 2,000 Restaurants Zoning Regulations 0 Active adult retirement communities Taxes 2010-2011 N 2000 N 2005 N 2008 N 2009 Vacation home communities 40,000 Property Tax Per $100 Assessed Value 39,609 Residential subdivisions Matagorda County ...... 0.27 Industries needing large amounts of gas, City of Bay City ...... 0.56 Matagorda County electricity and land City of Palacios ...... 0.81 39,000 Bay City ISD ...... 1.32 Matagorda ISD ...... 1.15 38,500 Tidehaven ISD ...... 1.05 38,000 37,957 37,671 37,616 Van Vleck ISD ...... 1.04 37,500 Palacios ISD ...... 1.06 City of Bay City Sales Tax ...... 2.00% 37,000 36,862 City of Palacios Sales Tax ...... 2.00% 36,500 Matagorda County Sales Tax ...... None 36,000 Texas State Sales Tax ...... 6.25% N 2000 N 2005 N 2008 N 2009 Corporation Income Tax ...... None

Matagorda County Economic Development Corporation Owen Bludau Executive Director 2200 7th Street, Suite 304, Bay City, Texas 77414 979.245.8913 Come visit Matagorda County; [email protected] we’ll save you a spot! www.mcedc.net 877-TRVL-FUN Gateway to Economic Opportunity www.visitmatagordacounty.comwww.visitmatagordacounty.com

24 Matagorda County Attractions and Museums Recreational Facilities Industrial Advantages: Matagorda County Museum Matagorda Beach Rio Colorado Golf Course Sargent Beach Large land tracts Birding Nature Center Birding Nature Center Air quality attainment area Palacios Area Historical Museum LCRA Matagorda Bay Nature Park Plastic pellets and plastic powder producers Palacios Marine Education Center Riverside RV Camping Commercial barge port Texas Settlement Trail Hunting and Fishing (River,Bay, and Gulf) Agricultural, aquaculture and seafood products Texas Independence Trail Boating Intracoastal Waterway Historical Markers Parks ...... 39 Available labor force Landmark Home Tours Tennis Courts ...... 18 Swimming Facilities ...... 4 Attractive labor rates Bay City Community Public Libraries ...... 4 Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad Public Golf Courses ...... 3 Union Pacific Railroad Development Corporation Large capacity utility lines Job Incentives ...... Tax Abatement Enterprise Zone ...... Workforce Training Finance Oil and natural gas resources Bay City Palacios Convenient highway network No. of Banks ...... 5 ...... 2 Business friendly community and people City of Palacios No. of Credit Unions ...... 2 ...... 0 Economic Development Corporation Utilities Job Incentives ...... Tax Abatement Enterprise Zone ...... Workforce Training Electric Foreign Trade Zone CPL Retail Energy . .(Bay City) . . . (866) 322-5563 Jackson Electric Co-op Matagorda County Economic (Palacios) . . . (979) 245-3029 Development Corporation Gas Hub Zone ...... Tax Abatement IDA Bonds ...... Workforce Training Bay City Gas Company BAY Billing ...... (979) 245-2327 Emergency ...... (979) 245-2311 Major Annual Events Reliant Energy/Entex Market Days ...... Third Saturday (Palacios) ...... (361) 972-2315 Valentine Parade ...... February Charity Ball ...... February CITY Water Matagorda County Fair and Rodeo ...... March City of Bay City ...... (979) 245-2322 Cinco de Mayo ...... May City of Palacios ...... (361) 972-3605 Relay for Life ...... June Bay City Water Capacity ...... 8.56 MGD Fourth of July Flight Fest ...... July Bay City Wastewater Capacity ...... 4.3 MGD Shrimporee and Blessing of Fleet ...... August Palacios Chamber Fishing Tournment ...... August Telephone Harvest Moon Dinner and Dance ...... October Southwestern Bell Telephone Bull Blast ...... October SBC (Bay City) ...... (800) 464-7928 Lion’s Club Rice Festival ...... October Repair ...... (800) 246-8464 Miss Palacios Pageant ...... November Verizon ...... (Palacios) ...... (800) 483-5000 Trade and Industry Show ...... November Cable Television Fishermen’s Festival ...... November Lighting of the Palms ...... December Bay City Cable Vision Marsh Island Christmas Bird Count . . . . .December (Bay City) . . . . (979) 245-5511 Christmas Lighted Parade ...... December Charter Communications Palacios Lighted Bayfront ...... December (Palacios) . . . . (800) 526-8901 FACTS

City of Bay City 1901 Fifth Street ( Bay City, TX 77414 Bay City Community Development Corporation May we help you expand or relocate to our city? www.cityofbaycity.org D.C. Dunham - Executive Director (979) 245-8081 • Fax (979) 323-1642 1900 5th Street • Bay City, Texas 77414-0308 (979) 245-2137 [email protected] • cityofbaycity.org

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