Livingston (Texas)
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 Location of Livingston in Texas
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | October 3, 1902 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Texas |
| County : | Polk County |
| Coordinates : | 30 ° 43 ′ N , 94 ° 56 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 5,335 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 245.9 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 21.7 km 2 (approx. 8 mi 2 ) of which 21.7 km 2 (approx. 8 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 51 m |
| Postcodes : | 77351, 77399 |
| Area code : | +1 936 |
| FIPS : | 48-43132 |
| GNIS ID : | 1361573 |
| Website : | www.cityoflivingston-tx.com |
| Mayor : | Ben R. Ogletree, Jr. |
Livingston is the county capital and seat of the county seat of Polk County in the US state of Texas in the United States .
geography
The city is located at the intersection of US Highways 190 and 59 with Highway 146 and Farm Road 1316 in east Texas, 26 km northeast of San Jacinto , 115 km north-northeast of Houston and has a total area of 21.7 km 2 with no significant Water surface.
Demographic data
| growth of population | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1920 | 928 | - | |
| 1930 | 1165 | 25.5% | |
| 1940 | 1851 | 58.9% | |
| 1950 | 2865 | 54.8% | |
| 1960 | 3398 | 18.6% | |
| 1970 | 3965 | 16.7% | |
| 1980 | 4928 | 24.3% | |
| 1990 | 5019 | 1.8% | |
| 2000 | 5433 | 8.2% | |
| 2010 | 5335 | -1.8% | |
| 1920-2000, 2010 | |||
According to the 2000 census, 5,433 people lived here in 2,048 households and 1,341 families. The population density was 250.9 inhabitants per km 2 . The racial the population was composed of 70.38% White, 18.50% African American, 0.64% Native American, 0.83% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, and 8.08% other ethnic groups. About 1.56% were mixed race and 13.90% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 2,048 households, 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 45.4% of them were married couples living together. 16.4% were single mothers and 34.5% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were single households and there were people living in 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.13.
27.7% of the population were under 18 years old, 9.1% 18 to 24, 26.5% 25 to 44, 19.7% 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females of all age groups, there were 85.0 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 79.2 men.
The median income for a household in the 31,424 USD , and the median income for a family 37,868 USD. Males had a median income of $ 30,318 versus $ 21,774 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,214. 22.3% of the population and 18.2% of families are below the poverty line. Of these, 27.7% were children and adolescents under the age of 18 and 17.4% were 65 or older.
sons and daughters of the town
- Annette Gordon-Reed (* 1958), historian and legal scholar
See also
- List of cities in Texas
- List of Entries on the National Register of Historic Places in Polk County, Texas
Individual evidence
- ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF file; 1.13 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012
- ↑ US Census ( Memento of the original from January 7, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved October 16, 2012
Web links
- Handbook of Texas , engl.
- Statistics on Livingston, Tx , engl.