Provide the following descriptors:
• Population: 8,000 o Types of people: Middle class farmers, migrant workers o Distribution: Small population in central city, mostly in surrounding farmland and suburbs o Density: 2,000 people per square mile
• Types of government services o Transportation: roads and bus system o Hospital and ambulance o Sheriff department, county jail, fire department, court system o Public library and school system o City managed parks and pools o Waste and sewage disposal
• Types of residential housing o Single-family, multi-family, mobile homes
• Recreation areas: o City maintained parks and pools o Private lakes
• Office buildings o Mainly located in city center
• Not tall skyscrapers …show more content…
For example, most communities have public education or fire/police services. We know that these services don't "just happen." In order for these services to be realized, they have to be paid for in someway. In most communities, these services are paid for by property taxes.
Provide the following:
• Population o Types of people
• Median age: 30.7
• 42% Caucasian, 35% Hispanic, 21% African American, 2% Asian
• 53.2% male, 46.8 female
• Median household income: $35,000 o Number of people: 8,000 o Density: 2,000 people per square mile o Birth rate: 11.4 per 1,000 people o Death rate: 6.634 per 1,000 people o Animals
• Household animals: dogs, …show more content…
These are paid for by tax dollars and donations from the public
• Private clinics paid for by insurance
• Healthcare will be hard for our community because we have a lot of migrant workers without insurance. Non-profit organizations that offer low cost aid will be utilized. o Education:
• Government run elementary, middle, and high schools paid for by tax dollars
• Private elementary, middle, and high schools funded by tuition and private donations
• Daycare funded by Child Care and Development Fund
• Provides government assistance to families with low incomes, paid for by tax dollars o Transportation:
• Bus system paid for by tax dollars and bus fare
• Paved city roads paid for by gas tax and sales tax
• Interstate funded by state taxes
• Most people own trucks for work or cars o Safety
• Local sheriffs department, fire department, court system, and ambulances funded by city, county, state, and federal