About Us Members Civic Center Emergency Services Photo Albums Calendar Events History Economic Development Leon County Art Trail Jewett Green City of Jewett Lake Limestone Jewett Flea Market Business of the Month Business of the Year Board of Directors Contact Us Home	Jewett, Texas 2009 Community Profile Jewett, Texas Leon County Population 1167 Location: 105 miles south of Dallas 130 miles north of Houston 65 miles east of Waco 49 miles northeast of Bryan City Government: Settled 1825 Incorporated 1890 Type: Mayor and City Council Municipal Police City Zoning Taxation: Tax Rate (per $100 assessed value) Jewett, Texas .41419/100 Municipal Sales Tax 1% State Sales Tax 6.25% Economic Development Sales Tax 1/2% County 1/2% Hotel/Motel Tax .07% Education: Leon ISD Pre-K-12th grade Universities/Colleges: Baylor University - Waco, Texas Sam Houston State University - Huntsville, Texas Texas A & M University - College Station, Texas Navarro Junior College - Corsicana, Texas Trinity Valley Junior College - Palestine, Texas Utilities: Electric - TXU Gas - Atmos Telephone -ATT Water - City of Jewett Churches: Assembly of God Baptist Methodist Non-Denominational Health Care: Leon County Health Resource Center Centerville, Texas Limestone Medical Center Mexia, Texas East Texas Medical Center Fairfield, Texas St. Joseph Hospital Madisonville, Texas Bryan, Texas Palestine Regional Medical Center Palestine, Texas Hotel/Motel Rooms: 132 Recreation: Lake Limestone 2 Parks Tennis Courts Jewett Flea Market Major Employers: BOC Oxygen and Nitrogen Gas Humble Tooling Leon ISD NRG Limestone Generating Plant Nucor Steel Texas Westmoreland Coal (surface mining) Climate: Annual Average Temperature 70 degrees Average High Temperature 95 degrees -August Average Low Temperature 38 degrees-January Annual Average Precipitation 40.00 inches Elevation 492
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