Nacogdoches County, Texas

{{Infobox U.S. county

| county = Nacogdoches County

| state = Texas

| seal =

| founded = 1837

| seat wl = Nacogdoches

| largest city wl = Nacogdoches

| area_total_sq_mi = 981

| area_land_sq_mi = 947

| area_water_sq_mi = 35

| area percentage = 3.5

| census yr = 2020

| pop = 64653

| density_sq_mi = auto

| ex image = Nacogdoches tx county courthouse 2015.jpg

| ex image size = 250

| ex image cap = The Nacogdoches County Courthouse

| web = www.co.nacogdoches.tx.us

| time zone = Central

| district = 17th

| named for = Nacogdoche people

}}

Nacogdoches County ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|n|æ|k|ə|ˈ|d|oʊ|tʃ|ᵻ|s}} {{respell|NAK|ə|DOH|chiss}}) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 64,653.{{Cite web|title=Nacogdoches County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US48347|website=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=January 30, 2022}} Its county seat is Nacogdoches.{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}

The Nacogdoches, Texas micropolitan statistical area includes all of Nacogdoches County.

Nacogdoches hosts the Blueberry Festival in June. The county is the top blueberry producer in Texas and is headquarters for the Texas Blueberry Marketing Association. It tagged itself as the "Capital of the Texas Forest Country".{{Cite web |title=Nacogdoches County {{!}} Texas Forest Country |url=https://texasforestcountry.com/member/nacogdoches-county |access-date=January 23, 2023 |website=texasforestcountry.com}}{{importance inline|date=April 2022}}

History

The county was created in 1826 as a municipality of Mexico and organized as a county in 1837.{{cite web|url=http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/TX_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|title=Texas: Individual County Chronologies|work=Texas Atlas of Historical County Boundaries|publisher=The Newberry Library|date=2008|access-date=May 28, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://texasalmanac.com/topics/government/nacogdoches-county|title=Nacogdoches County|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|website=Texas Almanac|access-date=June 23, 2015}}

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of {{convert|981|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|35|sqmi}} (3.5%) are covered by water.{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 5, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}

=Adjacent counties=

Rusk County (north)
Shelby County (northeast)
San Augustine County (southeast)
Angelina County (south)
Cherokee County (west)

=National protected area=

Angelina National Forest (part)

Demographics

{{US Census population

|1850= 5193

|1860= 8292

|1870= 9614

|1880= 11590

|1890= 15984

|1900= 24663

|1910= 27406

|1920= 28457

|1930= 30290

|1940= 35392

|1950= 30326

|1960= 28046

|1970= 36362

|1980= 46786

|1990= 54753

|2000= 59203

|2010= 64524

|2020= 64653

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1850–2010{{cite web|url=http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010|publisher=Texas Almanac|access-date=May 5, 2015}} 2010 2020

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|+Nacogdoches County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
{{nobold|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 may be of any race.}}

!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)

!Pop 2000{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Nacogdoches County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=0500000US48347&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=United States Census Bureau |access-date= }}

!Pop 2010{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Nacogdoches County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48347&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}

!{{partial|Pop 2020}}{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Nacogdoches County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48347&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}

!% 2000

!% 2010

!{{partial|% 2020}}

White alone (NH)

|41,620

|39,699

|style='background: #ffffe6; |37,158

|70.30%

|61.53%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |57.47%

Black or African American alone (NH)

|9,815

|11,573

|style='background: #ffffe6; |10,567

|16.58%

|17.94%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |16.34%

Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)

|169

|230

|style='background: #ffffe6; |191

|0.29%

|0.36%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.30%

Asian alone (NH)

|398

|775

|style='background: #ffffe6; |760

|0.67%

|1.20%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.18%

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)

|23

|15

|style='background: #ffffe6; |10

|0.04%

|0.02%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.02%

Other race alone (NH)

|25

|54

|style='background: #ffffe6; |190

|0.04%

|0.08%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.29%

Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)

|493

|822

|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,180

|0.83%

|1.27%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.37%

Hispanic or Latino (any race)

|6,660

|11,356

|style='background: #ffffe6; |13,597

|11.25%

|17.60%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |21.03%

Total

|59,203

|64,524

|style='background: #ffffe6; |64,653

|100.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%

As of the census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}} of 2000, 59,203 people, 22,006 households, and 14,039 families resided in the county. The population density was {{convert|62|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people|}}. The 25,051 housing units had an average density of {{convert|26|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 75.00% White, 16.74% African American, 0.39% Native American, 0.70% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 5.70% from other races, and 1.41% from two or more races. About 11.25% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos of any race.

