Nacogdoches

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Nacogdoches
Old town hall of Nacogdoches
Old town hall of Nacogdoches
Location of Nacogdoches in Texas
Nacogdoches County Nacogdoches.svg
Basic data
State : United States
State : Texas
County : Nacogdoches County
Coordinates : 31 ° 37 ′  N , 94 ° 39 ′  W Coordinates: 31 ° 37 ′  N , 94 ° 39 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 32,996 (as of 2010)
Population density : 505.3 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 65.5 km 2  (approx. 25 mi 2 ) of
which 65.3 km 2  (approx. 25 mi 2 ) are land
Height : 92 m
Postcodes : 75961-75965
Area code : +1 936
FIPS : 48-50256
GNIS ID : 1363573
Website : www.ci.nacogdoches.tx.us
Mayor : Roger Van Horn

Nacogdoches [ ˌnækəˈdoʊtʃɨs ] is the district capital and county seat of Nacogdoches County in the US state of Texas in the United States .

geography

The city is located on Highways 7, 21, 59 and 259 in east Texas, is about 100 kilometers from Louisiana and has a total area of ​​65.5 km², of which 0.2 km² is water.

history

Old Nacogdoches University Building (2017)

The National Park Service lists a total of 23 buildings and sites in the National Register of Historic Places for Nacogdoches (as of January 5, 2019), including the Old Nacogdoches University Building .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1850 468 -
1860 383 -18.2%
1890 1138 -
1900 1827 60.5%
1910 3369 84.4%
1920 3546 5.3%
1930 5687 60.4%
1940 7538 32.5%
1950 12,327 63.5%
1960 12,674 2.8%
1970 22,544 77.9%
1980 27,149 20.4%
1990 30,872 13.7%
2000 29,914 -3.1%
2010 32,996 10.3%
1850-2000, 2010

According to the census in 2000 , 29,914 people lived here in 11,220 households and 5,935 families. The population density was 457.8 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 65.98% White, 25.06% African American, 0.34% Native American, 1.13% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, and 5.84% other ethnic groups. About 1.55% were mixed race and 10.82% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 11,220 households, 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 35.7% of these were married couples living together. 13.7% were single mothers and 47.1% were non-families. 33.5% of all households were single households and 9.6% had people living there who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 3.04.

20.2% of the population were under 18 years old, 30.9% 18 to 24, 22.3% 25 to 44, 15.4% 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females of all age groups, there were 87.7 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 84.2 men.

The median income for a household in the 22,700 USD , and the median income for a family 37,020 USD. Males had a median income of $ 28,933 versus females of $ 22,577. The per capita income was $ 14,546. 32.3% of the population and 20.9% of families are below the poverty line. Of these, 38.4% were children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 13.3% were 65 or older.

Trivia

The main belt asteroid (34611) Nacogdoches was named after the city.

sons and daughters of the town

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed January 5, 2019.
  2. ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF; 1.2 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012
  3. ↑ US Census ( Memento of the original from July 3, 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 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / quickfacts.census.gov

Web links

Commons : Nacogdoches, Texas  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files