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NEAREST MSA
- Abilene: 52 miles
- Brownwood: 29 miles
Five (5) Highways serve the county
- US Highway 283 (to Baird/30 miles to Interstate 20)
- US Highway 84 (to Abilene/54 miles)
- US Highway 206 (take 67 to San Angelo/75 miles)(to Cross Plains/30 miles and to Cisco/ I20)
- US Highway 84/67 out of Santa Anna to Brownwood/29 miles US 153 (to Winters 33)

Government

The city is governed by a Mayor-Council-Manager system.
The county government is presided over by a County Judge and Commissioner's Court.
The police department consists of 9 full time officers and 5 reserve officers

Fire Department

The fire department consists of 4 full time members, 31 active volunteers and 20 reserve volunteers. The fire department has 9 pieces of equipment and does perform service outside of the city limits

Transportation

Railroad
- Burlington Northern and Santa Fe
  - Piggyback Ramp available
  - No Switching
Motor Freight Carriers
- Merchant Motor Lines
- Tex-Pak
- Viking Freight
- Consolidated Freight
- Pinner Transportation
- American Freight Line
Air
- Coleman Municipal Airport
  - Runway length: 4,500 feet
  - Surface: Asphalt
  - Lighting: Yes
  - Instrument Landing System: N/A
  - Taxi or Car Rental: is available
- Commercial Service: Brownwood/29 miles Abilene/52 miles

Utilities

Electric Power System: City of Coleman
Natural Gas Provider: TXU
Telephone Service Providers
- City of Coleman: Verizon, no Fiber Optic Service
- Coleman County: Verizon/Coleman County Telephone Cooperative, Inc. Fiber Optic service is available
Water supply
- City of Coleman Water Supply
  - Water Supplied by: City of Coleman
  - Source of Water is three surface lakes:
    - Lake Coleman
    - Lake Scarborough
    - Hords Creek Lake
  - Maximum Daily Capacity: 3.5-4 MGPD
  - Peak Load 3.2-3.3 MGPD
  - Overhead Storage consists of two tanks:
    - South:500,000 gal. capacity
    - Hill:75,000 gal. capacity
  - Ground Storage
    - Two Stand Pipe tanks below hill,Total capacity: 700,000 gal.
    - One Clearwell at plant, Total capacity: 100,000 gal.
- Coleman County Water Supply Water purchased from: City of Coleman with fifteen (15) pump stations throughout the county
Sewage
- Type of Treatment: Oxidation "Race Track"
- Capacity 800,000 ~GPD
- Present load: 70%
Solid Waste Disposal:
- Type I
- ARID exception

Taxes


City Rate ($/100)
City of Coleman	0.1050
City of Novice	0.3052
City of Santa Anna	0.7317
City Assessment Ratio :100%
County Rate ($/100)
General Fund	0.4225
Road Fund	0.1340
Hospital Fund	0.240
County Assessment Ratio :100%

School Rate ($/100)
Coleman ISD	1.5100
Novice ISD	1.5000
Panther Creek ISD	1.4200
Santa Anna ISD	1.4000
School Assessment Ratio: 100%

Total Effective Tax Rate 1995
City of Coleman	1.1020
County General	1.4102
County Road	1.1301
Hospital Fund	0.2437
Coleman ISD	1.3502
Novice ISD	1.4990
Panther Creek ISD	1.4200
Santa Anna ISD	1.3890
City of Novice	0.2964
City of Santa Anna	0.7104

Labor

Radius of drawing area:	Within county
Total Annual High School Graduates:1995	121 Students
Latest County Unemployment Rate (%): 3/95	5.60%
Manufacturing Workers in Unions (%):	0

Major Employers (Coleman)
Name	Product/ Service	Number employed
ALCO	Retail	20
Baber Welding	Metal products	4
Bledsoe Ford Motors	Ford Motors vehicles sales and service	12
Cedar Furniture	Manufacture & Sales of western style furniture and related accessories to distribute nationally	17
Central Texas Opportunities	Community Outreach and Headstart program	20
City of Coleman	Municipality	80
Coleman Co. Electric Co-Op	Rural electric distribution	35
Coleman County Medical Center	Complete health provider	148
Coleman Healthcare Centers	Long-term Care Facility	40
Coleman ISD	Public Education	200
Coleman Machine & Welding	Fabrication, welding and machine work	12
Cooper Hardware	Hardware, plumbing, small appliances	6
Dollar General	Retail	na
General Leathercraft Mfg., Inc	Leather weight lifting belts and accessories,industrial back supports, cardiovascular mats	15
Hefner Plastics	Hummingbird feeders and cut-off nipples	8
Holiday Hill Inc.	Long-term Care Center	95
Johnson John	Deer Farm and recreational equip. and service	12
Leon Valley Inc.	Welded gates, livestock handling	32
Long Aircraft Service	General aviation maintenance and fuel sales	4
PD Pharmaceutical	Sells domestic animal vaccines	8
Saverance Paint & Body Body	shop	6
Shopping Baskit	Grocery store	68
Stevens, J.E., Company	Hardware, lumber, home furnishings andgarden	18
Williams Tire Store	Tires for automobiles	14
Windclean	Wind Generation Equipment	na

Major Employers (Santa Anna)
Name	Product/ Service	Number employed
Santa Anna National Bank	Banking	12 full time
Coleman County Telephone Coop	Telephone Service	13 full time
Coleman County Telecommunications	Internet Services Cellular Services	3 full time
Coleman County Broadcasting Systems	Wireless ∓mp; DDS Cable Service	7 full time 1 part time
West Texas Utilities (WTU)	Utilities / Appliances	3 full time
City of Santa Anna	City Services	9 full time
Santa Anna ISD	Education	95