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Jacksonville, Texas#Climate

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{{Use American English|date=April 2025}}

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{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Jacksonville, Texas

| settlement_type = City

| image_skyline = 250px

| imagesize = 250px

| image_caption = Jacksonville's City Hall, located downtown on South Ragsdale Street, was completed in November 2016.

| nickname = The Biggest Small Town in Texas;
Tomato Capital of the World

| motto =

| image_map = TXMap-doton-Jacksonville.PNG

| mapsize = 250px

| map_caption = Location of Jacksonville, Texas

| image_map1 = Cherokee County Jacksonville.svg

| mapsize1 = 250px

| map_caption1 =

| coordinates = {{coord|31|57|34|N|95|16|00|W|region:US-TX|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|United States}}

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_type2 = County

| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Texas}}

| subdivision_name2 = Cherokee

| established_title =

| established_date =

| government_footnotes =

| government_type = Council-Manager

| leader_title = City Council

| leader_name =

| unit_pref = Imperial

| area_footnotes = {{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}

| area_total_km2 = 36.77

| area_total_sq_mi = 14.20

| area_land_km2 = 36.75

| area_land_sq_mi = 14.19

| area_water_km2 = 0.02

| area_water_sq_mi = 0.01

| population_total = 13997

| population_as_of = 2020

| population_footnotes =

| population_density_km2 = 403.09

| population_density_sq_mi = 1043.97

| postal_code_type = ZIP code

| postal_code = 75766

| area_code = 430, 903

| elevation_footnotes =

| elevation_ft = 505

| timezone = Central (CST)

| utc_offset = -6

| timezone_DST = CDT

| utc_offset_DST = -5

| blank_name = FIPS code

| blank_info = 48-37216{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}

| blank1_name = GNIS feature ID

| blank1_info = 2410130{{GNIS|2410130}}

| website = http://www.jacksonvilletx.org

| footnotes =

| blank2_name = U.S. Highways

| blank2_info = File:US 69.svg File:US 79.svg File:US 175.svg

| blank3_name = Major State Highways

| blank3_info = File:Texas 135.svg File:Texas 204.svg File:Texas Loop 456.svg 27px 27px

}}

Image:Jacksonville, TX, welcome sign IMG 2985.JPG

Jacksonville is a city located in Cherokee County, Texas, United States. The population was 13,997 at the 2020 U.S. census.{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Jacksonville%20city,%20Texas%20population |access-date=2022-05-12 |website=data.census.gov}} It is the principal city of the Jacksonville micropolitan statistical area, which includes all of Cherokee County.

Jacksonville is located in East Texas, north of the county seat, Rusk, and south of Tyler, in Smith County.

Area production and shipping of tomatoes gained the town the title "Tomato Capital of the World". The impressive red iron ore rock Tomato Bowl, built by Works Progress Administration workers during the Great Depression, is home to the Jacksonville High School "Fightin' Indians" football and soccer teams. Annual events include the "Tops in Texas Rodeo" held in May and the "Tomato Fest" celebration in June.

History

Jacksonville began in 1847 as the town of Gum Creek. Jackson Smith built a home and blacksmith shop in the area, and became postmaster in 1848, when a post office was authorized. Shortly afterward, Dr. William Jackson established an office near Smith's shop. When the townsite was laid out in 1850, the name Jacksonville was chosen in honor of these two men. The name of the post office was changed from Gum Creek to Jacksonville in June 1850.

