Sulfur Springs (Texas)
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Location of Sulfur Springs in Texas
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Texas | ||
| County : | Hopkins County | ||
| Coordinates : | 33 ° 8 ′ N , 95 ° 36 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 15,449 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 333.7 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 54.5 km 2 (approx. 21 mi 2 ) of which 46.3 km 2 (approx. 18 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 153 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 75482, 75483 | ||
| Area code : | +1 903 | ||
| FIPS : | 48-70904 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1348056 | ||
| Website : | www.sulphurspringstx.org | ||
| Mayor : | John Sellers | ||
Sulfur Springs is the county seat of Hopkins County in the state of Texas in the United States .
Sulfur Springs is part of the Ark-La-Tex socio-economic region , which includes parts of the four states of Arkansas , Louisiana , Oklahoma, and Texas.
geography
Sulfur Springs is located in northeast Texas in the southern United States. It is in the midst of a lake landscape that stretches from northeast Oklahoma to east Texas. It is located roughly midway between the three large lakes Jim Chapman Lake , Lake Tawakoni and Lake Fork .
Nearby cities include Brashear (6 km west), Como (8 km southeast), Cumby (14 km west), Commerce (20 km northwest) and Mount Vernon (28 km east). The Dallas metropolitan area is located about 70 kilometers to the southwest .
history
The name of the city is derived from the numerous sources of sulfur water that occurred in the area at the time of the first settlements. Both the aborigines and the first settlers used these springs to settle there. Small shops were already running in the mid-19th century. The residents built their first church by 1853, when the population was 441. In order to meet the growing demand, raw materials were obtained from nearby Jefferson .
In 1854 the first post office was built. The city's first name at the time was Bright Star . The local newspaper Texas Star moved here in 1854 . In 1871 the county seat of Hopkins County was moved from Tarrant to Sulfur Springs. The first banking institution was founded in 1855 and is now operated under the name City National Bank . The first factory was built in 1857.
From 1868 the city was occupied by troops of the northern states for a few years . In 1872 a railway line was built from Mineola to Sulfur Springs. More and more settlers moved here due to the better connection and the awareness of the healing properties of the water sources. As the population grew, the springs were soon built on, so that none of them are active today. In the years that followed, further railway lines were built. The city's courthouse , built in 1895, still stands today.
A new structure of the city's political leadership increased the population to around 16,000 after the Second World War . Numerous new farms, factories and shops sprang up. From the 1940s to 1995, the dairy industry was a major part of the local economy.
Culture
The Hopkins County Museum and Heritage Park is located in the village .
traffic
In the south and east, the city is crossed by Interstate 30 , which leads to Fort Worth and Dallas , among other places . US Highway 67 runs along the same route . Texas State Highway 19 and Texas State Highway 154 run through the city in a north-south orientation, and Texas State Highway 11 in an east-west orientation .
Demographics
The 2010 census showed a population of 15,449, divided between 5959 households and 3987 families. The population density was 314.6 people per square kilometer. 68.4% of the population were white, 12.6% black, 0.5% Asian, 0.4% American Indian, and 0.03% Pacific islander. 0.08% were of any other ethnicity , 2.1% had two or more races, and 15.9% were Hispanic or Latin American of any ethnicity. For every 100 women there were 92 men. The median age was 36.2 years and the per capita income was 20,967 US dollars, which was 16.4% of the population below the poverty line.
Personalities
- Kaci Brown (* 1988), pop singer
- John D. Cherry (born 1951), politician
- Keenan Clayton (born 1987), American football player
- Forrest Gregg (* 1933), former football player. He attended Sulfur Springs High School .
- Tyreo Harrison (born 1950), football player
- Damione Lewis (born 1978), football player
