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Quitman is a city and the county seat of Wood County, Texas, United States. [5] Its population was 1,942 at the 2020 census. The city was named for John A. Quitman , a veteran of the Mexican–American War , and once governor of Mississippi .
Wood County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race. Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000 [14] Pop 2010 [12] Pop 2020 [13] % 2000 % 2010 ...
At the 2010 census, Texas had a population of 25.1 million—an increase of 4.3 million since the year 2000, involving an increase in population in all three subcategories of population growth: natural increase (births minus deaths), net immigration, and net migration. Texas added almost 4 million people between the 2010 and 2020 census'. [9]
Texas’ population grew by 4.7% from April 2020 to July 2023, according to Census data evaluated by the center, which created several maps to illustrate the percent change of county populations ...
A post office was established in 1886, with Albert Warren as postmaster. In 1887, a new railroad depot was built at Fort Hancock, and by 1890, a town had grown up around it and had a population of 200, a general store, a hotel, and a meat market. By 1914, the population of the town had dropped to 50, though by 1940, it had increased to 500. [5]
Hawkins advertises itself as the home of Jarvis Christian University and the "Pancake Capital of Texas" because it was the home of Lillian Richard, an African-American actress who portrayed "Aunt Jemima" for the Quaker Oats Company from 1925 to 1947. Hawkins is a city in Wood County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,274 at the 2020 ...
Possum Trot is a small unincorporated community in southeastern Shelby County, Texas, United States, near the city of Huxley and the Louisiana border. [1] Originally settled by small farmers in the late 19th century, [1] Possum Trot's current residents are "mostly working-class African-Americans".
Yantis is a town in Wood County, Texas, United States. The population was 405 at the 2020 census. The town is surrounded on three sides by Lake Fork Reservoir. It is located at the intersection of State Highway 154 and Farm to Market Road 17 approximately 12 miles north of the county seat of Quitman in northwestern Wood County. [4]