Editing Carthage, Texas

{{short description|City in and county seat of Panola County, Texas, United States}}
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| population_total         = 6569
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| postal_code              = 75633
| area_code                = [[Area codes 903 and 430|903, 430]]
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'''Carthage''' is a [[city]] in and the [[county seat]] of [[Panola County, Texas|Panola County]], [[Texas]], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|archive-date=2011-05-31|url-status=dead|access-date=2011-06-07}}</ref> The city is situated in deep [[East Texas]], 20 miles west of the [[Louisiana]] state line. Its population was 6,569 at the 2020 census.

==History==
[[Image:Carthage, TX, sign IMG 2912.JPG|thumb|200px|left|Carthage welcome sign]]
Carthage was founded in 1847, two years after Texas was admitted to the United States. During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], men from Carthage and Panola County served as Confederate soldiers. African-American resident [[Milton M. Holland]], formerly enslaved, served as a Union sergeant and earned a [[Medal of Honor]].<ref name="Texas Almanac"/>

Carthage, Mississippi was established in 1834, and became the county seat. The Harris family were early settlers, and named the town after their former home of Carthage, Tennessee. When Carthage, Texas established in 1848, it was named after Carthage, Mississippi.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History Hunt Clues |url=https://www.carthagetexas.us/community/dodransbicentennial_gala/history_clues.php#:~:text=HISTORY%20HUNT%20HINT%20#2,%20TUESDAY,%20OCTOBER%2010,%202023:&text=Jonathan%20Anderson,%20who%20owned%20the,in%20honor%20of%20Carthage,%20Mississippi. |access-date=2025-04-18 |website=www.carthagetexas.us |language=en}}</ref>

After the Civil War, population growth was slow, but large amounts of cotton, corn, sweet potatoes, oats, and sugarcane were produced in the county. The city began to expand in 1888 when a railroad reached Carthage, along with telegraph and telephone lines.<ref>{{cite book|last1=O'Neal|first1=Bill|title=Images of America: Carthage|date=2009|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|isbn=978-0-7385-7112-6|pages=7–8}}</ref>

During the [[Great Depression]], a [[gas field]] was discovered near Carthage. After [[World War II]], this gas field was developed and proved to be the largest in the United States. The city flourished, with the population increasing from about 1,300 to 5,000. During this period, a courthouse and a high school were built. In 1947 [[Panola College|Panola County Junior College]] was established in Carthage and founded [[KGAS (AM)|KGAS-AM 1590]] which began broadcasting in 1955.

As a result of 19.6% population growth between 1970 and 1980, documented by U.S. Decennial Census; Panola General Hospital was established in 1997. Today the ETMC Carthage operates a 24-hour emergency department which is designated a Level IV trauma center by the state of Texas.<ref>{{cite web|title=ETMC Carthage - ETMC|url=https://www.etmc.org/location/etmc-carthage/|website=ETMC|access-date=2017-10-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021004029/https://www.etmc.org/location/etmc-carthage/|archive-date=2017-10-21|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On August 22, 1998 the [[Tex Ritter]] Museum in Carthage was the site for the grand opening of the [[Texas Country Music Hall of Fame]], honoring those who have made outstanding contributions to [[country music]] and born in the state of Texas.

On September 16, 1998 [[KGAS-FM]] began broadcasting a [[country music]] format in Carthage, and was featured in [[Bernie (2011 film)|"Bernie"]], the 2011 American [[Biographical film|biographical]] [[black comedy]] [[crime film]] directed by [[Richard Linklater]].

=== 1996 murder of Marjorie Nugent ===
[[File:Carthage July 2017 10 (Central Baptist Church).jpg|thumb|left|Central [[Baptist]] Church in downtown Carthage]]
After losing her husband, widow Marjorie Nugent, an 81-year-old resident of Carthage, became friends with Bernie Tiede, the assistant funeral director in town. In late 1996, townspeople did not see her, but thought perhaps she had moved to join her out-of-town family. When the family could not reach her, they filed a missing-person's report. Nine months after her death, her friend and companion, 39-year-old [[Bernie Tiede]], was brought in for questioning by police and confessed to killing her. He claimed she had emotionally abused him.<ref name="perry"/><ref name="hollandsworth">{{cite news|last=Hollandsworth|first=Skip|title=Midnight in the Garden of East Texas|url=http://www.texasmonthly.com/the-culture/midnight-in-the-garden-of-east-texas/|work=Texas Monthly|date=January 1998|access-date=April 5, 2016}}</ref>

He shot her four times in the back with a .22 rifle in November 1996. A mortician, he cleaned her body and placed it in a freezer in her house, where it was not discovered until 1997. Tiede continued his community activities for several months after her death. He was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison. After a ''habeas corpus'' challenge, he was paroled on a $10,000 bond in 2014, but in 2016, Tiede had a resentencing hearing, and was sentenced to 99 years to life.<ref name="perry"/><ref name="hollandsworth"/>