Despite never having organized unions in any Walmart stores before, meatcutters working at the Jacksonville Walmart voted in favor of organizing under the wing of the United Food and Commercial Workers union in February 2000. During a flurry of subsequent legal actions, Walmart discontinued store-level meatcutting and started shipping in pre-packaged/pre-frozen meat to their stores. When all the hearings and appeals were exhausted, it was decided that the local meatcutters didn't embody the characteristics of a group that could bargain since they weren't specialized. Even now, there is no one in the Jacksonville meat department to make special cuts of meat or any union presence there.[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/al-norman/walmarts-meat-wars-with-u_b_91757.html Wal-Mart's "Meat Wars" With Union Sizzles On], HuffingtonPost.com, Al Norman--writer, March 16, 2008. Retrieved 2009-10-24.[http://www.ufcwlocal152.org/timeline.html UFCW Timeline] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728141303/http://www.ufcwlocal152.org/timeline.html |date=2011-07-28 }}, Retrieved 2009-10-24.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|14.1|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|14.1|sqmi|km2}} is land and 0.07% is water.

=Lake Jacksonville=

Lake Jacksonville is three miles (5 km) southwest of Jacksonville. It is the city's primary water source. It is a popular location for recreation and residences. It was created in 1957 and the city expected it to take years to fill with water from the surrounding creeks. But, with an unusually rainy season, the lake reached full capacity in a year.

  • Lake characteristics

::Location: 3 miles southwest of Jacksonville off US 79

::Surface area: 1,320 acres

::Maximum depth: 62 feet

::Impounded: 1957

=Climate=

With records only dating to 1953, Jacksonville was one a few Texas locations to have its all time low occur during the 2021 Texas power crisis cold snap in February 2021.

{{Weather box

| location = Jacksonville, Texas (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1953–present)

