Hemphill, Texas
| Hemphill, Texas | |
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 Location of Hemphill, Texas |
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| Coordinates: 31°20′33″N 93°51′18″W / 31.34250°N 93.85500°WCoordinates: 31°20′33″N 93°51′18″W / 31.34250°N 93.85500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Sabine |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.4 sq mi (6.3 km2) |
| • Land | 2.4 sq mi (6.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 279 ft (85 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,198 |
| • Density | 500/sq mi (190/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 75948 |
| Area code(s) | 409 |
| FIPS code | 48-33188 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1381990 |
Hemphill is a city in Sabine County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,198 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Sabine County. It is located on State Highway 87 at the junction of State Highway 184, and is surrounded by the Sabine National Forest and the Toledo Bend Reservoir.
Hemphill is located at 31°20′33″N 93°51′18″W / 31.34250°N 93.85500°W (31.342612, -93.854909).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.2 km2), of which, 2.4 square miles (6.2 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (1.66%) is water.
Hemphill is 484 miles (as the crow flies) from Hemphill County, Texas (which is in the northern Panhandle). This is the largest separation of a Texas city from a Texas county of the same name.
In 1858 the Sabine county voters elected to move the county seat from Milam to a more central part of the county. The following year, the plans for the town were laid down, with the post office opening as well. The Town was named after John Hemphill, an early Texas judge and legal scholar, and later a United States Senator.
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