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Longview–Marshall Combined Statistical Area
The Longview–Marshall Combined Statistical Area covered four counties in Northeast Texas. The statistical area consists of the Longview Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Marshall Micropolitan Statistical Area. Prior to 2003, the area was known as the Longview–Marshall Metropolitan Statistical Area, which consisted of Gregg, Harrison, Rusk, and Upshur counties. As of the 2000 census, the CSA had a population of 256,152 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 271,669). In 2023, the Marshall micropolitan area was removed, and Harrison County was combined into the Longview metropolitan area. Counties * Gregg * Harrison * Rusk * Upshur Communities Places with more than 50,000 people * Longview (Principal city) Places with 10,000 to 25,000 people * Henderson * Kilgore * Marshall (Principal city) Places with 1,000 to 10,000 people * Big Sandy * Gilmer * Gladewater * Hallsville * Ore City * Overton (partial) * Tatum (partial) * Waskom * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longview Metropolitan Area, Texas
The Longview metropolitan statistical area is a metropolitan area in Northeast Texas that covers four counties— Gregg, Harrison, Rusk, and Upshur. As of the 2010 census the MSA had a population of 280,000 (though a July 1, 2019 estimate placed the population at 286,657). Before 2023, it was also part of the larger Longview–Marshall combined statistical area. In 2023, the Marshall micropolitan area was disestablished and its sole county, Harrison County, was made part of the Longview metropolitan area. Counties * Gregg * Harrison * Rusk * Upshur Communities Places with more than 50,000 people * Longview (Largest city) Places with 10,000 to 25,000 people * Kilgore * Marshall * Henderson Places with 1,000 to 10,000 people * Big Sandy * Gilmer * Gladewater * Hallsville * Ore City * Overton (partial) * Tatum (partial) * White Oak Places with 500 to 1,000 people * Clarksville City * East Mountain * Easton * Lakeport * Mount Enterprise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilmer, Texas
Gilmer is a city in, and the county seat of, Upshur County, Texas, United States. It is best known for being the home of the East Texas Yamboree and the birthplace of popular music singers Don Henley of the Eagles band and Johnny Mathis, as well as blues musician Freddie King. Its population was 4,843 at the 2020 census. History Founded in 1846, the city's namesake is former Secretary of the Navy Thomas Walker Gilmer. Gilmer is located on the Old Cherokee Trace, a trail used by the Cherokee Indians in their travels. To this day, arrowheads and other Native American artifacts can be found with little to no digging. Sam Houston, when he lived with the Cherokee, traveled the trace through here. The location of Gilmer was determined by a flood on Little Cypress Creek. First located near the creek, residents decided to change locations because of frequent floods. In 1919, Chilton Jennings, a 28-year-old African American man, was lynched in Gilmer’s town square by a mob of ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New London, Texas
New London is a city in Rusk County, Texas, Rusk County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,181 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. New London was originally known as just "London", but because Kimble County, Texas, Kimble County had already established a United States Post Office Department, US Post Office station named London, Texas, London, the town changed its name to "New London" in 1931. History On March 18, 1937, the New London School explosion, London School Explosion killed 270 children and 24 adults. As a result of the disaster, Texas passed laws requiring natural gas to be mixed with a malodorant to provide early warning of any leak. Other states quickly followed. Eventually, malodorant in natural gas became a legal requirement in the United States. Holt Stadium in London, Texas In 1953, the unincorporated community of London, Texas, was home to a notably modern Little League stadium known as Holt Stadium. While a slight possibility exists that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Enterprise, Texas
Mount Enterprise is a city in Rusk County, Texas, United States. The population was 505 at the 2020 census. History The city of Mount Enterprise, located south of Henderson in rural Rusk County, was named for a small elevation near the town and for the business enterprise of the Vinzent brothers, who settled it in 1832. The town owes its existence to the presence of promising iron ore in the area. Charles Vinzent considered the "old mountain" nearby to be an "iron mountain," and he was not far off the mark; the brown, crumbly ore of the Weches formation that outcrops in the area has a better than 50 percent iron content. However, Vinzent's real enterprise came in the form of manufacturing and retailing. His factory made wagons, buggies, furniture, plows, caskets, and a patented churn. He launched a chain of stores to sell these products, and more, operating out of Mount Enterprise. At one time Vinzent had as many as four stores. Lumbering was also an early industry of Mount En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakeport, Texas
Lakeport is a city in Gregg County, Texas, Gregg County, Texas, United States. The population was 974 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, up from 861 at the 2000 United States census, 2000 census; in 2020 United States census, 2020, its population was 976. Geography Lakeport is located in southeastern Gregg County. Texas State Highway 149 (Estes Parkway) forms the northeastern border of the city, and leads north to Longview, Texas, Longview and southeast to Tatum, Texas, Tatum. Texas State Highway 322 passes through the west side of Lakeport, starting at Highway 149 and leading south to Henderson, Texas, Henderson. The city is bordered to the south by East Texas Regional Airport. According to the United States Census Bureau, Lakeport has a total area of , all land. The Sabine River (Texas–Louisiana), Sabine River forms part of the northwestern border of the city. Demographics According to the census of 2000, there were 861 people, 352 households, and 255 famil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
