Lufkin, Texas

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Lufkin is a city in Angelina County, Texas, United States. The population was 32,709 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Angelina County^GR6, and is situated in East Texas. The town is named for Abraham P. Lufkin, a cotton merchant and Galveston, Texas city councilman. Lufkin was the son-in-law of Paul Bremond, president of the Houston, East and West Texas Railway which developed the town.

Founded in 1882, Lufkin is home to Lufkin Industries, which manufactures and services oil field equipment, power transmissions, and highway trailers. It is also a leading supplier of creosote.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Transportation
4 Education
5 Points of interest
6 External links

[edit] Geography

Lufkin is located at 31°20′13″N, 94°43′49″W (31.336874, -94.730374)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 69.5 km² (26.8 mi²). 69.2 km² (26.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.48%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 32,709 people, 12,247 households, and 8,364 families residing in the city. The population density was 473.0/km² (1,225.1/mi²). There were 13,402 housing units at an average density of 193.8/km² (502.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 59.92% White, 26.58% African American, 0.26% Native American, 1.38% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 10.31% from other races, and 1.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17.59% of the population.

There were 12,247 households out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.4% were married couples living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.0% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 88.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,989, and the median income for a family was $40,591. Males had a median income of $30,922 versus $20,008 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,613. About 15.0% of families and 18.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.4% of those under age 18 and 12.6% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Transportation

Lufkin is served by the following U.S. Highways: U.S. 69 and U.S. 59.

Texas State Highway 103 serves Lufkin.

Lufkin will be served by the extension to Interstate 69 which is planned to run from Canadian border at Port Huron, Michigan to the Texas/Mexico border.

General Aviation service is provided by Angelina County Airport.

Lufkin is served by a trolley system.

[edit] Education

Almost all of Lufkin is served by the Lufkin Independent School District. All Lufkin ISD students attend Lufkin High School.

A few small sections in the west are within the Hudson Independent School District.

Angelina College serves the Lufkin area. Stephen F. Austin State University is located in nearby Nacogdoches.

The Kurth Memorial Library is in Lufkin [1].

[edit] Points of interest

AZA Accredited Ellen Trout Zoo

Top Rated Crown Colony Country Club Golf Course

Lufkin Industries

Texas Forestry Museum

Museum of East Texas

[edit] External links

City of Lufkin
Lufkin Police
Lufkin Parks
Lufkin Industries
Handbook of Texas Online article about Lufkin
KFOX 95.5 Radio
Texas Bible College
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