Corsicana, Texas
| Corsicana, Texas | |
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The State National Bank building in Corsicana (built 1926)
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| Motto: "Live, work, play!" | |
 Location within Navarro County and Texas |
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| Coordinates: 32°5′33″N 96°28′10″W / 32.09250°N 96.46944°WCoordinates: 32°5′33″N 96°28′10″W / 32.09250°N 96.46944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Navarro |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Chuck McClanahan |
| • City Manager | Connie Standridge |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21.7 sq mi (56.2 km2) |
| • Land | 20.7 sq mi (53.7 km2) |
| • Water | 1.0 sq mi (2.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 443 ft (135 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 23,770 |
| • Density | 1,100/sq mi (420/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 75109, 75110, 75151 |
| Area code(s) | 903/430 |
| FIPS code | 48-17060 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1333395 |
| Website | City Website |
Corsicana is a city in Navarro County, Texas, United States. It is located on Interstate 45, some fifty-five miles (eighty-nine kilometers) south of downtown Dallas. The population was 23,770 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Navarro County.
Founded in 1848, Corsicana was named by José Antonio Navarro after the Mediterranean island of Corsica, the birthplace of his father, who died when Navarro and his many siblings were young. The first school opened shortly afterwards in 1849.
Women's groups have had a strong role throughout the history of the city, with one of the earliest efforts being the establishment of the Corsicana Female Literary Institute, a school which operated from 1857 through 1870. The first public library in Corsicana opened in 1901 by effort of the women's clubs of the city. A 1905 library gift by Andrew Carnegie gave the library a permanent home and its first full-time, professionally trained librarian. The library today is housed in a dedicated building downtown and boasts more than 52,283 books, 6,306 audio materials, 783 video materials, and 122 serial subscriptions.
The Corsicana Jewish community dates from 1871; while there are few Jewish residents of Corsicana today, the Historical Society has restored the 1898 Moorish Revival Temple Beth-El, Corsicana, now used as a community center.
The Corsicana YMCA was founded in 1884, and has grown with patron funding facilitated by local community leaders over 125 years, including in its earliest days George Taylor Jester (1847–1922), a wealthy dry goods and cotton distributor, banker, lieutenant governor of Texas (1895–1899), and the father of a later governor of Texas, Beauford H. Jester (1947–1949).
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