City Of Terrell 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

2008 Population Density (persons per square mile): 832.58

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
  • Comprehensive plan

Education

Terrell citizens have a variety of educational opportunities. Terrell Independent School District and several private schools provide pre-K through 12th grade instruction. There are also two campuses offering post-secondary education.

Utilities

Electric Power

Energy Choice Comparison

 

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

 

The City of Terrell receives water from North Texas Municipal Water District. New service

 

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

Runway: 5006' with GPS Instrument Approach
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

KART – Kaufman Area Rural Transportation

Kaufman Area Rural Transportation (KART) is a “demand response” transportation service that provides Kaufman and Rockwall county citizens the freedom to get to jobs, go shopping, run errands, make medical appointments, or visit friends. KART provides Medicaid transportation to the citizens of Ellis, and Navarro counties. The KART handicap accessible buses provide public and Medicaid transportation services to all citizens regardless of age or physical condition. All KART drivers are certified by the Texas Department of Transportation, and are trained in first aid, CPR, and defensive driving.

Call 972.563.5875 to Schedule a Ride

 

Community Information

Health Care

55 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

 

• Historical Attractions
  • Terrell Heritage Museum
  • No. 1 British Flying Training School Museum
  • E.H.R. Ned Green private rail car
  • Historical Markers
  • R. A. Terrell House
  • Historical Markers
  • Historic Downtown Shopping District
• Tanger Outlet Center
• Ham's Orchards
• Lakes
• Rocking L Guest Ranch
• Reunion Ranch
• Wade Indoor Arena  
   (see Terrell Chamber of Commerce)

Other

 1 library
 350 motel rooms
 2 bed & breakfast lodgings

For more information visit the North Central Texas Council of Governments

Area Communities

• Canton

• Forney

• Greenville

• Kaufman

• Mesquite

• Quinlan

• Rockwall

• Wills Point

• Dallas County

• Hunt County

• Kaufman County

• Van Zandt County