Nacogdoches County ( ) is a

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located in the

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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 64,653. Its

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is Nacogdoches. The Nacogdoches, TX Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Nacogdoches County. Nacogdoches hosts the Blueberry Festival in June. The county is the top blueberry producer in Texas and is headquarters for the Texas Blueberry Marketing Association. It tagged itself as the "Capital of the Texas Forest Country".

History

The county was created in 1826 as a

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and organized as a county in 1837.

Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (3.5%) is water.

Adjacent counties

* Rusk County (north) * Shelby County (northeast) * San Augustine County (southeast) * Angelina County (south) * Cherokee County (west)

National protected area

* Angelina National Forest (part)

Demographics

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of 2000, there were 59,203 people, 22,006 households, and 14,039 families residing in the county. The

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was 62 people per square mile (24/km²). There were 25,051 housing units at an average density of 26 per square mile (10/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 75.00%

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, 16.74%

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, 0.39% Native American, 0.70% Asian, 0.07%

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, 5.70% from other races, and 1.41% from two or more races. 11.25% of the population were

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or Latino of any race. There were 22,006 households, out of which 30.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.30% were

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living together, 11.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.20% were non-families. 27.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.08. In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.00% under the age of 18, 20.00% from 18 to 24, 24.70% from 25 to 44, 19.20% from 45 to 64, and 12.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 93.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.00 males. The median income for a household in the county was $28,301, and the median income for a family was $38,347. Males had a median income of $29,502 versus $21,422 for females. The

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for the county was $15,437. About 15.50% of families and 23.30% of the population were below the

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, including 27.10% of those under age 18 and 13.90% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

Bus

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operates the Nacogdoches Station at the Kerrville Bus Company station in Nacogdoches.

Major highways

U.S. Highway 59 U.S. Route 59 (US 59) is a north–south United States highway (though it was signed east–west in parts of Texas). A latecomer to the U.S. numbered route system, US 59 is now a border-to-border route, part of the NAFTA Corridor Highway Sy ...

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is currently under construction and will follow the current route of U.S. 59 in most places. * U.S. Highway 259 * State Highway 7 * State Highway 21 * State Highway 103 * State Highway 204 *

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* Farm to Market Road 225 *

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Communities

Cities

* Appleby * Chireno * Cushing *

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* Nacogdoches (county seat and largest municipality)

Census-designated place

* Redfield

Unincorporated communities

* Douglass * Etoile * Looneyville * Martinsville * Sacul * Trawick *

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Education

School districts: *

Central Heights Independent School District Central Heights Independent School District is a public school district in north-central Nacogdoches County, Texas (USA). In 2009, it was rated " recognized" by the Texas Education Agency The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is the branch of ...

* Chireno Independent School District *

Cushing Independent School District Cushing Independent School District is a public school district based in Cushing, Texas ( USA). The district is located in northwestern Nacogdoches County and extends into a southwestern Rusk County. Cushing ISD has two campuses - Cushing Scho ...

* Douglass Independent School District * Garrison Independent School District * Martinsville Independent School District * Nacogdoches Independent School District * Woden Independent School District The county is in the district for Angelina College.

Etoile Independent School District Etoile Independent School District was a public school district based in the community of Etoile, Texas (United States). Its territory was entirely in Nacogdoches County. Etoile ISD had one school that serves students in grades Kindergarten throu ...

, which formerly served parts of the county, merged into Woden ISD in 2022.

Notable residents

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, professional soccer player * John H. Hannah Jr. - U.S. District Court judge *

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, actor

Politics

References

External links

Nacogdoches County government's website

Nacogdoches County Chamber of Commerce website
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Interactive Community website

Texas Blueberry Festival website
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