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In Tom Green County, there are 580 real estate licensees, but only 298 of those are Realtor members, according to the San Angelo Association of Realtors (SAAR). The Texas state membership of Realtors is just over 90,000, with about 2 million on the national level. There are three tiers of membership: the national association, the Texas Association of Realtors and then the local association. One cannot be a Realtor without being a member of all three. The SAAR is funded through membership fees. The SAAR has some expenses with the building and, its three full-time employees and ... expenses related to the various programs and training it provides, according to executive vice president, Kandi Pool.
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In 2002, the per capita personal income in Tom Green County was $25,562. This was an increase of 22.2% from 1997. The 2002 figure was 83% of the national per capita income, which was $30,906.
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According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in Tom Green County from 1997 to 2002, the number of farms decreased 4 percent, from 1,063 to 1,024. Market value of production increased, on average, 14 percent per farm, from $83,073 to $94,945. Government payments increased 36 percent, from $3.157 million to $4.287 million. The average size of farms in Tom Green County shrank in five years from 908 acres to 825. In Irion County from 1997 to 2002, the number of farms decreased 11 percent from 169 to 151. Market value of production decreased, on average, 37 percent per farm, from $36,443 to $23,096.
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Retracting and anchoring at Vung Tau Bay, Tom Green County effected temporary repairs before being relieved by Whitfield County (LST-1169) to sail for Yokosuka and permanent repairs. En route to Japanese waters, the ship's company arrived at a novel method of preparing and consuming their meals, as the regular galley and messing facilities had been rendered useless by the battle damage. Besides subsisting on makeshift rations, the crew "char-broiled" steaks on jury-rigged "grills" fashioned from empty 55-gallon oil drums. Steak-grilling continued unabated through even inclem ent weather-in which case the whole "steak-grilling" operation was moved to the tank deck.
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Tom Green County is located at the entrance to West Texas. The county seat, San Angelo, is a city of 88,439 with a county population of 104,010 and wide diversity of trade, services and topography. The city of San Angelo is the hub of a 13 county area and is supported by agriculture, manufacturing, education, business and health services, military, tourism, and retirement.
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On 22 March 1968, Tom Green County arrived in the Mekong Delta region to commence a deployment as sup port LST for the Riverine Assault Force. On 15 April, Viet Cong insurgents attacked the ship with recoilless- rifle and automatic-weapons fire. Tom Green County shuddered under the impact of nine hits taken in quick succession. Following repairs of her battle damage, the tank landing ship resumed operations with Amphibious Ready Group Alpha (TG 76.4) and participated in Op eration "Swift Pursuit," before returning to the Mekong in December to commence resupply duties for
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