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Nacogdoches County
Nacogdoches County
County
	The Nacogdoches County Courthouse
	Location within the U.S. state of Texas
	Texas's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 31°37′N 94°37′W / 31.61°N 94.61°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	1837
Named for	Nacogdoche people
Seat	Nacogdoches
Largest city	Nacogdoches
Area
• Total	981 sq mi (2,540 km2)
• Land	947 sq mi (2,450 km2)
• Water	35 sq mi (90 km2) 3.5%
Population (2020)
• Total	64,653
• Density	66/sq mi (25/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	17th
Website	www.co.nacogdoches.tx.us

Nacogdoches County (/ˌnækəˈdoʊtʃɪs/ NAK-ə-DOH-chiss) is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 64,653.^[1] Its county seat is Nacogdoches.^[2]

The Nacogdoches, Texas micropolitan statistical area includes all of Nacogdoches County.

Nacogdoches hosts the Blueberry Festival in June. The county is the top blueberry producer in Texas and is headquarters for the Texas Blueberry Marketing Association. It tagged itself as the "Capital of the Texas Forest Country".^[3]^{[importance?]}

History

The county was created in 1826 as a municipality of Mexico and organized as a county in 1837.^[4]^[5]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 981 square miles (2,540 km²), of which 35 square miles (91 km²) (3.5%) are covered by water.^[6]

Adjacent counties

Rusk County (north)
Shelby County (northeast)
San Augustine County (southeast)
Angelina County (south)
Cherokee County (west)

National protected area

Angelina National Forest (part)

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1850	5,193	—
1860	8,292	59.7%
1870	9,614	15.9%
1880	11,590	20.6%
1890	15,984	37.9%
1900	24,663	54.3%
1910	27,406	11.1%
1920	28,457	3.8%
1930	30,290	6.4%
1940	35,392	16.8%
1950	30,326	−14.3%
1960	28,046	−7.5%
1970	36,362	29.7%
1980	46,786	28.7%
1990	54,753	17.0%
2000	59,203	8.1%
2010	64,524	9.0%
2020	64,653	0.2%
U.S. Decennial Census^[7] 1850–2010^[8] 2010^[9] 2020^[10]

**Nacogdoches 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^[11]	Pop 2010^[9]	Pop 2020^[10]	% 2000	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	41,620	39,699	37,158	70.30%	61.53%	57.47%
Black or African American alone (NH)	9,815	11,573	10,567	16.58%	17.94%	16.34%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	169	230	191	0.29%	0.36%	0.30%
Asian alone (NH)	398	775	760	0.67%	1.20%	1.18%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	23	15	10	0.04%	0.02%	0.02%
Other race alone (NH)	25	54	190	0.04%	0.08%	0.29%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	493	822	2,180	0.83%	1.27%	3.37%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,660	11,356	13,597	11.25%	17.60%	21.03%
Total	59,203	64,524	64,653	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

As of the census^[12] of 2000, 59,203 people, 22,006 households, and 14,039 families resided in the county. The population density was 62 people per square mile (24 people/km²). The 25,051 housing units had an average density of 26 units per square mile (10 units/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 75.00% White, 16.74% 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. About 11.25% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos of any race.

Of the 22,006 households, 30.5% had children under 18 living with them, 48.3% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were not families. About 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.49, and the average family size was 3.08.

In the county, the age distribution was 24.0% under the age of 18, 20.0% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.00 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 89.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,301, and for a family was $38,347. Males had a median income of $29,502 versus $21,422 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,437. About 15.50% of families and 23.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.10% of those under 18 and 13.90% of those 65 or over.

Transportation

Bus

Greyhound Lines operates the Nacogdoches Station at the Kerrville Bus Company station in Nacogdoches.^[13]

Major highways

U.S. Highway 59
- Interstate 69 is currently under construction and will follow the current route of U.S. 59 in most places.
U.S. Highway 259
State Highway 7
State Highway 21
State Highway 103
State Highway 204
Farm to Market Road 95
Farm to Market Road 225
Farm to Market Road 226

Communities

Cities

Appleby
Chireno
Cushing
Garrison
Nacogdoches (county seat and largest municipality)

Census-designated place

Redfield

Unincorporated communities

Education

School districts:^[14]

The county is in the district for Angelina College.^[15]

Etoile Independent School District, which formerly served parts of the county,^[16] merged into Woden ISD in 2022.^[17]

Notable residents

Clint Dempsey, professional soccer player
John H. Hannah Jr. - U.S. District Court judge
Ron Raines, actor

Politics

United States presidential election results for Nacogdoches County, Texas^[18]
Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party(ies)
Year	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2024	17,575	68.96%	7,690	30.17%	221	0.87%
2020	17,378	64.88%	9,000	33.60%	407	1.52%
2016	14,771	65.29%	6,846	30.26%	1,005	4.44%
2012	13,925	67.42%	6,465	31.30%	263	1.27%
2008	14,828	63.39%	8,393	35.88%	170	0.73%
2004	14,160	65.96%	7,152	33.32%	154	0.72%
2000	13,145	66.39%	6,204	31.33%	450	2.27%
1996	10,361	53.25%	7,641	39.27%	1,456	7.48%
1992	9,864	45.58%	6,937	32.05%	4,842	22.37%
1988	11,767	62.32%	6,886	36.47%	230	1.22%
1984	13,063	69.44%	5,694	30.27%	55	0.29%
1980	8,626	56.94%	5,981	39.48%	543	3.58%
1976	7,315	51.73%	6,697	47.36%	129	0.91%
1972	8,757	70.41%	3,656	29.40%	24	0.19%
1968	3,235	32.74%	3,449	34.91%	3,196	32.35%
1964	2,976	39.58%	4,524	60.17%	19	0.25%
1960	3,042	45.19%	3,522	52.32%	168	2.50%
1956	3,285	53.28%	2,855	46.31%	25	0.41%
1952	2,891	44.84%	3,556	55.16%	0	0.00%
1948	833	18.37%	3,195	70.47%	506	11.16%
1944	319	7.63%	3,226	77.14%	637	15.23%
1940	440	8.10%	4,988	91.83%	4	0.07%
1936	209	4.87%	4,075	95.01%	5	0.12%
1932	117	3.14%	3,603	96.70%	6	0.16%
1928	822	30.41%	1,879	69.52%	2	0.07%
1924	204	5.56%	3,418	93.16%	47	1.28%
1920	238	8.73%	1,794	65.79%	695	25.49%
1916	92	4.60%	1,766	88.21%	144	7.19%
1912	94	4.48%	1,614	77.00%	388	18.51%