Community Profile

Population – 3,256

(as of 2010)

Climate

Annual Avg. Temperature is 63.5 degrees
January Avg. is 25 degrees
August Avg. is 80 degrees
Annual Avg. Precipitation is 28.10 inches
Annual Avg. Snowfall is 3 inches
Elevation is 1,274 feet

Education and Enrollment:

Public School Budget is $7,500,000.00
Average SAT Score is 998
Elementary Enrollment is 362
Junior High Enrollment is 170
High School Enrollment is 184

Nearby Cities and Colleges:
Abilene, Texas  90 miles
Dallas, Texas 130 miles
Fort Worth,  Texas 100 miles
Houston, Texas 340 miles
Lubbock, Texas 200 miles
Wichita Falls, Texas 40 miles
Midwestern State University- Wichita Falls, Texas
Vernon College- Vernon, Texas & Wichita Falls, Texas
Ranger College- Olney, Texas

Health Care:
1 Hospital
3 Active Staff Physician Doctors
2 Dentists
2 Nursing Home Centers
Trained Emergency Transportation

Largest Employers: (As of May 2014)
Tower Extrusions = 340 employees
Air Tractor = 265 employees
Olney Independent School District = 160 employees
Olney Hamilton Hospital = 125 employees
Brazos Telephone = 30 employees
Fort Belknap Electric = 28 employees
Cemco = 25 employees
City of Olney = 25 employees

Local and Out of Town Newspapers:
Olney Enterprise
Graham Leader
Fort Worth Star Telegram
Dallas Morning News
Wichita Falls Times Record

Financial Institution:
First State Bank- Olney
Olney Interbank- Olney

Government:
Government- Mayor & Council
Planning Commission- Yes
Zoning Regulations- Yes