Panola County, Texas

Panola County
	Panola County, Texas
	File:File:Carthage July 2017 09 (Panola County Courthouse).jpg The Panola County Courthouse in Carthage
	; Location in the state of Texas
	; Texas's location in the U.S.
Founded	1846
Seat	Carthage
Largest city	Carthage
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 821 sq mi (2,126 km²); 802 sq mi (2,077 km²); 20 sq mi (52 km²), 2.4
Population; - (2020); - Density	; 22,491 ;
Congressional district	1st
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	www.co.panola.tx.us

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Panola County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 22,491.^[1] The county seat is Carthage.^[2] Located in East Texas and originally developed for cotton plantations, the county's name is derived from a Choctaw word for cotton.

Until 2013, Panola County was one of about 30^[3] entirely dry counties in Texas: the sale of alcohol was restricted or prohibited.

History[]

Jonathon Anderson, a migrant from the United States and founder of Panola County, donated about 500 acres of land in the 1800s to get the county started.^[4] Panola County was formed in 1846 from sections of Harrison and Shelby counties. Developed for cotton plantations, it was named after a Choctaw/Chickasaw word for cotton. In the antebellum years, planters used enslaved African Americans as workers on their large plantations. After the Civil War, freedmen worked largely as tenant farmers and sharecroppers in this area.

Geography[]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 821 square miles (2,130 km²), of which 802 square miles (2,080 km²) are land and 20 square miles (52 km²) (2.4%) are covered by water.^[5]

Major highways[]

U.S. Highway 59
- Interstate 369 is currently under construction and will follow the current route of U.S. 59 in most places.
U.S. Highway 79
State Highway 43
State Highway 149
State Highway 315
Farm to Market Road 10
Farm to Market Road 31
Farm to Market Road 124
Farm to Market Road 1970

The TTC-69 component (recommended preferred) of the once-planned Trans-Texas Corridor went through Panola County.^[6]

Adjacent counties and parishes[]

Communities[]

Cities[]

Beckville
Carthage (county seat)
Tatum (mostly in Rusk County)

Town[]

Gary City

Unincorporated communities[]

Grand Bluff
Bethany (partly in Caddo Parish, LA)
Clayton
Corinth
Deadwood
DeBerry
Galloway
Long Branch
Midyett
Murvaul
Panola
Riderville

Ghost towns[]

Center Point
Mineral Springs

Demographics[]

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1850	3,871	—
1860	8,475	118.9%
1870	10,119	19.4%
1880	12,219	20.8%
1890	14,328	17.3%
1900	21,404	49.4%
1910	20,424	−4.6%
1920	21,755	6.5%
1930	24,063	10.6%
1940	22,513	−6.4%
1950	19,250	−14.5%
1960	16,870	−12.4%
1970	15,894	−5.8%
1980	20,724	30.4%
1990	22,035	6.3%
2000	22,756	3.3%
2010	23,796	4.6%
U.S. Decennial Census^[7] 1850–2010^[8] 2010–2020^[9]

**Demographic Profile of Panola County, Texas**
(*NH = Non-Hispanic*)
Race / Ethnicity	Pop 2010^[10]	Pop 2020^[9]	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	17,521	16,098	73.63%	71.58%
Black or African American alone (NH)	3,850	3,244	16.18%	14.42%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	84	96	0.35%	0.43%
Asian alone (NH)	72	99	0.30%	0.44%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	3	7	0.01%	0.03%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	24	26	0.10%	0.12%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)	272	731	1.14%	3.25%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,970	2,190	8.28%	9.74%
Total	23,796	22,491	100.00%	100.00%

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 can be of any race.

As of the census^[11] of 2000, 22,756 people, 8,821 households, and 6,395 families resided in the county. The population density was 28 people per square mile (11/km²). The 10,524 housing units averaged 13 per square mile (5/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 78.78% White, 17.67% Black or African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 1.87% from other races, and 1.07% from two or more races. About 3.5% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 8,821 households, 32.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.90% were married couples living together, 11.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.50% were not families; 25.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the county, the population was distributed as 25.20% under the age of 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 25.10% from 25 to 44, 24.60% from 45 to 64, and 15.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,909, and for a family was $37,595. Males had a median income of $31,333 versus $19,017 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,439. About 11.60% of families and 14.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.50% of those under age 18 and 16.10% of those age 65 or over.