Panola County District Attorney Danny Buck Davidson said initially that few in the community questioned no longer seeing the elderly woman. He said, "That's what you do when you're a con guy and you move in. He had her cut all ties, so ultimately the only person she had to rely on was him. Mrs. Nugent was a human being. She didn't deserve her fate at the hands of Bernie." Tiede apparently killed the wealthy woman to get control of her money, spending an estimated $3 million of Nugent's $10 million. Davidson said Tiede used some of it for philanthropy: "He sent people to college. He donated to musicals, plays and bought instruments at the college. That was all done with Mrs. Nugent's money. After she was in the freezer, he really jumped out there as a benefactor."<ref name="perry">{{cite web|last1=Perry|first1=Ryan|title=The Killer Inside Him: The Bernie Tiede Story|url=https://www.behance.net/gallery/15720439/The-Killer-Inside-Him-The-Bernie-Tiede-Story|website=Behance}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Carthage has a total area of {{convert|10.5|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|10.5|sqmi|km2}} are land and {{convert|0.04|sqmi|km2}} (0.4%) is covered by water.

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.  According to the [[Köppen climate classification]], Carthage has a [[humid subtropical climate]], ''Cfa'' on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=5116&cityname=Carthage%2C+Texas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Carthage, Texas]</ref>

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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 290
|1890= 554
|1920= 1366
|1930= 1651
|1940= 2178
|1950= 4750
|1960= 5262
|1970= 5392
|1980= 6447
|1990= 6496
|2000= 6664
|2010= 6779
|2020= 6569
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Carthage racial composition as of 2020'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4813108&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-25 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><br> (NH = Non-Hispanic){{efn|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.<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Hispanic Population and its Origin |url=https://www.census.gov/topics/population/hispanic-origin/about.html |website=www.census.gov |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|3,990
|60.74%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|1,271
|19.35%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|22
|0.33%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|57
|0.87%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|2
|0.03%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|9
|0.14%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|208
|3.17%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|1,010
|15.38%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''6,569'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 6,569 people, 2,550 households, and 1,739 families residing in the city.

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2010, 6,779 people, 2,628 households, and 1,745 families resided in the city. The [[population density]] was 645.6 people per mi<sup>2</sup> (249.2/km{{sup|2}}). The 2,909 housing units averaged 277.0 per mi<sup>2</sup> (106.9/km{{sup|2}}). The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the city was 69.5% White, 21.1% African American, 0.5% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 6.5% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 11.0% of the population.

Of the 2,628 households, 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.6% were married couples living together, 16.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.6% were not families. About 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the city, the age distribution was 24.6% under 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 or older. The median age was 35.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.8 males.

As of the 2000 Census, the [[median income]] for a household in the city was $31,822, and for a family was $37,031. Males had a median income of $33,080 versus $21,473 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,332. About 11.8% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.2% of those under age 18 and 12.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Culture and arts==
[[File:Carthage July 2017 17 (Texas Country Music Hall of Fame).jpg|thumb|[[Texas Country Music Hall of Fame]]]]
The [[Texas Country Music Hall of Fame]] is located in Carthage, which also houses the [[Tex Ritter]] Museum. The [[Jim Reeves]] Memorial is located on the outskirts of Carthage, east on [[U.S. Route 79|U.S. 79]]. Reeves and Ritter were from the nearby [[unincorporated area|unincorporated communities]] of Galloway and [[Murvaul, Texas|Murvaul]], respectively.

==Education==
The City of Carthage is entirely within the [[Carthage Independent School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48365_panola/DC20SD_C48365.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Panola County, TX|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-11-27}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48365_panola/DC20SD_C48365_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

The city also has the two-year [[community college]] of [[Panola College]] located adjacent Carthage City Hall.

All of Panola County is in the service area of Panola College.<ref>[https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Texas Education Code, Sec. 130.194.  PANOLA COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.]</ref>

==Media==
Carthage is served by two local radio stations: [[KGAS (AM)|KGAS 1590 AM]] and [[KGAS-FM|KGAS 104.3 FM]], and by a local newspaper, ''The Panola Watchman''. The nearest media market of notable size is in nearby [[Shreveport, Louisiana]].

