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COUNTY STATISTICS AND TAX STRUCTURE

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)
 
 
 

Phone: (573) 333-4125   Fax: (573) 333-4216  619 Ward Avenue  Caruthersville, MO  63830