Tyler County, Texas

{{Infobox U.S. county

| county = Tyler County

| state = Texas

| seal =

| founded = 1846

| seat wl = Woodville

| largest city wl = Woodville

| city type = town

| area_total_sq_mi = 936

| area_land_sq_mi = 925

| area_water_sq_mi = 11

| area percentage = 1.2

| census yr = 2020

| pop = 19798 {{loss}}

| pop_est_as_of = 2024

| population_est =

| density_sq_mi = 21

| ex image = Tyler county tx courthouse 2014.jpg

| ex image size = 250

| ex image cap = The Tyler County Courthouse in Woodville

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

| time zone = Central

| named for = John Tyler

| district = 36th }}

Tyler County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is in East Texas and its seat is Woodville.{{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}} As of the 2020 census, its population was 19,798.{{Cite web|title=Tyler County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US48457|website=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=February 23, 2021}} Tyler County is named for John Tyler, the 10th President of the United States.[https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hct10 TSHA Online: Tyler County, Texas], accessed January 2019. Despite its name, Tyler County does not contain the city of Tyler, Texas; the latter is located about 140 miles to the north in Smith County.

File:Peach Tree Village -- Tyler County, Texas.jpg]]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of {{convert|936|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|925|sqmi}} are land and {{convert|11|sqmi}} (1.2%) 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 11, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}

=Major highways=

=Adjacent counties=

Angelina County (north)
Jasper County (east)
Hardin County (south)
Polk County (west)

=National protected area=

Big Thicket National Preserve (part)

Demographics

{{US Census population

|1850= 1894

|1860= 4525

|1870= 5010

|1880= 5825

|1890= 10877

|1900= 11899

|1910= 10250

|1920= 10415

|1930= 11448

|1940= 11948

|1950= 11292

|1960= 10666

|1970= 12417

|1980= 16223

|1990= 16646

|2000= 20871

|2010= 21766

|2020= 19798

|estyear=

|estimate=

|estref=

|align-fn=center

|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 11, 2015}} 2010 2020

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|+Tyler 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 – Tyler County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=0500000US48457&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) – Tyler County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48457&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) – Tyler County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48457&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}

!% 2000

!% 2010

!{{partial|% 2020}}

White alone (NH)

|17,290

|17,507

|style='background: #ffffe6; |15,302

|82.84%

|80.43%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |77.29%

Black or African American alone (NH)

|2,491

|2,376

|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,040

|11.94%

|10.92%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |10.30%

Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)

|87

|104

|style='background: #ffffe6; |111

|0.42%

|0.48%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.56%

Asian alone (NH)

|41

|49

|style='background: #ffffe6; |97

|0.20%

|0.23%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.49%

Pacific Islander alone (NH)

|style='background: #ffffe6; |3

|0.02%

|0.03%

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

Other Race alone (NH)

|17

|19

|style='background: #ffffe6; |47

|0.08%

|0.09%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.24%

Mixed Race or Multiracial (NH)

|199

|218

|style='background: #ffffe6; |678

|0.95%

|1.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.42%

Hispanic or Latino (any race)

|742

|1,487

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,520

|3.56%

|6.83%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |7.68%

Total

|20,871

|21,766

|style='background: #ffffe6; |19,798

|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, 20,871 people, 7,775 households, and 5,675 families resided in the county. The population density was {{convert|23|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people |people|}}. The 10,419 housing units averaged {{convert|11|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 84.0% White, 12.0% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 2.52% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. About 3.6% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 7,775 households, 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.1% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were not families. About 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.5 and the average family size was 2.9.

In the county, the population was distributed as 23.2% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.2 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,808, and for a family was $35,195. Males had a median income of $31,797 versus $19,594 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,367. About 12.6% of families and 15.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.0% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

=Cities=

Colmesneil
Ivanhoe
Woodville (county seat)

=Towns=

Chester

=Census-designated places=

Warren
Wildwood (partly in Hardin County)

=Unincorporated areas=

Politics

= United States Congress =

class=wikitable
colspan=2 align=center valign=bottom \| Senators ! align=center valign=bottom \| Name ! align=center valign=bottom \| Party ! align=center valign=bottom \| First Elected ! align=center valign=bottom \| Level
bgcolor="red"\| \| Senate Class 1 \| John Cornyn \| Republican \| 2002 \| Senior Senator
bgcolor="red"\| \| Senate Class 2 \| Ted Cruz \| Republican \| 2012 \| Junior Senator
colspan=2 align=center valign=bottom \| Representatives ! align=center valign=bottom \| Name ! align=center valign=bottom \| Party ! align=center valign=bottom \| First Elected ! align=center valign=bottom \| Area(s) of Tyler County Represented
bgcolor="red"\| \| District 36 \| Brian Babin \| Republican \| New district created with 2010 census. First elected 2014. \| Entire county

class=wikitable

colspan=2 align=center valign=bottom | Senators

! align=center valign=bottom | Name

! align=center valign=bottom | Party

! align=center valign=bottom | First Elected

! align=center valign=bottom | Level

bgcolor="red"|

| Senate Class 1

| John Cornyn

| Republican

| 2002

| Senior Senator

bgcolor="red"|

| Senate Class 2

| Ted Cruz

| Republican

| 2012

| Junior Senator

colspan=2 align=center valign=bottom | Representatives

! align=center valign=bottom | Name

! align=center valign=bottom | Party

! align=center valign=bottom | First Elected

! align=center valign=bottom | Area(s) of Tyler County Represented

bgcolor="red"|

| District 36

| Brian Babin

| Republican

| New district created with 2010 census. First elected 2014.

| Entire county

{{PresHead|place=Tyler 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 31, 2018}}}}

Education

School districts:

The county is in the service area of 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.].

References

External links

[http://www.co.tyler.tx.us/ Tyler County government's website]
{{Handbook of Texas|id=hct10|name=Tyler County}}
[http://www.tylercountygenealogy.com Tyler County, TXGenWeb] Focuses on genealogical research in Tyler County.
[https://web.archive.org/web/20051210023346/http://www.texassafetynetwork.org/issues/wet_dry/map_list/list.php Dry counties in Texas]
[http://www.airnav.com/airport/09R Tyler County Airport]

{{Geographic Location

|Centre = Tyler County, Texas

|North = Angelina County

|Northeast =

|East = Jasper County

|Southeast =

|South = Hardin County

|Southwest =

|West = Polk County

|Northwest =

}}

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