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Tyler is a city in and the county seat of Smith County, Texas, United States. [5] As of 2020, the population is 105,995. [3] Tyler was the 38th most populous city in Texas (as well as the most populous in Northeast Texas) and 289th in the United States.
The Tyler metropolitan area, or Greater Tyler area centered on the city of Tyler, Texas, is one of the largest Texan metropolitan areas in East Texas. It had a combined population of 216,080 according to the 2010 U.S. census, and 233,479 in 2020. The Tyler metropolitan area encompasses all of Smith County.
The school was named Tyler High School from 1880 until 1958; and in 1958 the name was changed to John Tyler High School, named after the 10th President of the United States. [2] In 2020, the Tyler I. S. D. school board unanimously voted to change the name of the High School from John Tyler High back to Tyler High. [2] [4] [5]
Smith County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas.As of the 2020 census, its population was 233,479. [1] Its county seat is Tyler. [2] Smith County is named for James Smith, a general during the Texas Revolution.
Tyler Independent School District is an independent school district based in Tyler, Texas . In addition to serving most of Tyler, the district serves the city of Noonday and rural areas in west central Smith County. Notable alumni include Earl Campbell and Sandy Duncan (Tyler Legacy High).
1895 – Robert Henson Hillard (4 March 1869 – 29 October 1895), accused of raping and murdering 23-year-old Rebecca Bell (née Rebecca Kinsey; 1872–1895), wife of Leonard Bell (1870–1900), was lynched – burned alive for 50 minutes – while 7,000 to 12,000 spectators watched; he was initially identified as Jim King [11]
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The school was founded in 1997 by Steve Dement with thirty-one students in middle school. The boarding school began soon after in 2003. Today the school exists on 280 acres (110 ha) with over 760 students from East Texas and around the world with 30 countries represented among its student population.