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Facts About Fort Hood
| Fort Hood
Website: http://www.hood.army.mil/fthood/ |
| ECONOMIC
IMPACT |
$6.09
BILLION |
| TOTAL
LAND |
209,089
ACRES or
327
SQ. MILES |
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| MILITARY
UNITS |
|
Corps Support Command
....................
Divisions ............................................
Brigades ............................................
Groups ..............................................
Battalions ..........................................
Companies ........................................
Detachments ..................................... |
1
2
15
3
53
302
26 |
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| POST
POPULATION |
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Military Assigned ................................
Family Members on Post .....................
AAFES Employees ..............................
Civilian Employees (Appropriated Fund)
Civilian
Employees (NAF Employees)
AAFES Concession Employees.................
Contractor Employees .....................
Fort Worth District Engineers ..............
Army Audit Agency ............................
Defense Reutilization & Marketing Office
Volunteers (monthly average) .............
Others ..............................................
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45,777
17,232
972
3,159
907
257
2,138
44
13
22
1,993
2,629 |
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| SUPPORTED POPULATION |
170,745 |
Number of Retirees ............................
Number of Survivors & Family Members
Post Population ..................................
Off Post Family Members .................... |
35,164
40,442
75,143
19,996 |
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Military
Spouses............................................. |
24,000 |
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Source:
Fort Hood Strategic Planning Office, July 2003. Current data
not available
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Economic Impact Of Fort Hood On The State Of
Texas |
| Spending
Category |
Actual
Expenditures |
Economic
Impact |
| Payroll |
$2.1 billion |
$4.7 billion |
| Contracts &
Construction |
$686.6 million |
$1 billion |
| Technical Support |
$92 million |
$125.3 million |
| Impact Aid to schools |
$50.2 million |
$138.5 million |
| Total
2004 Economic Impact |
$6.09
Billion |
| Source:
Texas State Comptroller's Office, 3/05 |
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