City Profile

Location

The City of Terrell is located in Kaufman County in the state of Texas. Terrell is approximately 25 miles east of Dallas on Interstate Highway 20 and U.S. Highway 80.  S.H. 34, S.H. 205 and F.M.148 provide north-south access. 
Elevation:  440'

Population

2005 Population Density (persons per square mile): 815.96

Climate

Annual average temperature:  64.5 degrees F
Monthly average high temperature (July):  82.8 degrees F
Monthly average low temperature (January):  40 degrees F
Annual precipitation:  40.77 inches
Annual average snowfall:  1 inch
Average frost-free period:  249 days

City Government

Council/Manager type
5 City Council members
36 Municipal police 
17 Paid firefighters
30 Volunteer firefighters
City has a Planning & Zoning Commission, no master plan

Utilities

Electric Power – TXU Electric

New service: 800 242-9113
Reliability:  .999787
Total capacity:  22,177,000 kW
Reserve at system peak:  17.3%
Transmission voltage:  69 kV  138 kV  345 kV
Service voltage:  120/208  120/240  240/480  277/480

New service: 800 460-3030
BTU content per cubic foot:  1,050

New Service: 800-464-7928
Digital system
Northern Telecom DMS-100
Software level:  BCS-34
Fiber optics
Switched 56 KBPS
High capacity digital (T-1)
Digital data service
911 service
Other network/special service:  long distance by AT&T, U.S. Sprint, MCI and other long distance carriers

Source:  Elmo Lake, Lake Tawakoni
Maximum system capacity (daily): 5 million gallons
Maximum daily use to date:  1 million gallons
Pressure on mains:  60 PSI
Storage capacity:  1.5 million gallons overhead, 2.5 million gallons ground
6" - 24" mains
Looped system 
Projects under construction:  The City of Terrell has contracted with the Sabine River Authority to purchase 9 million gallons of water daily and the Terrell City Lake (Elmo Lake) is capable of an additional 5 million gallons per day

Trickling filter – contact stabilization treatment plant
Maximum capacity:  3 million gallons, surge up to 6 million gallons
Maximum daily use to date:  2 million gallons

Transportation

Air Service
Terrell Municipal Airport

4,000 ft hard surface lighted runway 
Fuel, repair service available
No ILS (instrument landing system)

Dallas Love Field, 40 miles
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, 45 miles

Central Freight Lines
Continental Trailways
Mistletoe Express
Tex-Pack
United Parcel Service

 Union Pacific

Community Information

Health Care

30 hospital beds
40 medical doctors

Media

The Terrell Tribune daily newspaper
KPYK -1570 radio

Assembly of God
Baptist
Bible Church
Christian
Christian Science
Church of 
Christ
Church of God in Christ
Episcopal
Jehovah's Witnesses
Methodist
Nazarene
Pentecostal
Presbyterian
Roman Catholic
Seventh Day Adventist
Southern Baptist

Community Services

 American Red Cross
 Kaufman Senior Citizens Center
 Section 8 Housing
 Kaufman Area Rural Transit (KART)
 TX Department of Human Services
 Terrell Health Services

Service Clubs

 (see Terrell Chamber of Commerce)

Recreation

 5 parks
 3 area lakes
 1 fitness center
 1 public golf course
 1 theater
 9 tennis courts
 2 lighted baseball/softball complexes
 soccer fields
 jogging trail
 swimming pool
 pavilion with grills
 basketball
 bowling 

Area Attractions

 Terrell Heritage Museum
 Tanger Outlet Center
 E.H.R. Ned Green private rail car 
 (see Terrell Chamber of Commerce)

Other

 1 library
 243 motel rooms
 2 bed & breakfast lodgings

For more information visit the North Central Texas Council of Government web site