Community Profile
LABOR
Name: Wayne County
*Civilian Labor Force: 3,518
Total employment: 3,216
Unemployed: 302
Unemployed as a % of work force (annual average) 8.6%
Manufacturing average hourly wage: $8.02
Non-manufacturing average hourly wage: $7.46
* formularized monthly estimate by
Missouri Division of Employment Security
Major Employers
Name Product/Service Total Employed Union
Windsor Foods Processing Frozen Foods 190 N
Wal-Mart Variety Discount Dept. Store 85 N
Town & Country Superrmarket 55 N
McDonald's Fast Food 40 N
McAllister Software Veterinary Software Management 80 N
Z Manufacturing Custom Sewing 30 N
Sheltered Work Shop Contract Sewing 40 N
Sonic Fast Food 19 N
Fine Labs Inc. Circuit board wiring 36 N
UTILITIES
WATER
Supplied by: Y/N Municipal: Y Private: N
Name of Supplier: City of Piedmont
Street Address: 115 W. Green Street
City/State/Zip: Piedmont, MO 63957
Phone: (573) 223-7660
Source of City Water: Black River
Capacity of plant: 1,000,000 Gallons/Day
Average consumption: 450,000 Gallons/Day
Peak consumption: 550,000 Gallons/Day
Storage capacity: 627,000 Gallons/Day
SANITATION
Type of Plant: Force System-3 Cell Lagoon
Name of Supplier: City Owned
Street Address: 115 W. Green Street
City/State/Zip: Piedmont, MO 63957
Phone: (573) 223-4528
For rate information please contact:
City Water Department
Capacity of Plant: 1,000,000 Gallons/Day
Present Load of Plant: 500,000 Gallons/Day
Sewer use charge: Y/N Y
ELECTRIC
Name of Supplier: Black River Electric Coop
Street Address: PO Box 31
City/state/zip: Fredericktown, MO 63645
Phone: (800)392-4711
NATURAL GAS
Serves city: Y/N Y
New hookups available: Y/N Y
Atmos Gas Company
For rate information contact:
Customer Service (800)824-3434
Emergency Calls (800)556-5469
OTHER FUEL DISTRIBUTORS
Fuel Oil: McCorkell Oil Co. Inc.
Phone: (573) 223-2960
Coal: None
LP Gas: Ferrell Gas/Empire Gas
Phone: (573) 223-7222
HEALTH SERVICES
No. of hospitals: 0
No. of beds: 0
If no hospital, distance to nearest facility: 50 miles
Clinic in community: Y/N Y
NEAREST HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
Piedmont Family Clinic 573 223 4800
Wayne Medical Center 573 223 4233
Three Rivers Health Care System 573 785 7721
CLIMATE
Temperature:
Coldest month: January F C
Average maximum temperature: 46 8
Average minimum temperature: 22 5
Hottest month: July F C
Average maximum temperature: 92 33
Average minimum temperature: 64 18
Precipitation:
Dryest month: October
Normal: 2.4 In
Wettest month: May
Normal: 5.0 In
Annual average: 44.7 In (rain)
POPULATION
2000 1990 1980
City: 1,992 2,166 2,259
Wayne County 13,259 11,543 11,277
TAXES
Assessed value of city property $9,375,484
Basic property tax levy for latest year
(per $100 assessed value):
City $ 0.480
County (1) .160
(2) .000
State .030
School 3.120
Jr. College .200
Other* .310
Total (1) 4.300
(2) .000
Sales Tax:
City $ .020
State .04225
County (1) .010
(2) .000
Total (1) .07225
(2) .000
* Includes items such as library, ambulance road district, etc.
LOCAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT:
Group: Ozark Foothills Regional Planning Commission
Contact Person: Greg Batson, Exec. Director
Street: P.O. Box 1183
City/State/Zip: Poplar Bluff, MO 63902
Phone: (573) 785-6402
Chamber of Commerce: Y/N Y
Full-time manager: Y/N N
Phone number: (573) 223-4046
All Missouri Certified City: Y/N N
Enterprise zone: Y/N Y
Missouri Community
Betterment Participant: Y/N N
GOVERNMENT
Missouri Senate District: 25th Rob Mayer
Missouri House District: 156th Rod Jetton
U.S. Congressional District: 8th JoAnn Emerson
Type of local Government: Mayor/Council
Name of Mayor: Bill Kirkpatrick
Comprehensive City Plan: Y/N N
City Zoning: Y (Limited-Flood Plain)
County Zoning: Y (Limited-Flood Plain)
Subdivision ordinance with design standards: Y/N N
City engineer employed: Y/N Y
Industrial Development Authority with bonding
capacity: Y/N City: N County(1): Y (2): __
No. of fire department personnel:
Full-time: ___
Volunteer: 11
Fire insurance rating:
In city: 7
Outside city: 9
No. of full-time policemen:
City: 7
County(1): 4
(2): __
Garbage service provided: Y/N
Public: __ Private: Y None: __
Available capacity of public landfill: in years) __
COMMERCIAL SERVICES
FINANCIAL: NUMBER ASSETS OR DEPOSITS
Bank 2 $ 120,000,000
Savings & Loan Assoc.1 $ 143,509,000
Communications:
Telephone Service Co.: Windstream Communications
No. of newspapers: Daily: ___
Weekly: 1
No. of radio stations: 1
No. of TV channels received: 30
Cable TV serves city: Y/N Y
Post office classification: 1
Internet Provider(s)
Windstream Communications www.windstream.com
Boycom Cablevision Inc. www.boycom.com.
Industrial:
No. of machine shops within 30 miles: 2
No. of tool & die services within 30 miles: 1
No. of electric motor repair services:
within 30 miles: 1
Other services: None
Community Facilities:
No. of hotels/motels 4
Capacity of largest banquet room: 65
No. of churches in city:
Synagogue: 0
Protestant: 9
Catholic: 1
Other: 0
No. of shopping centers: 1
No. of public libraries: 1
TRANSPORTATION
Rail:
Railroad(s) serving community: Union Pacific
No. of Freight stops per day: 0
Freight stops on demand: Y/N Y
Distance to nearest piggy back service: 75
Air:
Distance to nearest public airport: 1
Name: Piedmont Memorial Airport
Longest runway: 3,300
Surface: Y/N Y
Runway lighted: Y/N Y
Private aircraft storage available: Y/N Y
Aircract maintenance available: Y/N Y
Fuel available: Y/N Y
Nearest commercial air transportation: 120
Airport serving community: Cape Girardeau
Name: Commuter Service
Nearest air freight service: 1
Barge:
Adjoining navigable river: None
Barge dock available: Y/N Public: N Private: N
Channel depth: ___ Length of season: ___
Distance to nearest barge service: 120
Days to/from New Orleans port:
To: 4 From: 2
Motor Carrier:
Package delivery servie: Y/N Y
Highway bus service available: Y/N Y
No. of highways serving city:
Interstate: ___
US: 1
MO: 1
Distance to nearest interstate interchange: 50
Distance to nearest 4 lane highway: 35
Motor freight carriers: None Local
Distance to major metropolitan areas:
City Miles Railroad Motor Freight
Atlanta 499 4 4
Boston 1, 410 8 5
Chicago 489 3 4
Dallas 478 3 4
Denver 917 6 5
Detroit 623 8 4
Indianapolis 322 4 4
Kansas City 339 3 3
Los Angeles 1,710 8 5
Memphis 210 3 4
Minneapolis 550 3 4
St. Paul 550 3 4
New Orleans 575 4 4
New York 1,139 8 4
St. Louis 130 2 0
Seattle 2,257 8 6
0 = Overnight/same day
EDUCATION
Public Schools: Classification AAA
Type Number Teachers Enrollment
Elementary 1 65 865
Junior High 0 0 0
High School 1 20 309
Area vocational school's) utilized:
Arcadia Valley Vo-Tech
Area public colleges or universities:
Southeast MO State University
Southwest MO State University
Three Rivers Community College
Arkansas State University
Mineral Area College
Private:
Type Number Teachers Enrollment
Elementary 1 6 28
Junior High 0 0 0
High School 1 0 35
Area private colleges or universities:
None
RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
No. of recreational facilities in city
or within 10 miles:
Public swimming pools: 0
Public tennis courts: 2
Public parks: 4
Public golf courses: 1
Public handball/racquetball courts: 0
Country clubs: 1
YMCA/YWCA: 0
Nearest public access to lake or river: 4
Activities allowed: Y/N
Swimming: Y
Fishing: Y
Motor boating: Y
Water skiing: Y
Hiking/fitness/nature trails: Y
Camping: Y
Other facilities or special features:
Clearwater Lake
Wappapello Lake
Mark Twain Nat'l Forest
Mingo Wildlife Refuge
Ozark National Riverways
Sam A. Baker State Park
St. Francis River
Black River
Markham Spring Park
For more information please contact us at:
Piedmont City Hall
115 W. Green Street
Piedmont, Missouri 63957
(573) 223-7660
tammy@cityofpiedmont.com