== Transportation ==
=== Roads ===

==== U.S Highways ====
* {{jct|state=TX|US|59|name1=Southeast and Northeast Loop}}, runs north to south through Carthage. To the north, US Highway 59 goes through [[Marshall, Texas|Marshall]]. To the south, US Highway 59 goes through [[Tenaha, Texas|Tenaha]].
* {{jct|state=TX|US|79}}, runs east to west through Carthage. To the east, US Highway 79 goes through [[DeBerry, Texas|DeBerry]] and to the west the highway goes through [[Henderson, Texas|Henderson]].<ref name=":0">[https://www.txdot.gov/content/dam/docs/maps/city/travel-map-texas.pdf Texas Official Travel Map]</ref>
==== State Highways ====
* {{jct|state=TX|SH|149}}, runs around the west side of Carthage. To the north, Texas State Highway 149 runs through [[Beckville, Texas|Beckville]] and to [[Longview, Texas|Longview]].
* {{jct|state=TX|SH|315}}, runs northeast to southwest through Carthage. To the southwest, Texas State Highway 315 runs [[Clayton, Texas|Clayton]] to [[Mount Enterprise, Texas|Mount Enterprise]].<ref name=":0" />
* {{jct|state=TX|Loop|436}}, runs around the west side of Carthage and goes parallel to part of State Highway 149. Goes from US 59 just north of Carthage to US 59 just south of Carthage.<ref>{{Cite web |title=STATE HIGHWAY LOOP NO. 436 |url=https://www.dot.state.tx.us/tpp/hwy/sl/sl0436.htm |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=www.dot.state.tx.us}}</ref>
==== Farm to Market Roads ====
* {{jct|state=TX|FM|699}}, runs south to north to Carthage. To the south, Farm to Market Road 699 goes through [[Old Center, Texas|Old Center]].
* {{jct|state=TX|FM|10}}, runs south to north to Carthage. To the south, Farm to Market Road 10 goes through [[Gary City, Texas|Gary City]].<ref name=":0" />


==Notable people==
* [[John Booty]] is an American former football defensive back in the [[National Football League]]
* [[Jacke Davis]] was an American [[professional baseball]] [[outfielder]]
* [[Milton M. Holland]] was born the son of a [[slave|slave owner]] but became the first native Texan to be awarded the [[Medal of Honor]]<ref name="Texas Almanac">{{cite web|url=http://texasalmanac.com/topics/history/black-soldier-was-first-native-texan-receive-medal-honor|access-date=3 January 2018|website=[[Texas Almanac]]|title=BLACK SOLDIER WAS FIRST NATIVE TEXAN TO RECEIVE MEDAL OF HONOR|publisher=[[Texas State Historical Association]]}}</ref>
* [[Philip Humber]] is an American former [[professional baseball]]
* [[Mildred Fay Jefferson]] was the first American black woman to graduate from [[Harvard Medical School]];<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21529014/abortion_foe_turns_to_politics/|title=Abortion foe turns to politics|last=Williams|first=Edgar|date=March 2, 1984|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|access-date=July 3, 2018|page=3&ndash;B|via=Newspapers.com (Publisher Extra)}}</ref>
* [[Derek Wayne Johnson]] is an American film director and 3rd Level Black Belt in the art of American Karate
* [[Margie Neal]] was a newspaper publisher and first American woman elected to [[Texas State Senate]] in 1926<ref name="tshaonline.org">{{cite web|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fne02|title=NEAL, MARGIE ELIZABETH|work=tshaonline.org|access-date=14 September 2015}}</ref>
* [[Jim Reeves]] was an American [[country music|country]] and popular music singer-songwriter known as "Gentleman Jim"
* [[Brandon Rhyder]] is an American [[Texas Country]]/[[Red Dirt (music)|Red Dirt]] singer
* [[Tex Ritter]] was an American actor from the mid 1930s into the 1960s and a pioneer of American [[country music]]
* [[Jack Boynton Strong]] was an American politician and lawyer who served in the [[Texas Senate]] between 1963 and 1971
* [[Bernie Tiede]] is formerly a [[Funeral director|mortician]] convicted of murdering widow Marjorie Nugent
* [[Keaontay Ingram]] is an NFL professional football Running Back
* [[Ja'Marcus Ingram]] is an NFL Defensive Back for the [[Buffalo Bills]]
* Moochie Dixon is an NFL wide receiver for the [[New Orleans Saints]]

==Image gallery==

<gallery class="center" widths="180px">
File:Carthage July 2017 01 (Esquire).jpg|The Esquire Theater in Carthage hosts [[Country music]] on Saturday evenings.
Image:First State Bank and Trust Co., Carthage, TX IMG 2951.JPG|First State Bank and Trust Company in downtown Carthage 
File:Carthage July 2017 20 (Anderson Park gazebo).jpg|Anderson Park is located in the center of downtown Carthage.
Image:Historical Colored Town, Carthage, TX IMG 2944.JPG|Historical marker commemorating Colored Town, a black business section that had its prime from 1940 to 1965, from East Panola to Live Oak streets
</gallery>

==See also==
{{portal|Texas}}
* [[List of municipalities in Texas]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist|22em}}


==External links==
{{commons category|Carthage, Texas}}
* [http://www.carthagetexas.com Carthage, Texas]
* [https://archive.today/20121129185030/http://community.livejournal.com/carthage_tx/profile The Carthage_TX community on LiveJournal.com]
* [http://www.texasmonthly.com/mag/issues/1998-01-01/feature4.php The 1997 Nugent murder]
* [https://uthealthcarthage.com/ East Texas Medical Center Carthage]


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