PASCO COUNTY, FLORIDA
MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICAL DATA
SEPTEMBER 30, 2001
Date originally established:								June 2, 1887
Form of government:						Constitutional County
Area (square miles):								745
Building permits:
		-Permits issued						25,865
		-Permit value						$     507,864,555
Number of street lights:								12,652
Miles of roads:
		-Paved (County maintained)						1,402
		-Unpaved (County maintained)						222
Education:
		-High Schools						9
		-Middle Schools						11
		-Elementary Schools						32
		-Centers						5
		-Administrative personnel						244
		-Teachers						3,344
		-Students						49,701
			(Source: CAFR Dated 9/30/01)
Libraries:
		-Branches						8
		-Number of books						575,521
MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICAL DATA CONTINUED:
Parks and Recreation:
		-Parks:
			Number					35
			Land area (acres)					9,437
		-Boat/Canoe Launch (sites)						8
		-Football/soccer fields						30
		-Baseball fields						42
		-Softball fields						13
		-Basketball courts						21
		-Boardwalks (sites)						3
		-Community centers						8
		-Nature trails (sites)						5
		-Picnic areas (sites)						32
		-Shelters/Pavilions						41
		-Picnic tables						774
		-Grills						250
		-Tennis courts						19
		-Swimming pools						4
		-Beaches						4
		-Playgrounds						33
		-Jogging Trails (sites)						3
		-Campsites (sites)						63
		-Fishing Piers						4
		-Volleyball (sites)						10
		-Gyms						3
Elections:
		-Last General Election (11/7/00)
			Registered					221,671
			Votes cast					146,686
			Percentage voting					66.17%
		(Source:  CAFR dated 9/30/01)
Employees:  (Full-time positions)
		-Board of County Commissioners						1,662
		-Clerk of Circuit Court						238
		-Property Appraiser						60
		-Tax Collector						112
		-Judicial						19
		-Supervisor of Elections						22
		-Sheriff (see Police protection employee data)						1,018
			(Source:  CAFR Dated 9/30/01)
MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICAL DATA CONTINUED:
Fire protection:
		-Number of stations						15
		-Number of certified full-time firefighters						248
		-Number of volunteer firefighters						65
		-Total alarms answered (fire and rescue)						39,552
Police protection:
		-Number of stations:
		Main						2
		Off-site						8
		-Number of certified employees:						630
		-Number of civilian employees						260
		-Number of arrests						13,609
		-Number of calls for service						120,997
		-Number of reports taken						50,962
		(Source:  CAFR dated 9/30/01)
Sewage system:
		-Miles of sanitary sewers						944
		-Number of lift stations						406
		-Daily average treatment (millions of gallons)						13.16
		-Daily maximum capacity of treatment plants (millions of gallons)						22.19
		-Number of disposal plants						12
		-Number of service connections						47,310
		-Number of sludge facilities						1
Water system:
		-Miles of water mains (greater than 4")						1,193
		-Daily average consumption (millions of gallons)						18.67
		-Daily plant capacity (millions of gallons)						40.12
		-Number of service connections						58,687
		-Deep wells						51
		-Number of fire hydrants						2,780
Source of Miscellaneous Statistical Data:  Various agencies as noted, otherwise Pasco County.