Navarro County, Texas#Communities

{{Infobox U.S. county

| county = Navarro County

| founded = April 25, 1846

| state = Texas

| seat wl = Corsicana

| largest city wl = Corsicana

| area_total_sq_mi = 1086

| area_land_sq_mi = 1010

| area_water_sq_mi = 76

| area percentage = 7.0

| census yr = 2020

| pop = 52624

| density_sq_mi = auto

| ex image = Corsicana September 2017 04 (Navarro County Courthouse).jpg

| ex image size = 250

| ex image cap = The Navarro County Courthouse in Corsicana

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

| time zone = Central

| named for = José Antonio Navarro

| district = 6th

}}

File:Veterans Memorial, Navarro County, TX Courthouse IMG 0605.JPG]]

Navarro County ({{IPAc-en|n|ə|ˈ|v|ær|oʊ}} {{Respell|nə|VARR|oh}}){{cite web|url=https://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/PronunWeb18.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/PronunWeb18.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Texas Almanac Pronunciation Guide|publisher=Texas State Historical Association|access-date=January 22, 2020}} is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 52,624.{{Cite web|title=Navarro County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US48349|website=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=February 23, 2021}} Its county seat is Corsicana.{{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 county is named for José Antonio Navarro, a Tejano leader in the Texas Revolution who signed the Texas Declaration of Independence.

Navarro County comprises the Corsicana micropolitan statistical area, which is also part of the Dallas-Fort Worth, TX combined statistical area.

History

Navarro County was formed from Robertson County in 1846.{{cite book|title=A Memorial and Biographical History of Navarro, Henderson, Anderson, Limestone, Freestone and Leon Counties, Texas|date=1893|publisher=Lewis Publishing Company|location=Chicago|page=112|url=http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth46827/m1/114/sizes/l/|access-date=September 28, 2014}}

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of {{convert|1086|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|76|sqmi}} (7.0%) 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}}

=Major highways=

=Adjacent counties=

Henderson County (northeast)
Freestone County (southeast)
Limestone County (south)
Hill County (southwest)
Ellis County (north)

Demographics

{{US Census population

|1850= 2190

|1860= 5996

|1870= 8879

|1880= 21702

|1890= 26373

|1900= 43374

|1910= 47070

|1920= 50624

|1930= 60507

|1940= 51308

|1950= 39916

|1960= 34423

|1970= 31150

|1980= 35323

|1990= 39926

|2000= 45124

|2010= 47735

|2020= 52624

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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=}}
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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|+Navarro 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 – Navarro County, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=0500000US48349&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) – Navarro County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48349&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) – Navarro County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48349&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}

!% 2000

!% 2010

!{{partial|% 2020}}

White alone (NH)

|29,596

|28,587

|style='background: #ffffe6; |26,996

|65.59%

|59.89%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |51.30%

Black or African American alone (NH)

|7,521

|6,490

|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,286

|16.67%

|13.60%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |11.95%

Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)

|143

|155

|style='background: #ffffe6; |163

|0.32%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.31%

Asian alone (NH)

|191

|239

|style='background: #ffffe6; |393

|0.42%

|0.50%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.75%

Pacific Islander alone (NH)

|143

|380

|style='background: #ffffe6; |734

|0.32%

|0.80%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.39%

Other race alone (NH)

|17

|40

|style='background: #ffffe6; |137

|0.04%

|0.08%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.26%

Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)

|400

|499

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,866

|0.89%

|1.05%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.55%

Hispanic or Latino (any race)

|7,113

|11,345

|style='background: #ffffe6; |16,049

|15.76%

|23.77%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |30.50%

Total

|45,124

|47,735

|style='background: #ffffe6; |52,624

|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, 45,124 people, 16,491 households, and 11,906 families were residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|45|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people|}}. The 18,449 housing units averaged {{convert|18|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units }}. The racial makeup of the county was 70.84% White, 16.79% African American, 0.46% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.33% Pacific Islander, 9.45% from other races, and 1.65% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 15.75% of the population.

Of the 16,491 households, 34.00% had children under 18 living with them, 55.70% were married couples living together, 12.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.80% were not families. About 24.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.00% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.65, and the average family size was 3.14.

In the county, the population was distributed as 27.20% under 18, 9.90% from 18 to 24, 26.90% from 25 to 44, 21.50% from 45 to 64, and 14.40% who were 65 or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,268, and for a family was $38,130. Males had a median income of $30,112 versus $20,972 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,266. About 13.90% of families and 18.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.10% of those under age 18 and 14.90% of those age 65 or over.

Media

Navarro County is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth coverage area, including stations KDFW-TV, KXAS-TV, WFAA-TV, KTVT-TV, KERA-TV, KTXA-TV, KDFI-TV, KDAF-TV, and KFWD-TV. The county is also near Waco, so Waco/Temple/Killeen stations also provide coverage for Navarro County. These include: KCEN-TV, KWTX-TV, KXXV-TV, KDYW, and KWKT-TV. East Texas NBC affiliate KETK-TV from the Jacksonville/Tyler area provides coverage for Navarro County, as well.

The Corsicana Daily Sun is the area's newspaper.