Of the 22,006 households, 30.5% had children under 18 living with them, 48.3% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were not families. About 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.49, and the average family size was 3.08.

In the county, the age distribution was 24.0% under the age of 18, 20.0% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.00 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 89.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,301, and for a family was $38,347. Males had a median income of $29,502 versus $21,422 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,437. About 15.50% of families and 23.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.10% of those under 18 and 13.90% of those 65 or over.

Transportation

=Bus=

Greyhound Lines operates the Nacogdoches Station at the Kerrville Bus Company station in Nacogdoches."{{cite web |url=http://www.greyhound.com/en/locations/locations.aspx?state=tx |title=Greyhound.com | Locations : States : Texas |access-date=2012-07-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815120731/http://www.greyhound.com/en/locations/locations.aspx?state=tx |archive-date=2012-08-15 }}." Greyhound Lines. Retrieved on July 29, 2012. NOTE: The information for Nacogdoches appears as a pop-up window.

=Major highways=

20px U.S. Highway 59
20px Interstate 69 is currently under construction and will follow the current route of U.S. 59 in most places.
25px U.S. Highway 259
20px State Highway 7
20px State Highway 21
20px State Highway 103
20px State Highway 204
20px Farm to Market Road 95
20px Farm to Market Road 225
20px Farm to Market Road 226

Communities

= Cities =

Appleby
Chireno
Cushing
Garrison
Nacogdoches (county seat and largest municipality)

= Census-designated place =

Redfield

= Unincorporated communities =

Education

School districts:{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48347_nacogdoches/DC20SD_C48347.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48347_nacogdoches/DC20SD_C48347.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Nacogdoches County, TX|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=July 1, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48347_nacogdoches/DC20SD_C48347_SD2MS.txt Text list]

The county is in the district for Angelina College.[https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Texas Education Code, Sec. 130.165. ANGELINA COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.].

Etoile Independent School District, which formerly served parts of the county,Texas Education Agency: See map of [https://web.archive.org/web/20041109112725/http://penick.tea.state.tx.us/SchoolDistrictLocator/adobe/counties/nacogdoches.pdf Nacogdoches County]. Retrieved on July 3, 2022. merged into Woden ISD in 2022.{{cite web|url=https://tea.texas.gov/sites/default/files/consolidations-and-annexations-thru-2021-2022.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://tea.texas.gov/sites/default/files/consolidations-and-annexations-thru-2021-2022.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=CONSOLIDATIONS, ANNEXATIONS AND NAME CHANGES FOR TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS|publisher=Texas Education Agency|accessdate=July 1, 2022}}

Notable residents

Clint Dempsey, professional soccer player
John H. Hannah Jr. - U.S. District Court judge
Ron Raines, actor

Politics

{{PresHead|place=Nacogdoches County, Texas|source={{Cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=July 28, 2018}}}}

{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|94|1,614|388|Texas}}Nacogdoches is a Republican stronghold, voting for the Republican candidate in every presidential election since 1972.

References

External links

[http://www.co.nacogdoches.tx.us/ Nacogdoches County government's website]
[http://www.nacogdoches.org/ Nacogdoches County Chamber of Commerce website]
{{Handbook of Texas|id=hcn01|name=Nacogdoches County}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070701075748/http://www.nacogdochesneighbors.com/ Interactive Community website]
[http://www.texasblueberryfestival.com/ Texas Blueberry Festival website]

{{Geographic Location

|Centre = Nacogdoches County, Texas

|North = Rusk County

|Northeast = Shelby County

|East =

|Southeast = San Augustine County

|South = Angelina County

|Southwest =

|West = Cherokee County

|Northwest =

}}

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