Education[]

These school districts serve Panola County:

Beckville ISD
Carthage ISD
Elysian Fields ISD (mostly in Harrison County)
Gary ISD
Joaquin ISD (mostly in Shelby County)
Tatum ISD (mostly in Rusk County)
Tenaha ISD (mostly in Shelby County)

Panola College, a junior college, has operated in Carthage since 1947.

Notable residents[]

Tex Ritter, country music singer, born in Murvaul
Jim Reeves, country music singer, born in Galloway

Points of Interest[]

Texas Country Music Hall of Fame and Tex Ritter Museum is located in Carthage.

Politics[]

United States presidential election results for Panola County, Texas^[12]
Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party
Year	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2020	9,326	81.44%	2,057	17.96%	68	0.59%
2016	8,445	81.08%	1,835	17.62%	136	1.31%
2012	7,950	77.71%	2,211	21.61%	69	0.67%
2008	7,582	74.22%	2,586	25.31%	48	0.47%
2004	7,021	70.16%	2,958	29.56%	28	0.28%
2000	5,975	65.85%	3,011	33.18%	88	0.97%
1996	4,008	44.59%	4,168	46.37%	812	9.03%
1992	3,473	37.22%	3,950	42.33%	1,909	20.46%
1988	4,642	52.87%	4,123	46.96%	15	0.17%
1984	5,676	63.88%	3,179	35.78%	30	0.34%
1980	4,022	51.92%	3,637	46.95%	88	1.14%
1976	3,218	46.12%	3,731	53.48%	28	0.40%
1972	4,324	73.74%	1,511	25.77%	29	0.49%
1968	1,586	26.67%	1,711	28.77%	2,650	44.56%
1964	2,818	51.83%	2,608	47.97%	11	0.20%
1960	2,264	50.11%	2,187	48.41%	67	1.48%
1956	2,538	52.48%	2,225	46.01%	73	1.51%
1952	2,080	41.75%	2,897	58.15%	5	0.10%
1948	256	9.08%	1,751	62.14%	811	28.78%
1944	221	8.83%	2,106	84.17%	175	6.99%
1940	179	5.87%	2,871	94.07%	2	0.07%
1936	95	3.74%	2,425	95.36%	23	0.90%
1932	50	1.85%	2,630	97.08%	29	1.07%
1928	420	24.21%	1,312	75.62%	3	0.17%
1924	119	5.33%	2,088	93.51%	26	1.16%
1920	268	16.15%	1,086	65.46%	305	18.38%
1916	125	8.77%	1,228	86.12%	73	5.12%
1912	82	5.37%	1,203	78.78%	242	15.85%

References[]

^ "Panola County, Texas". https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US48365. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx.
^ "TABC Home Page" (in en). http://www.tabc.state.tx.us/local_option_elections/index.asp.
^ Handbook of Texas Online – PANOLA COUNTY
^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_48.txt.
^ TxDoT, TTC Section E, Detailed Maps 1 & 2, 2007-12-21 Archived 2009-02-07 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html.
^ "Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010". Texas Almanac. http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf.
^ ^a ^b "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Panola County, Texas". https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48365&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2.
^ "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Panola County, Texas". https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48365&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov.
^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS.

External links[]

Panola County government’s website
Panola County from the Handbook of Texas Online
Dry counties in Texas from the TABC

Template:Panola County, Texas

Coordinates: 32°10′N 94°19′W / 32.16, -94.31

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[1] "Panola County, Texas". https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US48365. Retrieved January 30, 2022.

[GR6-2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx.

[3] "TABC Home Page" (in en). http://www.tabc.state.tx.us/local_option_elections/index.asp.

[4] Handbook of Texas Online – PANOLA COUNTY

[GR1-5] "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_48.txt.

[6] TxDoT, TTC Section E, Detailed Maps 1 & 2, 2007-12-21 Archived 2009-02-07 at the Wayback Machine

[DecennialCensus-7] "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html.

[8] "Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010". Texas Almanac. http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf.

[2020CensusP2-9] "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Panola County, Texas". https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48365&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2.

[10] "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Panola County, Texas". https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48365&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2.

[GR8-11] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov.

[12] Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS.

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