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| "Located
in the
Heart of the PineyWoods" |
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| Angelina County is located in central East
Texas. The rolling, hilly East Texas county is covered with
thick pine forests, slow meandering rivers, and large lakes.
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| The first inhabitants of what is now Angelina County were
the Caddo Indians. The Spanish and French sent exploratory
expeditions into eastern Texas from the late 1600s through
the 1700s. In 1801 the first Spanish land deed was issued
to Vincente Michelli. By the 1820's, Anglo-American settlers
began to arrive in East Texas where they found plentiful game
and a long growing season. Angelina County was officially
created in 1846 from its northern neighbor, Nacogdoches County.
The name was derived from the legendary Indian maiden, Angelina,
who helped the early Spanish priests in their efforts to establish
Mission San Francisco de los Tejas. |
| The county encompasses over 864 square miles and is divided
into four voting precincts with a population of 79,270. Lufkin,
the county seat, has a population 34,425. Other town populations
include: Burke (402); Diboll (5,608); Hudson (3,061); Huntington
(2,156); Keltys (800); Pollok (300); Zavalla (864). |
| A large portion of Angelina County comprises 58,000 acres
of the timber lands of the Angelina National Forest. The pine
and hardwood timber from the National Forest and privately
owned land provides the major industries of the county with
the raw materials to run saw mills, paper mills, wood products
mills, and commercial printing plants. In addition, there
are two large foundries that manufacture oil-field pumping
units, iron and steel castings, and truck trailers. Angelina
County has a growing season of 244 days, with an altitude
of 129-406 and average rainfall of 38.9. The mild winters,
hot summers, and plentiful rainfall produce many agriculture
products such as poultry, beef, horses, hay, melons, peaches,
and pecans.* |
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| Ethnicity (1990 census)* |
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| White |
54,752 |
78.3% |
| Black |
10,731 |
15.4% |
| Hispanic |
6,072 |
8.7% |
| Other |
3,953 |
5.7% |
| Asian |
295 |
0.4% |
| Indian American |
153 |
0.2% |
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| Other Demographics (1997)* |
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| Population |
79,270 |
| Altitude |
139-406 ft. |
| Temp/Jan/Average |
37 degrees |
| Growing Season |
244 days |
| Annual Wages |
$824,900,228.00 |
| Retail Sales |
$710,236,057.00 |
| Area |
864.4 sq. mi. |
| Rainfall |
38.9 in. |
| Temp/July/Average |
93 degrees |
| Unemployment |
5.7% |
| Property Values |
$2,506,644,266.00 |
| Av. Weekly Wage |
$457.64 |
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| * Source: "Angelina County." Texas
Almanac, 2000-2001. The Dallas Morning News, 1999. |
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