Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce

Community Profile
Location Driving south on IH 37 takes you into the unique South Texas Brush Country about 30 miles from San Antonio brings you to Pleasanton-"Birthplace of the Cowboy". The city is 120 miles south of the State Capitol. To the east 220 miles is Houston, and 120 miles south is Corpus Christi and the Gulf Coast. Climate A comfortable annual average temperature of 70 degrees Fahrenheit, and an average rainfall of 28 inches. The prevailing winds are from the southeast. Average snow fall is .5 inches.
Population 2008 County.....43,226 City.........9,500 Government Type of Government-Home Rule Charter: Mayor, Council Police Dept. Personnel - 24 Fire Dept. (Volunteer) - 42 EMS (Volunteer) - 50 Education Primary School Elementary Schools - 2 Intermediate Campus Junior High School High School TOTAL ENROLLMENT - 3,861 First Baptist Day Care,Pre-k TOTAL ENROLLMENT - 100+ Continuing Education Coastal Bend College Texas A&M Extension Palo Alto Extension Libraries - 3 Communications Newspaper - 1 Advertiser - 1 TV Station - None Locally Nearest TV station 30 miles Cable Services - Yes Telephone - AT & T Post Office - First Class Cellular Services - Yes Internet Services - Yes	Taxes Atascosa County $.5951/$100 FM Road Tax $.1344/$100 Evergreen Wat. D. $.0126/$100 Pleasanton ISD $1.150/$100 City of Pleasanton $ .45/$100 Corporate Income -0- Intangibles -0- Retail Sales 8.25% Individual Income -0- Labor Analysis Atascosa County Radius of labor drawing area: 30 mi. Est. available labor force: 19,808 Unemployment Rate (Mar 09-6.3%) Community Facilities Churches - 20 Motels - 6 Museum - 1 Public Library - 1 Bed and Breakfasts - 2 Mobile Home Parks - 19 Meeting Halls - Several Recreation Bowling Indoor Theatre (4 Screens) Volleyball Courts City Parks & Playground Rodeo Arena County Show Barn Baseball Fields Tennis Courts Amateur Theatre Track and Stadium Museum 18 Hole Golf Course Sports Complex City Pool Soccer Field Pleasanton Country Club (By Membership)
Medical Resources Hospital - 1 Clinics - 2 Resident Physicians - 25 Courtesy Physicians - 28 Dental Clinics - 6 Pharmacies - 5 Nursing Homes - 4 Chiropractors - 2 Veterinarians - 2 Resident Services Anesthesiology Chiropractic Emergency Medicine Family Practice General Surgery Home Health Care Hyperbaric Medicine Lifeline Optometry Orthopedics Pediatrics Physical Therapy Podiatry	Visiting Medical Allergy/Immunology Cardiology Dentist/Oral Surgery Dermatology Emergency Medicine Family Practice Gastroenterology Internal Medicine Nephrology Neurology Obstertrics/Gynecology Oncology/Hemotology Ophthalmology/Optometry Otorhinolaryngology (ENT) Pain Management Plastic Surgery Pathology Podiatry Pulmonology Radiology Rheumatology Surgery Urology

Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce
830-569-2163

pleasanton_cofc@yahoo.com

History

Pleasanton was established in 1858 when conflicts with the Indians caused the settlers to move the location of the county seat from Amphion. The settlers chose the current townsite because of its location at the mouth of Bonita Creek. The settlement was named after John Pleasant, an early settler.

At one time Pleasanton had two newspapers, the Pleasanton Picayune, which became the Pleasanton Express in 1909, and the Pleasanton Reporter. The county seat was moved fom Pleasanton to Jourdanton in 1910. Pleasanton was incorporated in 1917.

Culture

Pleasanton is known to be home to the first cowboy. The Cowboy Homecoming, begun in 1966, is an annual event pertaining to that and is held at the Atascosa River Park in Pleasanton.

Geography and Climate

Pleasanton is located at (28.966953, -98.484937) about 110 miles south-southwest of Austin and 110 miles north by north-northwest of Corpus Christi.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.4 square miles (16.5 km²), all of it land. The average elevation of Pleasanton is 374 feet above sea level.

The annual temperature of Pleasanton is 70 degrees F. and an average rainfall of 26.1 inches. The mean temperature on January 1st is 50 degrees F. and on June 1st is 78 degrees F.

Source: www.city-data.com