| Water Usages | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 |
| Number of water meters | 1,968 | 2,079 | 2,242 | 2,367 | 2,555 |
| Gallons of water sold | 174,613,000 | 187,139,200 | 205,320,200 |
The increase of water meters from January 1, 1960, through September 1, 1964, is 511; of these 120 were outside of town. Based on 3.5 persons per water meter, the increase of population since 1960 (7,070) was 1,369 persons.
| 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 |
| $8,858,183.00 | $9,788,302.73 | $10,260,317.53 | $10,868,853.00 |
There has been a constant and steady increase in gross sales for the past seven years of approximately 6% to 8% per year. The greatest percentages of increase according to classification has been in: 1st- Clothing 2nd- Restaurant 3rd- General Merchandise
| 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 |
| $5,186,781.00 | $5,467,321.00 | $5,698,146.00 | $6,069,847.00 | $6,811,029.00 |
The increase of 1963 over 1961 is $511,365.00 assessed valuation or in actual value (cost) is $2,256,825.00
| 1962-1963 | 1963-1964 | 1964-1965 | 1965-1966 |
| $416,406.00 | $512,016.00 | $581,233.00 | $749,538.00 |
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