FAST FACTS
· Population 93,149 through September ‘09
· City of College Station Employees 924.50 Full time equivalents
· Largest city in the Brazos Valley Council of Governments which serves 295,805 citizens
· BVCOG consists of Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Leon, Madison, Robertson and Washington Counties.
· Average unemployment is 6.0% as of August 2009
· City Budget Fiscal 2009-2010 is $259,499,268
· Tax Rate: .439400 per $100 valuation
· Bond Rating: Moody's Aa3, S&P AA
· City area = 49.69 square miles
· 1 Police Station
· Number of police officers 118
· Police Calls for Service – 63,987 ( 2008)
· 5 Fire Stations
· Number of firefighters/EMT/Paramedics 111
· Fire calls for service 6,753 in FY10
· Electric Lines =426 – 228 Underground, 198 Overhead
· Water Lines = 385 Miles – July 2009
· Wastewater lines =305 Miles – July 2009
· FIre Hydrants = 2,485 – July 2009
· Daily water production requirements rising:
22.897 MG on July 28, 2008
22.899 Million Gallons – June 26, 2009
24.7179 Million Gallons "SUPER New" record for demand on July 13, 2009
Rounding out FY 2009, daily demand average is 12.3 million gallons per day (MGD).
For the first 7 days of Oct. 09, daily demand averaged out to 9.4 million gallons per day.
· Paved Streets = 439 miles and 1 mile unpaved city streets
· City Parks: 51 parks = 1,305.60 Acres