LOCATION
Driving
Time - min./miles
Chapel Hill - 20/17
Research Triangle Park - 30/25
Raleigh - 35/32
Greensboro - 35/45
Charlotte - 100/90
POPULATION
1970=29,554
1980=33,415
1990=38,759
2000=49,329
2001=50,954
2010=59,806
2020=70,524
2030=81,507
TRANSPORTATION
Highways
Serving Area
US Primary US 64, 421, 1
State Primary 15-501, 87, 902
Nearest Interstate Interchange
I-40 20 miles
I-85 32 miles
Railroads
Norfolk Southern and CSX
Shipping Services
Air Freight Service
Parcel Service
UPS, FED EX, US Post Office
Airports
Commercial Airports min./mile
Piedmont Triad Int'l Airport - 45/35
Raleigh/Durham Airport - 35/32
Airlines
United, USAir, American,
Delta, Continental
Number of Passengers 8,654,229
Local Airport
Siler City Municipal Airport,
paved and lighted
Runway distance - 5,000 ft.
COMMUNITY
FACILITIES
Churches
-140
Motels/Hotels/Bed & Breakfasts -11
Shopping Centers - 9
MEDICAL
FACILITIES
Chatham
Hospital -Siler City
Doctors - 33
Dentists - 8
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LIBRARIES
Goldston
Library -Goldston
Pittsboro Memorial Library - Pittsboro
Wren Memorial Library - Siler City
EDUCATION
Elementary
Schools (K-4) - 2
Elementary Schools (K-8) - 7
Middle Schools (5-8) - 2
High Schools (9-12) - 3
Total Membership - 7,262
Colleges
& Universities
Driving Time min./miles
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill - 40/32
Greensboro - 40/32
North Carolina State University
Raleigh - 50/46
Duke University at Durham -5/40
Elon University at Elon - 40/35
GOVERNMENT
TYPE
City - Council/Manager
County - Board of County
Commissioners, County Manager
Employees
Siler City Police Dept - 15
Pittsboro Police Dept - 7
Chatham County Sheriff Dept - 44
Chatham County Fire Depts. - 5
Full time - 90
Volunteers - 329
Fire Insurance Rating
Siler City - 6
Chatham County - 9
Economic Development Program
Planning Commission - City/County
Zoning Ordinance - City
LABOR ANALYSIS
Entering
the labor market - 12%
Unemployment rates - 2.4%
Annual Number High School Grads - 300
FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS
Banks
- 10
Industrial Revenue Bond Authority
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INDUSTRIAL PARK PROPERTIES
Pittsboro
Business Park - 100 acres
Siler City Industrial Park - 54 acres
Chatham Business Park - 30 acres
Chatham Co. Industrial Park - 500 acres
CLIMATE
Annual Average
Temperature - 57.2¼
Average Temperature - January - 36.5¼
Average Temperature - July - 76.1¼
Annual Average Rainfall - 46.8 in.
Annual Average Snowfall - 6 in.
UTILITIES
& SERVICE
Electricity
Power Supplies & Dist.
• Progress Energy
• Duke Power
• Central Electric Member Corp.
• Randolph Electric Member Corp.
Natural Gas Supplier & Dist.
• PSNL Energy
Other fuels - Fuel Oil & LP Gas
Water Distribution
County and City Source
Jordan Lake, Haw River,
Rocky River & Impoundment
Maximunm Daily Capacity
9 million gal. {GPD}
Wastewater Treatment
• Sewer System
• Separate Storm-Sewer System
• Treatment Plant
Extended Aeration/Activated Sludge
Capacity 4.78 million gal.
Solid Waste Disposal
City, County and Private
RECREATIONAL
FACILITIES
Swimming
Pools - 1 Public, 4 Private
Tennis Courts - 10 Public, 6 Private
Golf Courses - 3 private, 1 public
Parks - 9 public
Walking Track - 8 public
COMMUNICATIONS
•
3 County Newspapers
(1 weekly, 2 monthly)
• 1 Local AM Radio Station
• Cable Television
• 4
Telephone Service Providers
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