Groveton is a city in and the

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Trinity County, Texas Trinity County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 13,602. Its county seat is Groveton, Texas, Groveton. The county is named for the Trinit ...

, United States. The population was 918 at the 2020 census.

Geography

According to the

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, the city has a total area of 2.6 sq mi (6.8 km), of which 2.6 sq mi (6.6 km) are land and 0.1 sq mi (0.1 km) (1.91%) is covered by water.

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 918 people, 496 households, and 307 families residing in the city. As of the

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of 2000, 1,107 people, 444 households, and 278 families resided in the city. The

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was 431.6 people/sq mi (167.0/km). The 565 housing units averaged 220.3/sq mi (85.2/km). The racial makeup of the city was 73.08% White, 18.25% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 6.23% from other races, and 2.17% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 11.38% of the population. Of the 444 households, 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.2% were married couples living together, 16.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.2% were non-families. About 34.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 3.04. In the city, the population was distributed as 25.8% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 22.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.9 males. The median income for a household in the city was $32,688. Males had a median income of $25,938 versus $22,532 for females. The

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for the city was $11,890. About 22.0% of families and 26.6% of the population were below the

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, including 31.7% of those under age 18 and 25.9% of those age 65 or over. According to an estimate from 2015 to 2019

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estimate of 70.3% of residents are high school graduate or higher

Education

The City of Groveton is served by the

Groveton Independent School District Groveton Independent School District is a public school district based in Groveton, Texas, United States. The football team of GISD won three state titles in 1984, 1989, and in 1990, the latter two led by future NFL player Rodney Thomas. In 200 ...

and is home to the Groveton Indians.

Media

The ''Groveton News'' is published weekly by Polk County Publishing Company.East Texas News
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Notable people

Tom Archia Ernest Alvin Archia, Jr. (November 26, 1919 – January 16, 1977) known as Tom Archia, was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Early life Archia was born in Groveton, Texas, moving with his family as a child to Rockdale and then Baytown, ...

, Jazz tenor saxophonist *

Cody Johnson Cody Daniel Johnson (born May 21, 1987) is an American country music singer. He has self-released six albums, including ''Gotta Be Me'', which debuted at number two on ''Billboard''s Country Albums chart, before releasing his first major-label ...

, country music singer-songwriter *

Lane Johnson David Lane Johnson (born May 8, 1990) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Eagles fourth overall in the 2013 NFL draft. He played college ...

, American football player * Topper Rigney, baseball player *

Rodney Thomas Rodney Dejuane Thomas (March 30, 1973 – June 14, 2014) was an American professional football player who was a running back for seven seasons for the Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans and Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). ...

, American football player * Jacky Ward, country music singer

References

External links

* {{authority control Cities in Texas Cities in Trinity County, Texas County seats in Texas