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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />TEXAS MUNICIPAL REPORTS <br /> <br />ECONOMIC BACKGROUND (CONT'D) <br /> <br />1973 value of all minerals produced, $217.9 million. 1974 <br />crude oil production. 32.6 million barrels; ranking 12th <br />Statewide; 1974 natural gas marketed, 76.3 billion cubic <br />feet. Fbur gasoline plants, a cycling plant and 6 refineries <br />located in the county. The Astrodome Complex, San Jacinto <br />Monument State Park (1.3 million visitors in 1974-75 <br />season) and various other cultural professional exhibitions <br />attract substantial tourist income. <br /> <br />County Population and Family Income - 1970 Census: <br /> <br />Median Family Income <br />Rank Among Texas Counties <br />% Below Poverty Level <br />% Above $15,000 Income <br />" Urban <br />" White Collar Workers <br />Estimated Effective Buying <br />Income Per Household* <br /> <br />cOJinty <br />$10,34 . <br />5 <br />9.3% <br />23.7% <br />95.5% <br />511.1% <br />$14,815. <br /> <br />Sta te <br />$8,4~ <br />14.6% <br />16.5% <br />79.8% <br />48.5% <br />$11,738. <br /> <br />The City of La Porte. 1970 ~opulation. 7,149, increase from <br />1960 of 58.4%, is a residential and commercial center located <br />in the Houston Ship Channel industrial complex. 'Several <br />chemical plants are located in the city, one of which <br />employs over 500 persons, another over 250 persons. Other <br />principal manufacturers produce catalysts for oil refining, <br />steel drums, and heat exchangers. Dun and Bradstreet <br />rate 188 business establishments. Two banks held combined <br />12-31-75 deposits of $31,402,424. Building permits,. less <br />federal contracts, totaled $4.6 million for the year 1975, <br />increasing 56% from 1974. <br /> <br />Any data on population, value added by manufacturing or pro:;: <br />duction of agricultural produces or minerals are from US <br />Census or other official sources and in all instances repre- <br />sent latest data published. <br /> <br />*Copyright 1976, Sales Manap;ement Survey....5!! ~ Power; <br />further reproduction not licensed. <br /> <br />Principal Taxpayers <br />Name <br /> <br />1976 Assessed <br />TYpe of Property Valuation <br /> <br />1. <br /> <br />2. <br />3. <br />4. <br />5. <br />6. <br /> <br />7. <br />8. <br />9. <br />10. <br /> <br />Houston Lighting & PO\<ll r <br />Co. <br />Du Pont Corp. <br />National Distillers <br />The UpJohn Co. <br />Deer Park, Inc. <br />Friendswood Development <br />Co. <br />Chemetron <br />National Petro Chem <br />Diamond, Shamrock, !nc. <br />Southwestern Bell <br />Telephone Co. <br /> <br />Telephone Utility <br /> <br />3.167.811 <br />$60,864,881 <br /> <br />Electric Utility $15,809,570 <br />Industrial Property 8,410,490 <br />Chemical Plant 8,226,230 <br />Chemical Plant 7,350,880 <br />Chemical Plant 3,832,840 <br />Subdivided Acreage 3,648,510 <br /> <br />Chemical Plant 3.598,860 <br />Chemical Plant 3,Y38.420 <br />Gas Plant 3,381,270 <br /> <br />Total (47.46% of Total A.V.) <br /> <br />FINANCE-CONNECTED OFFICIALS <br /> <br />Mayor . <br />Director of Finance ) <br />Tax Assessor-Collector) <br />City Clerk. <br />Mailing Address: <br /> <br />. J. J. Meza <br /> <br />. Larry Broussard <br />.Mrs. Margie Goyen <br />P.O. Box 1115, La Porte, Texas 77571 <br /> <br />CP!rllb <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />5 <br />CITY OF LA PORTE <br />