| single line = Y

| collapsed = yes

| Jan record high F = 85

| Feb record high F = 91

| Mar record high F = 90

| Apr record high F = 95

| May record high F = 99

| Jun record high F = 103

| Jul record high F = 110

| Aug record high F = 108

| Sep record high F = 109

| Oct record high F = 100

| Nov record high F = 89

| Dec record high F = 83

| year record high F = 109

| Jan high F = 58.2

| Feb high F = 62.5

| Mar high F = 70.1

| Apr high F = 77.2

| May high F = 83.2

| Jun high F = 89.9

| Jul high F = 93.9

| Aug high F = 94.3

| Sep high F = 88.9

| Oct high F = 79.2

| Nov high F = 68.3

| Dec high F = 60.7

| year high F = 77.2

| Jan mean F = 46.0

| Feb mean F = 49.8

| Mar mean F = 56.7

| Apr mean F = 64.1

| May mean F = 72.2

| Jun mean F = 79.1

| Jul mean F = 82.8

| Aug mean F = 82.4

| Sep mean F = 76.6

| Oct mean F = 66.4

| Nov mean F = 55.8

| Dec mean F = 48.8

| year mean F = 65.1

| Jan low F = 33.8

| Feb low F = 37.1

| Mar low F = 43.3

| Apr low F = 51.0

| May low F = 61.2

| Jun low F = 68.3

| Jul low F = 71.6

| Aug low F = 70.5

| Sep low F = 64.2

| Oct low F = 53.5

| Nov low F = 43.2

| Dec low F = 36.9

| year low F = 52.9

| Jan record low F = 5

| Feb record low F = -6

| Mar record low F = 15

| Apr record low F = 28

| May record low F = 39

| Jun record low F = 50

| Jul record low F = 57

| Aug record low F = 54

| Sep record low F = 43

| Oct record low F = 29

| Nov record low F = 14

| Dec record low F = 5

| year record low F = -6

| precipitation colour = green

| Jan precipitation inch = 4.54

| Feb precipitation inch = 4.24

| Mar precipitation inch = 3.80

| Apr precipitation inch = 3.38

| May precipitation inch = 4.26

| Jun precipitation inch = 4.04

| Jul precipitation inch = 3.40

| Aug precipitation inch = 3.07

| Sep precipitation inch = 3.55

| Oct precipitation inch = 4.75

| Nov precipitation inch = 4.24

| Dec precipitation inch = 4.23

| year precipitation inch = 47.50

| Jan snow inch = 0.2

| Feb snow inch = 0.0

| Mar snow inch = 0.0

| Apr snow inch = 0.0

| May snow inch = 0.0

| Jun snow inch = 0.0

| Jul snow inch = 0.0

| Aug snow inch = 0.0

| Sep snow inch = 0.0

| Oct snow inch = 0.0

| Nov snow inch = 0.0

| Dec snow inch = 0.0

| year snow inch = 0.2

| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in

| Jan precipitation days = 7.8

| Feb precipitation days = 8.2

| Mar precipitation days = 7.8

| Apr precipitation days = 6.1

| May precipitation days = 6.5

| Jun precipitation days = 6.5

| Jul precipitation days = 5.5

| Aug precipitation days = 4.9

| Sep precipitation days = 5.3

| Oct precipitation days = 6.0

| Nov precipitation days = 6.8

| Dec precipitation days = 8.6

| year precipitation days = 80.0

| unit snow days = 0.1 in

| Jan snow days = 0.2

| Feb snow days = 0.1

| Mar snow days = 0.0

| Apr snow days = 0.0

| May snow days = 0.0

| Jun snow days = 0.0

| Jul snow days = 0.0

| Aug snow days = 0.0

| Sep snow days = 0.0

| Oct snow days = 0.0

| Nov snow days = 0.0

| Dec snow days = 0.0

| year snow days = 0.3

| source 1 = NOAA{{cite web

| url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=shv

| title = NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data

| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

| access-date = August 21, 2021

| archive-date = June 27, 2015

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150627103535/http://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=shv

| url-status = dead

}}

{{cite web

| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00414525&format=pdf

| title = Station: Jacksonville, TX

| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020)

| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

| access-date = August 21, 2021}}

| source =

| width = 80

}}

Demographics

{{US Census population

|1880= 349

|1890= 970

|1900= 1558

|1910= 2875

|1920= 3723

|1930= 6748

|1940= 7213

|1950= 8607

|1960= 9590

|1970= 9734

|1980= 12264

|1990= 12765

|2000= 13868

|2010= 14544

|estyear=

|estimate=

|estref=

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}

|2020=13997}}

class="wikitable"

|+Jacksonville racial composition as of 2020{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4837216&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=data.census.gov}}
(NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.https://www.census.gov/ {{nonspecific|date=August 2022}}{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022}}}}

!Race

!Number

!Percentage

White (NH)

|4,915

|35.11%

Black or African American (NH)

|2,747

|19.63%

Native American or Alaska Native (NH)

|25

|0.18%

Asian (NH)

|105

|0.75%

Pacific Islander (NH)

|5

|0.04%

Some Other Race (NH)

|47

|0.34%

Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)

|404

|2.89%

Hispanic or Latino

|5,749

|41.07%

Total

|13,997

|

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 13,997 people, 5,027 households, and 3,670 families residing in the city.

Government

=Local government=

According to the city's most recent Adopted Budget (September 2024), the city had a budget of $13.5 million in revenue and $15.0 million in expenditures thus leading to a deficiency of revenues over expenditures of $1.5 million.{{Cite web |last=Department |first=Finance |date=30 September 2024 |title=Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the year ended September 30, 2024 |url=https://jacksonvilletx.org/DocumentCenter/View/5561/Annual-Comprehensive-Financial-Report-2024 |url-status=live |access-date=23 June 2025 |website=jacksonvilletx.org}}

Management of the city and coordination of city services are provided by (as of 2024):{{Cite web |title=Mayor & City Council {{!}} Jacksonville, TX |url=https://jacksonvilletx.org/360/Mayor-City-Council |access-date=2025-06-23 |website=jacksonvilletx.org}}

class="wikitable" border="1"
Department

! Director

City Mayor

|Randy Gorham

Mayor Pro-Tem

|Tim McRae

City Manager

|James Hubbard

Director of Finance

|Roxanna Briley

Fire Chief

|Paul Findley

Police Chief

|Steven Markasky

Director of Public Works

|Randall Chandler

Director of Water and Sewer

|Randall Chandler

Director of Development Services

|Jody Watson

Director of Streets

|James Worley

Library Director

|Trina Stidham

=State government=

Jacksonville is represented in the Texas Senate by Republican Robert Nichols, District 3, and in the Texas House of Representatives by Republican Travis Clardy, District 11.

