Nacogdoches County
| Nacogdoches County, Texas | |
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The Nacogdoches County Courthouse
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 Location in the U.S. state of Texas |
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 Texas's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1837 |
| Seat | Nacogdoches |
| Largest city | Nacogdoches |
| Area | |
| • Total | 981 sq mi (2,541 km2) |
| • Land | 947 sq mi (2,453 km2) |
| • Water | 35 sq mi (91 km2), 3.5% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 64,524 |
| • Density | 68/sq mi (26/km²) |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Nacogdoches County (/ˌnækəˈdoʊtʃᵻs/ NAK-ə-DOH-chiss) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 census, its population was 64,524. Its county seat is Nacogdoches. The county was created in 1826 as a municipality of Mexico and organized as a county in 1837.
The Nacogdoches, TX Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Nacogdoches County.
Nacogdoches hosts the Blueberry Festival the second Saturday in June. The county is the top blueberry producer in Texas and is headquarters for the Texas Blueberry Marketing Association. It recently tagged itself as the "Capital of the Texas Forest Country". The county is one of the first Texas Certified Retirement Communities.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 981 square miles (2,540 km2), of which 947 square miles (2,450 km2) is land and 35 square miles (91 km2) (3.5%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 59,203 people, 22,006 households, and 14,039 families residing in the county. The population density was 62 people per square mile (24/km²). There were 25,051 housing units at an average density of 26 per square mile (10/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 75.00% White, 16.74% Black or African American, 0.39% Native American, 0.70% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 5.70% from other races, and 1.41% from two or more races. 11.25% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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