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Port Aransas by the Numbers
Location
Northern tip of Mustang Island 30 minutes from Corpus Christi; three hours south of San Antonio, three hours south of Houston and three-anda half hours from Austin. 45 minutes from Corpus Christi International Airport, 30 minutes from downtown Corpus Christi and shopping malls. Population
Port Aransas: 3,370 (2000 census)
Registered voters: 3,378
Taxes
ENTITY RATE/ $100 NET ASSESSED VALUE
City ......................................... $0.297 ..................$1,029,000,000
County (combined).........$2.222975 .................$15,332,601,442
School ....................................... $1. 39 ...................$1,371,899,315
Utilities
Natural gas: City of Port Aransas
Water & Sewer: Nueces County Water Control & Improvement District
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Solid waste disposal: PRIVATE CITY. RE
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Industries Tourism Charter Fishing Climate
Annual Avg. Temperature: 71.0º, Rainfall: 30.13"
Average Elevation: 5-6 feet above sea level
Prevailing wind: Southeasterly
January: 55.1º October: 73.9º July: 84.1º
Library Bill Ellis Memorial Public Library: 700 W. Avenue A, east of city hall Medical Services Emergency Medical Service (City operated): 3 Paramedics, 3 EMTs Hospitals: Corpus Christi (30 minutes away): Driscoll Children's Hospital, Christus Spohn Hospital-Shoreline, Christus Spohn Hospital-South, Christus Spohn Hospital-Memorial, Corpus Christi Medical Center; Bay Area, Doctor's Regional; Aransas Pass (10 minutes away): North Bay Hospital Churches
Protestant: 5 Catholic: 1
(See list of churches, worship hours, Page 33 in this guide.)
Education
Port Aransas ISD District 31-1A: Total enrollment: 522
Port Aransas High School: 170
Brundrett Middle School: 122
H.G. Olsen Elementary School: 226
Fifth grade: 38 Eighth grade: 45 Twelfth grade: 43
The University of Texas Marine Science Institute
International research facility, graduate program for marine science
Air service
Mustang Beach Airport, SH 361. City-operated, 3,500-foot surfaced, lighted runway, self-service fuel, GPS approach, AWOS. Lodging Hotels/motels, Condominiums, Cottages/courts, RV Parks, Vacation home rental services, Bed & Breakfasts. Rooms available: 3,534; RV spaces available: 1,346 Camping I.B. Magee Jr. Beach Park on beach in Port Aransas Recreational
Facilities, Amenities
Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center: Boardwalk, observation
towers, Ross Avenue
Port Aransas Wetlands Park: Boardwalk, observation tower,
State Hwy. 361 South
Scott & Joan Holt Paradise Pond Birding Habitat: Boardwalk,
observation areas, Cut-off Road
Port Aransas Community Park: 6-lane, 25-meter outdoor heated
swimming pool, 2 baseball fields,t-ball field,soccer field,1.1 mile
jogging trail/exercise course, playground and picnic area, sand
volleyball court, basketball court, putting green, observation
tower. Off Ross Avenue.
Roberts Point Park: Pavilion, amphitheatre, observation tower,
fishingpiers, bulkheading with walkway, rock jetties, basketball
and bocce courts, picnic and playground equipment.
Fishing/sight seeing: Horace Caldwell Pier, Ancel Brundrett Pier,
J.P. Luby Pier, Charlie's Pasture Pier.
Mustang Island beach: beachcombing, swimming, camping (3-day
limit in city limits), boating, surfing,windsurfing
I.B. Magee Jr. Beach Park: Camping, showers, RV spaces, educational
wetland area
Boat Launching City marina: 6 ramps Deep Sea, Bay Fishing
Head (party) boats: 11; Private charter boats: 45; Charter boat
agents: 6
Port Aransas Boatmen, Inc.: Fishing guides dock at city marina
available for private charters
Communications Newspaper: 1 Weekly Television: Local, Cable Channel 20 Telephone: CenturyTel Government
Home Rule: City Council (six members + mayor)
Police department: 15 full time (+ 5 dispatchers)
Fire department: 21 volunteers with 9 vehicles
Fire insurance key rating: 4
County Constable: 8 full time
Financial Institutions Banks: 3 branches: American Bank, ValueBank Texas, Prosperity Bank.
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