Longview, Texas metropolitan area - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The Longview Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan area in Northeast

Northeast Texas

Northeast Texas is a region in the northeast corner of the U.S. state of Texas. It is geographically centered around two metropolitan areas strung along Interstate 20: Tyler in the west and Longview/Marshall to the east...

Texas

Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

that covers three counties - Gregg

Gregg County, Texas

There were 42,687 households out of which 33.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.00% were married couples living together, 13.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.50% were non-families. 26.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.50% had...

, Rusk

Rusk County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 47,372 people, 17,364 households, and 12,727 families residing in the county. The population density was 51 people per square mile . There were 19,867 housing units at an average density of 22 per square mile...

, and Upshur

Upshur County, Texas

As of the census of 2000, there were 35,291 people, 13,290 households, and 10,033 families residing in the county. The population density was 60 people per square mile . There were 14,930 housing units at an average density of 25 per square mile...

. As of the 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, the MSA had a population of 194,042 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 206,874). It is also part of the larger Longview-Marshall Combined Statistical Area.

Counties

Gregg
Gregg County, Texas
There were 42,687 households out of which 33.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.00% were married couples living together, 13.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.50% were non-families. 26.10% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.50% had...
Rusk
Rusk County, Texas
As of the census of 2000, there were 47,372 people, 17,364 households, and 12,727 families residing in the county. The population density was 51 people per square mile . There were 19,867 housing units at an average density of 22 per square mile...
Upshur
Upshur County, Texas
As of the census of 2000, there were 35,291 people, 13,290 households, and 10,033 families residing in the county. The population density was 60 people per square mile . There were 14,930 housing units at an average density of 25 per square mile...

Places with 10,000 to 25,000 people

Henderson
Henderson, Texas
Henderson is a city in Rusk County, Texas, United States. The population was 11,273 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Rusk County...
Kilgore
Kilgore, Texas
Kilgore is a city in Gregg and Rusk Counties in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Texas. It is the home of Kilgore College, and was also the childhood home of famous classical pianist Van Cliburn...

Places with 1,000 to 10,000 people

Big Sandy
Big Sandy, Texas
Big Sandy is a town in Upshur County, Texas, United States. As of the 2000 census, the town's population was 1,288. A lake of the same name is cut nearly in half by U.S. Highway 80, the main thoroughfare of Big Sandy....
Gilmer
Gilmer, Texas
Gilmer is also the name of a county in West Virginia.Gilmer is a town in and the county seat of Upshur County, Texas, United States. It is best known for being the birthplace of popular music singer Johnny Mathis. The population was 4,799 at the 2000 census...
Gladewater
Gladewater, Texas
Gladewater is a city in Gregg and Upshur Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 6,228 at the 2010 census. U.S. Highway 80 traverses the city....
Ore City
Ore City, Texas
Ore City is a city in Upshur County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,144 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Ore City is located at . It is situated approximately 13 miles northeast of Gilmer at the junction of U.S...
Overton
Overton, Texas
Overton is a city in Rusk and Smith Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 2,350 at the 2000 census.Overton lies in two counties as well as two metropolitan areas...

(partial)
Tatum
Tatum, Texas
Tatum is a city in Panola and Rusk Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 1,175 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Tatum is located at ....

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White Oak
White Oak, Texas
White Oak is a city in Gregg County, Texas, United States. The population was 6,469 at the 2010 census.-Geography:White Oak is located at ....

Places with 500 to 1,000 people

Clarksville City
Clarksville City, Texas
Clarksville City is a city in Gregg and Upshur Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 806 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Clarksville City is located at ....
East Mountain
East Mountain, Texas
East Mountain is a city in Upshur and Gregg County, Texas, United States. The population was 580 at the 2000 census.-Geography:East Mountain is located at ....
Easton
Easton, Texas
Easton is a city in Gregg and Rusk Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 524 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Easton is located at , mostly in Gregg County....
Lakeport
Lakeport, Texas
Lakeport is a city in Gregg County, Texas, United States. The population was 861 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Lakeport is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land....
Mount Enterprise
Mount Enterprise, Texas
Mount Enterprise is a city in Rusk County, Texas, United States. The population was 525 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Mount Enterprise is located at ....
New London
New London, Texas
New London is a city in Rusk County, Texas, United States. The population was 987 at the 2000 census.On March 18, 1937, the London School Explosion killed in excess of three hundred people...

Places with less than 500 people

Reklaw
Reklaw, Texas
Reklaw is a city in Cherokee and Rusk Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 327 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Reklaw is located at ....

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Union Grove
Union Grove, Texas
Union Grove is a city in Upshur County, Texas, United States. The population was 346 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Union Grove is located at ....
Warren City
Warren City, Texas
Warren City is a city in Gregg and Upshur Counties in the U.S. state of Texas. The population was 343 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Warren City is located at , mostly in Gregg County....

Unincorporated places

Concord
Diana
Diana, Texas
Diana is an unincorporated community in Upshur County, Texas, United States. The community is North of Longview and South of Ore City on highway 259....
Elderville
Joinerville
Joinerville, Texas
Joinerville is an unincorporated community in west Rusk County, Texas, United States.The West Rusk Independent School District serves area students.-External links:**...
Judson
Judson, Texas
Judson is an unincorporated community in Gregg County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had an estimated population of 650 in 2000...
Laird Hill
Laird Hill, Texas
Laird Hill is an unincorporated community in northwestern Rusk County, Texas, United States.The Leverett's Chapel Independent School District serves area students....
Laneville
Laneville, Texas
Laneville is an unincorporated community in Rusk County, Texas, United States.The Laneville Independent School District serves area students....
Leverett's Chapel
Leverett's Chapel, Texas
Leverett's Chapel is an unincorporated community in northwestern Rusk County, Texas, United States.The Leverett's Chapel Independent School District serves area students....
Liberty City
Liberty City, Texas
Liberty City is a census-designated place in Gregg County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,935 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Liberty City is located at ....
Price
Price, Texas
Price is an unincorporated community in west central Rusk County, Texas, United States.The Carlisle Independent School District serves area students....
Selman City
Selman City, Texas
Selman City is an unincorporated community in western Rusk County, Texas, United States. It lies along State Highway 64 west of the city of Henderson, the county seat of Rusk County. Its elevation is 407 feet . Although Selman City is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code...
Turnertown

Demographics

As of the census

Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

of 2000, there were 194,042 people, 73,341 households, and 52,427 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 75.71% White, 17.93% African American, 0.50% Native American, 0.48% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 4.02% from other races

Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...

, and 1.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.03% of the population.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $33,750 and the median income for a family was $40,220. Males had a median income of $31,786 versus $20,570 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...

for the MSA was $17,160.