Communities

File:USACE Navarro Mills Lake and Dam.jpg

=Cities=

=Towns=

=Unincorporated communities=

Chatfield
Emmett
Montfort
Purdon
Pursley
Roane
Rural Shade

=Ghost town=

Pisgah

Politics

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Government

Navarro County, like all Texas counties, is governed by a Commissioners Court, which consists of the county judge, who is elected county-wide and presides over the full court, and four commissioners, who are elected in each of the county's four precincts

= County commissioners =

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bgcolor="red" |

| County Judge

| H.M. Davenport, Jr.

|Republican

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| County Commissioner, Precinct 1

| Jason Grant

|Republican

bgcolor="red" |

| County Commissioner, Precinct 2

| Eddie Perry

|Republican

bgcolor="red" |

| County Commissioner, Precinct 3

| Eddie Moore

|Republican

bgcolor="red" |

| County Commissioner, Precinct 4

| James Olsen

|Republican

= County officials =

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colspan="2" align="center" valign="bottom" \| Office ! align="center" valign="bottom" \| Name{{Citation needed\|date=November 2021}} ! align="center" valign="bottom" \| Party
bgcolor="red" \| \|County Clerk \| Sherry Dowd \|Republican
bgcolor="red" \| \| Criminal District Attorney \| Will Thompson \|Republican
bgcolor="red" \| \| District Clerk \| Joshua B. Tackett \|Republican
bgcolor="red" \| \| Sheriff \| Elmer Tanner \|Republican
bgcolor="red" \| \| Tax Assessor-Collector \| Mike Dowd \|Republican

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colspan="2" align="center" valign="bottom" | Office

! align="center" valign="bottom" | Name{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}}

! align="center" valign="bottom" | Party

bgcolor="red" |

|County Clerk

| Sherry Dowd

|Republican

bgcolor="red" |

| Criminal District Attorney

| Will Thompson

|Republican

bgcolor="red" |

| District Clerk

| Joshua B. Tackett

|Republican

bgcolor="red" |

| Sheriff

| Elmer Tanner

|Republican

bgcolor="red" |

| Tax Assessor-Collector

| Mike Dowd

|Republican

= Constables =

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! colspan="2" |Office

!Name{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}}

!Party

bgcolor="red" |

|Constable, Precinct 1

| Mike Davis

|Republican

bgcolor="red" |

|Constable, Precinct 2

| Raychaun Ballard

|Republican

bgcolor="red" |

|Constable, Precinct 3

| Bobby Rachel

|Republican

bgcolor="red" |

|Constable, Precinct 4

| Kipp Thomas

|Republican

=Justices of the Peace=

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! colspan="2" |Office

!Name{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}}

!Party

bgcolor="red" |

|Justice, Precinct 1

| Greta Jordan

|Republican

bgcolor="red" |

|Justice, Precinct 2

| Darrell Waller

|Republican

bgcolor="red" |

|Justice, Precinct 3

| Jackie Freeland

|Republican

bgcolor="red" |

|Justice, Precinct 4

| Connie Hickman

|Republican

=Community College Board of Trustees=

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! colspan="2" |Office

!Name{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}}

!Party

bgcolor="red" |

|Trustee, Precinct 1

| Phil Judson

|Republican

bgcolor="blue" |

|Trustee, Precinct 2

| Faith Holt

|Democrat

bgcolor="red" |

|Trustee, Precinct 3

| Loran Seely

|Republican

bgcolor="red" |

|Trustee, Precinct 4

| Richard Aldama

|Republican

bgcolor="red" |

|Trustee, At-Large

| Billy Todd McGraw

|Republican

bgcolor="red" |

|Trustee, At-Large

| A.L. Atkeisson

|Republican

bgcolor="red" |

|Trustee, At-Large

| K.C. Wyatt

|Republican

Education

School districts include:{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48349_navarro/DC20SD_C48349.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Navarro County, TX|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2024-09-26}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48349_navarro/DC20SD_C48349_SD2MS.txt Text list]

The entire county is in the service area of Navarro College, according to the Texas Education Code.Texas Education Code, "[https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Sec. 130.189. NAVARRO COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.]

References

External links

[http://www.co.navarro.tx.us/ Navarro County government's website]
[http://www.navarrocountyoem.org/ Navarro County Office of Emergency Management website]
[https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hcn02 Navarro County in Handbook of Texas Online] at the University of Texas
[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txnavarr/ Navarro County Genealogical Society]

{{Geographic Location

|Centre = Navarro County, Texas

|North =

|Northeast = Henderson County

|East =

|Southeast = Freestone County

|South = Limestone County

|Southwest = Hill County

|West =

|Northwest = Ellis County

}}

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Category:1846 establishments in Texas

Category:Populated places established in 1846

Navarro County, Texas#Communities

History

Geography

=Major highways=

=Adjacent counties=

Demographics

Media

Communities

=Cities=

=Towns=

=Unincorporated communities=

=Ghost town=

Politics

Government

= County commissioners =

= County officials =

= Constables =

=Justices of the Peace=

=Community College Board of Trustees=

Education

See also

References

External links