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CBSAs are delineated on the basis of a central contiguous area of relatively high population density, known as an urban area. The counties containing the core urban area are known as the "central counties" of the CBSA; these are defined as having at least 50% of their population living in urban areas of at least 10,000 in population. [8]
Gregg County is a county located in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Texas.As of the 2020 census, its population was 124,239. [2] Its county seat is Longview. [3] The county is named after John Gregg, a Confederate general killed in action during the American Civil War.
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2017 ($1,000) 2,320 Total retail sales, 2017 ($1,000) 62,223 Total retail sales per capita, 2017: $12,639.00 Transportation: Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2016-2020: 17.4 Income and Poverty: Median household income (in 2020 dollars), 2016-2020: $50,198.00 Per ...
Orange is a city in and the county seat of Orange County, Texas, United States. [6] The population was 19,324 at the 2020 census. [4] It is the easternmost city in Texas, located on the Sabine River at the border with Louisiana, and is 113 miles (182 km) from Houston. Orange is part of the Beaumont−Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The Texas Legislature established Yoakum County from Bexar County in 1876. The county was organized in 1907, and Plains became the county seat. In 1900, the area had only 26 residents. One ranch in the county that year was devoted to cattle, rather than crops. [10] Sale of state land after 1900 brought an increase in population.
A 1727 Spanish map records them living in the area. [5] The first declaration of independence for the Republic of Texas was signed in Goliad on December 20, 1835, although the formal declaration was made by the Convention of 1836 at Washington-on-the-Brazos. Goliad County was the site of two battles in the Texas Revolution.
March 2 – Texas joins the Confederate States of America. 1866–1876 The Sutton–Taylor feud, which involves outlaw John Wesley Hardin, and is reportedly the bloodiest and longest in Texas history. Hardin's men are known to have stayed in the community of Pilgrim. [17] [18] 1870, March 30 – The United States Congress readmits Texas into ...
Along with Houston and Sugar Land, Plano has one of Texas's major concentrations of Chinese Americans. [27] According to the 2010 U.S. census , there were 14,500 ethnic Chinese in Plano. Of cities with 250,000 or more residents, Plano has the sixth-largest percentage of ethnic Chinese, making up 5.2% of the city's population.