Cherokee County Electric Cooperative
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Cherokee County Electric Cooperative Association is a non-profit rural electric utility cooperative
headquartered in Rusk, Texas
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The Cooperative was organized in 1939.
The Cooperative serves portions of four counties in the state of Texas
, in a territory generally surrounding Rusk.
Currently (as of July 2006) the Cooperative has over 1,900 miles of line and over 17,000 meters.
Utility cooperative
A utility cooperative is a type of cooperative that is tasked with the delivery of a public utility such as electricity, water or telecommunications to its members...
headquartered in Rusk, Texas
Rusk, Texas
Rusk is a city in Cherokee County, Texas, United States. The population was 5,085 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Cherokee County.-Geography:Rusk is located at ....
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The Cooperative was organized in 1939.
The Cooperative serves portions of four counties in the state of Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, in a territory generally surrounding Rusk.
Currently (as of July 2006) the Cooperative has over 1,900 miles of line and over 17,000 meters.