Swan is an

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in central Smith County,

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, United States. It is located on

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, three miles north of Tyler. According to the ''Handbook of Texas'', in "...1892 Swan had a population of 200, ten fruit growers, a blacksmith, a carpenter, two doctors, a railroad agent, three schoolteachers, three cotton gins, a general store, and a sawmill." Swan is currently home to a long-standing popular motocross track. The community is part of the Tyler Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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* * Unincorporated communities in Smith County, Texas Unincorporated communities in Texas {{SmithCountyTX-geo-stub