Tyler County, Texas

Tyler County
	Tyler County, Texas
	The Tyler County Courthouse in Woodville
	; Location in the state of Texas
	; Texas's location in the U.S.
Founded	1846
Named for	John Tyler
Seat	Woodville
Largest town	Woodville
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 936 sq mi (2,424 km²); 925 sq mi (2,396 km²); 11 sq mi (28 km²), 1.2
Population; - (2020); - Density	; 19,798 ;
Congressional district	36th
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	www.co.tyler.tx.us

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Tyler County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is in East Texas and its seat is Woodville.^[1]

As of the 2020 census, its population was 19,798.^[2]

Tyler County is named for John Tyler, the 10th President of the United States.^[3] Despite its name, Tyler County does not contain the city of Tyler, Texas; the latter is located about 140 miles to the north in Smith County.

Geography[]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 936 square miles (2,420 km²), of which 925 square miles (2,400 km²) are land and 11 square miles (28 km²) (1.2%) are covered by water.^[4]

Major highways[]

U.S. Highway 69
U.S. Highway 190
U.S. Highway 287
Recreational Road 255

Adjacent counties[]

Angelina County (north)
Jasper County (east)
Hardin County (south)
Polk County (west)

National protected area[]

Big Thicket National Preserve (part)

Demographics[]

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1850	1,894	—
1860	4,525	138.9%
1870	5,010	10.7%
1880	5,825	16.3%
1890	10,877	86.7%
1900	11,899	9.4%
1910	10,250	−13.9%
1920	10,415	1.6%
1930	11,448	9.9%
1940	11,948	4.4%
1950	11,292	−5.5%
1960	10,666	−5.5%
1970	12,417	16.4%
1980	16,223	30.7%
1990	16,646	2.6%
2000	20,871	25.4%
2010	21,766	4.3%
U.S. Decennial Census^[5] 1850–2010^[6] 2010^[7] 2020^[8]

**Tyler County, Texas - Demographic Profile**
(*NH = Non-Hispanic*)
Race / Ethnicity	Pop 2010^[7]	Pop 2020^[8]	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	17,507	15,302	80.43%	77.29%
Black or African American alone (NH)	2,376	2,040	10.92%	10.30%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	104	111	0.48%	0.56%
Asian alone (NH)	49	97	0.23%	0.49%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	6	3	0.03%	0.02%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	19	47	0.09%	0.24%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)	218	678	1.00%	3.42%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,487	1,520	6.83%	7.68%
Total	21,766	19,798	100.00%	100.00%

Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

As of the census^[9] of 2000, 20,871 people, 7,775 households, and 5,675 families resided in the county. The population density was 23 people per square mile (9/km²). The 10,419 housing units averaged 11 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 84.0% White, 12.0% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 2.52% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. About 3.6% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 7,775 households, 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.1% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were not families. About 24.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.5 and the average family size was 2.9.

In the county, the population was distributed as 23.2% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.2 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,808, and for a family was $35,195. Males had a median income of $31,797 versus $19,594 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,367. About 12.6% of families and 15.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.0% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.

Communities[]

Cities[]

Colmesneil
Ivanhoe
Woodville (county seat)

Towns[]

Chester

Census-designated places[]

Warren
Wildwood (partly in Hardin County)

Unincorporated areas[]

Doucette
Fred
Hillister
Spurger

Politics[]

United States Congress[]

Senators		Name	Party	First Elected	Level
	Senate Class 1	John Cornyn	Republican	2002	Senior Senator
	Senate Class 2	Ted Cruz	Republican	2012	Junior Senator
Representatives		Name	Party	First Elected	Area(s) of Tyler County Represented
	District 36	Brian Babin	Republican	New district created with 2010 census. First elected 2014.	Entire county

United States presidential election results for Tyler County, Texas^[10]
Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party
Year	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2020	8,194	84.82%	1,403	14.52%	63	0.65%
2016	6,624	82.63%	1,248	15.57%	144	1.80%
2012	5,910	77.21%	1,668	21.79%	76	0.99%
2008	5,644	71.35%	2,166	27.38%	100	1.26%
2004	5,043	65.11%	2,659	34.33%	43	0.56%
2000	4,236	59.53%	2,775	39.00%	105	1.48%
1996	2,804	41.11%	3,340	48.97%	677	9.93%
1992	2,357	32.02%	3,465	47.08%	1,538	20.90%
1988	3,070	42.10%	4,198	57.57%	24	0.33%
1984	3,638	53.62%	3,119	45.97%	28	0.41%
1980	2,545	41.08%	3,540	57.14%	110	1.78%
1976	1,965	36.95%	3,322	62.47%	31	0.58%
1972	2,955	68.88%	1,321	30.79%	14	0.33%
1968	1,120	29.58%	1,204	31.80%	1,462	38.62%
1964	1,216	40.04%	1,818	59.86%	3	0.10%
1960	1,401	52.75%	1,242	46.76%	13	0.49%
1956	1,734	68.24%	797	31.37%	10	0.39%
1952	1,466	52.92%	1,304	47.08%	0	0.00%
1948	177	11.41%	895	57.70%	479	30.88%
1944	219	15.41%	1,037	72.98%	165	11.61%
1940	228	14.65%	1,326	85.22%	2	0.13%
1936	116	9.73%	1,076	90.27%	0	0.00%
1932	44	2.94%	1,450	96.99%	1	0.07%
1928	298	30.88%	666	69.02%	1	0.10%
1924	90	8.62%	929	88.98%	25	2.39%
1920	115	8.26%	1,066	76.53%	212	15.22%
1916	24	3.48%	635	92.03%	31	4.49%
1912	32	4.88%	534	81.40%	90	13.72%

Education[]

School districts:

Chester Independent School District
Colmesneil Independent School District
Spurger Independent School District
Warren Independent School District
Woodville Independent School District

The county is in the service area of Angelina College.^[11]

References[]

^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx.
^ "Tyler County, Texas". https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US48457. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
^ TSHA Online: Tyler County, Texas, accessed January 2019.
^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_48.txt.
^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html.
^ "Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010". Texas Almanac. http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf.
^ ^a ^b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Tyler County, Texas". https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48457&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2.
^ ^a ^b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Tyler County, Texas". https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48457&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov.
^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS.
^ Texas Education Code, Sec. 130.165. ANGELINA COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA..

External links[]

Tyler County government's website
Tyler County from the Handbook of Texas Online
Tyler County, TXGenWeb Focuses on genealogical research in Tyler County.
Dry counties in Texas
Tyler County Airport

Template:Tyler County, Texas

Coordinates: 30°46′N 94°23′W / 30.77, -94.38

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[GR6-1] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx.

[2] "Tyler County, Texas". https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US48457. Retrieved February 23, 2021.

[3] TSHA Online: Tyler County, Texas, accessed January 2019.

[GR1-4] "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_48.txt.

[DecennialCensus-5] "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html.

[6] "Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010". Texas Almanac. http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf.

[2010CensusP2-7] "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Tyler County, Texas". https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48457&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2.

[2020CensusP2-8] "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Tyler County, Texas". https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48457&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2.

[GR8-9] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov.

[10] Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS.

[11] Texas Education Code, Sec. 130.165. ANGELINA COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA..

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