Editing Groveton, Texas

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Groveton, Texas
| settlement_type          = [[City]]
| image_skyline            = Trinity county tx courthouse 2015.jpg
| image_caption            = The Trinity County Courthouse in Groveton
| pushpin_map              = Texas
| pushpin_label_position   = left
| pushpin_map_caption      = Location within the state of Texas
| pushpin_mapsize          = 
| image_map                = Trinity County Groveton.svg
| mapsize                  = 250px
| map_caption              = Location of Groveton in Trinity County
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| subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Texas]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Texas|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Trinity County, Texas|Trinity]]
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| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
| area_total_km2           = 6.77
| area_land_km2            = 6.69
| area_water_km2           = 0.08
| area_total_sq_mi         = 2.62
| area_land_sq_mi          = 2.58
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.03
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| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 918
| population_density_sq_mi = 396.05
| population_density_km2   = 152.89
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| timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset               = -6
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| utc_offset_DST           = -5
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| elevation_ft             = 331
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| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 75845
| area_code                = [[Area code 936|936]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 48-31340<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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'''Groveton''' is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Trinity County, Texas]], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=2011-05-31 }}</ref> The population was 918 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-45.pdf|title=Population and Housing Unit Counts, 2010 Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Texas: 2010}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of 2.6&nbsp;sq mi (6.8&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}), of which 2.6&nbsp;sq mi (6.6&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}) are land and 0.1&nbsp;sq mi (0.1&nbsp;km{{sup|2}})  (1.91%) is covered by water.

==Demographics==

{{US Census population
|align=left
|1890= 1076
|1920= 1103
|1930= 1046
|1940= 940
|1950= 805
|1960= 1148
|1970= 1219
|1980= 1262
|1990= 1071
|2000= 1107
|2010= 1057
|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>
|2020=918}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Groveton racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4831340&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>https://www.census.gov/ {{nonspecific|date=August 2022}}</ref><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)
|632
|68.85%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|157
|17.10%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|1
|0.11%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|1
|0.11%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|28
|3.05%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|99
|10.78%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''918'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 918 people, 496 households, and 307 families residing in the city.

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000,  1,107 people, 444 households, and 278 families resided in the city. The [[population density]] was 431.6 people/sq mi (167.0/km{{sup|2}}). The 565 housing units averaged 220.3/sq mi (85.2/km{{sup|2}}). The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the city was 73.08% White, 18.25% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 6.23% from other races, and 2.17% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 11.38% of the population.

Of the 444 households, 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.2% were married couples living together, 16.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.2% were non-families. About 34.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the city, the population was distributed as 25.8% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 22.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,688. Males had a median income of $25,938 versus $22,532 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $11,890. About 22.0% of families and 26.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 31.7% of those under age 18 and 25.9% of those age 65 or over.

According to an estimate from 2015 to 2019 [[American Community Survey 5-Year Estimate]] estimate of 70.3% of residents are high school graduate or higher <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/?intcmp=serp |publisher=US Census |access-date=4 January 2021|title=American Community Survey (ACS) }}</ref>

==Education==
The City of Groveton is served by the [[Groveton Independent School District]] and is home to the [[Groveton High School (Texas)|Groveton Indians]].

==Media==
The ''Groveton News'' is published weekly by Polk County Publishing Company.<ref>[http://www.easttexasnews.com/ East Texas News]</ref>
{{wide image|Groveton, Texas (2014).jpg|800px|alt=Downtown Groveton|Downtown Groveton}}

==Notable people==
* [[Tom Archia]], Jazz tenor saxophonist
* [[Cody Johnson]], country music singer-songwriter
* [[Lane Johnson]], American football player
* [[Topper Rigney]], baseball player
* [[Rodney Thomas]], American football player
* [[Jacky Ward]], country music singer

==References==

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==External links==
{{Commons category|Groveton, Texas}}
* {{Handbook of Texas|id=hjg11|name=Groveton}}

{{Trinity County, Texas}}
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[[Category:Cities in Texas]]
[[Category:Cities in Trinity County, Texas]]
[[Category:County seats in Texas]]