=Federal government=

At the Federal level, the two U.S. Senators from Texas are Republicans John Cornyn and Ted Cruz; Jacksonville is part of the Fifth Congressional District, represented by Republican Lance Gooden.

Recreation

The Jacksonville Public Library[http://www.jacksonvillelibrary.com Website], Jacksonville Public Library. Retrieved 2019-02-23. served the City of Jacksonville and Cherokee County for over 70 years. The Library was a member of the Texas Library Association, the Northeast Texas Library System and the Forest Trails Library Consortium. In September 2020, the lot it sat on was sold to Chick-fil-A, where construction promptly began on a restaurant location. The new Jacksonville Public Library opened in April 2021, in the Norman Activities Center.{{Cite web|url=https://www.jacksonvilleprogress.com/news/jacksonville-library-to-be-sold-new-location-to-open-april-21/article_fe512e30-f2e5-11ea-b80f-27ff848e6ae8.html|title=Jacksonville library to be sold; new location to open April '21|date=September 9, 2020 }}{{Cite web|url=https://www.kltv.com/2020/10/14/chick-fil-a-announces-location-coming-jacksonville/|title = Chick-Fil-A announces location coming to Jacksonville| date=October 14, 2020 }} Until the opening of the new location, Jacksonville residents were allowed to visit the Rusk Public Library with library card fines waived.{{Cite web|url=https://jacksonvilletx.org/417/Jacksonville-Public-Library|title = Jacksonville Public Library | Jacksonville, TX}}

The Jacksonville Jax Minor League baseball team played at Ragsdale Park between 1934 and 1950.{{Cite web |title=Ragsdale Park in Jacksonville, TX minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com |url=https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-1247 |access-date=2024-05-18 |website=www.statscrew.com |language=en}}

Education

Image:Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary, Jacksonville, TX IMG_4433.JPG, is located off State Highway 135 on the northeast side of the city.]]

The city of Jacksonville is served by the Jacksonville Independent School District. Jacksonville High School, the district's only high school, has "Fightin' Indians"/"Maidens" as mascots for its team sports.

=Colleges, universities=

Jacksonville College and the Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary, both of which are owned by the Baptist Missionary Association of America, are located in Jacksonville.

Lon Morris College, a United Methodist Church operated private junior college, was located in Jacksonville until ceasing operations in 2012.

Transportation

Many highways pass through and intersect in Jacksonville: US 69, US 79, US 175, SH 135, SH 204, FM 347, FM 768, FM 2138, and Loop 456. However, no Interstate highways pass through the city limits

Where 3 railroads once served the Jacksonville area (Southern Pacific and Cotton Belt abandoned their tracks in the mid-1980s), only one, Union Pacific, remains.

Cherokee County Airport is the sole airport within Jacksonville, but solely serves general aviation. Commercial aviation can be accessed by traveling north to Tyler Pounds Regional Airport with an American Eagle flight to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), or simply driving 132 miles directly to either DFW or Dallas Love Field via U.S. Route 175.

Notable people

Notes

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References

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External links

{{Portal|Texas}}

  • [http://www.jacksonvilletx.org City of Jacksonville]
  • [http://www.jacksonvilletexas.com/ Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce]
  • [http://www.jacksonvilletxedc.com/ Jacksonville Economic Development]
  • {{Handbook of Texas|id=hej01|name=Jacksonville, TX}}

{{Cherokee County, Texas}}

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Category:Cities in Texas

Category:Cities in Cherokee County, Texas

Category:Populated places established in 1847

Category:Micropolitan areas of Texas

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