Carthage, TX
| Carthage, Texas | |
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| City of Carthage | |
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The historic Hawthorn-Clabaugh-Patterson House is now the location of the Carthage Chamber of Commerce.
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| Motto: "Country at its best!" | |
 Location of Carthage, Texas |
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| Coordinates: 32°9′23″N 94°20′32″W / 32.15639°N 94.34222°WCoordinates: 32°9′23″N 94°20′32″W / 32.15639°N 94.34222°W | |
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 United States
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| State |
 Texas
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| County | Panola |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.5 sq mi (27.3 km2) |
| • Land | 10.5 sq mi (27.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 312 ft (95 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 6,779 |
| • Density | 650/sq mi (250/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 75633 |
| Area code(s) | 903 Exchanges: 265.690,693,694 |
| FIPS code | 48-13108 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1353900 |
Carthage is a city in Panola County, Texas, United States. This city is one hundred and fifty miles southeast of Dallas. The population was 6,779 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Panola County, and is situated in East Texas near the Louisiana state line.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Carthage has a total area of 10.5 square miles (27 km2), of which 10.5 square miles (27 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (0.4%) is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 6,779 people, 2,628 households, and 1,745 families residing in the city. The population density was 645.6 people per square mile (249.2/km²). There were 2,909 housing units at an average density of 277.0 per square mile (106.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 69.5% White, 21.1% African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 6.5% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.0% of the population.
There were 2,628 households out of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.6% were married couples living together, 16.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.6% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.04.
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