Organized:
1851
Population:
21,921
Land Area:
517 square miles
County Budget:
$3,160,205.07
Primary Source of funds: Property tax, Sales tax
Assessed
Valuation Tax Rate ($100 valuation)
1995
111,354,725 3.10
1994 107,813,888
3.03
1993 107,800,757
3.84
1992
76,912,417 2.89
1991
89,599,860 3.40
1990
88,830,111 3.34
Real Property is assessed at the following percent of value:
Agricultural 12%
Commercial 32%
Residential 19%
FINANCING
Local
Pemiscot Industrial Development Authority
City of Caruthersville industrial revenue bonds
Banks: 1. First National Bank of Caruthersville $310,000,000
assets
2.
First Security State Bank and Trust $ 94,392,000 assets
3. Security
Bank of Pemiscot County $ 54,000,000 assets
4. Bank
of Hayti
$ 67,427,000 assets
5.
Bank of the Bootheel $
47,186,659 assets
Bootheel Regional Planning Commission (BRPC) revolving Loan Fund Program
STATE OF MISSOURI
Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED)
Missouri Economic Development, Export & Infrastructural Board (MEDEIB)
FEDERAL
U.S Small Business Administration (SBA)
U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA)
U.S. Farmers Home Administration (FmHA)