Editing Longview, Texas

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| name                     = Longview
| settlement_type          = City
| image_skyline            = File:Longview, Texas.jpg
| imagesize                = 
| image_caption            = Downtown Longview
| nickname                 = Balloon Race Capital of Texas
| motto                    = Real East Texas
| image_map                = Gregg County Longview.svg
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| map_caption              = Location of Longview in [[Gregg County, Texas|Gregg]] and [[Harrison County, Texas|Harrison]] counties in the U.S. state of Texas
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| pushpin_map_alt          = Map of the U.S.
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| subdivision_type         = Country
| subdivision_name         = United States
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| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Texas|Counties]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Texas]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Gregg County, Texas|Gregg]], [[Harrison County, Texas|Harrison]]
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| 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           = 144.85
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| area_land_sq_mi          = 55.83
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| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.10
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| population_total         = 81683
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| population_metro         = 217481<ref name="metropop">{{cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/PEP/2015/GCTPEPANNR.US24PR| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213004926/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/PEP/2015/GCTPEPANNR.US24PR| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 13, 2020| title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015 – United States – Metropolitan Statistical Area (GCT-PEPANNRES)| work=American Factfinder| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| access-date=March 23, 2017}}</ref>
| demographics_type2        = GDP
| demographics2_footnotes  = <ref>{{Cite web|title=Total Gross Domestic Product for Longview, TX (MSA) |url=https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/NGMP30980|work=[[Federal Reserve Economic Data]] |publisher=[[Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis]]}}</ref>
|demographics2_title1     = Metro
|demographics2_info1      = $20.259 billion (2022)
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| postal_code              = 75601–75606
| area_code                = [[Area code 903|903 and 430]]
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| elevation_ft             = 289
| timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset               = −6
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| utc_offset_DST           = −5
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 48-43888<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 2410870<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2410870}}</ref>
| website                  = {{URL|www.longviewtexas.gov}}
| footnotes                = 
}}

'''Longview''' is a city in, and county seat of, [[Gregg County, Texas]], United States. Longview is located in [[East Texas]], where [[Interstate 20]] and [[U.S. Highway system|U.S. highways]] [[U.S. Route 80|80]] and [[U.S. Route 259|259]] converge just north of the [[Sabine River (Texas–Louisiana)|Sabine River]]. According to the [[2020 United States Census|2020 U.S. census]], the city had a population of 81,638.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=2020 Race and Population Totals |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Longview%20city,%20Texas%20population |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Longview is the principal city of the [[Longview, Texas metropolitan area|Longview metropolitan statistical area]], comprising Gregg, [[Upshur County, Texas|Upshur]], and [[Rusk County, Texas|Rusk]] counties. The population of the metropolitan area as of 2021 census estimates was 287,858.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Census profile: Longview, TX Metro Area |url=http://censusreporter.org/profiles/31000US30980-longview-tx-metro-area/ |access-date=2023-04-13 |website=Census Reporter |language=en}}</ref>

Longview was established in 1870 in what was at the time southern Upshur County; the town incorporated in 1871. After Gregg County was created in 1873, Longview was voted the county seat. Today, Longview is considered a major hub city for the region, as is the nearby city of [[Tyler, Texas|Tyler]]. Companies with significant presence in Longview include [[Eastman Chemical Company|Eastman Chemical]], [[Trinity Industries|Trinity Rail Group]], [[AAON|AAON Coil Products]], [[Komatsu Limited|Komatsu Mining]], [[Dollar General]] and [[Old Navy]]/[[Gap Inc.|GAP]]. Colleges and universities in the area include [[LeTourneau University]], [[Kilgore College]], and the [[University of Texas at Tyler]]'s Longview University Center.

==History==
The modern-day city of Longview was founded in 1869.<ref name="tshaonline1">Eugene W. McWhorter, "LONGVIEW, TX (GREGG COUNTY)", ''Handbook of Texas Online'' [https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hdl03], accessed April 12, 2013. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.</ref> In 1870, O.H. Methvin, Sr. sold {{convert|100|acre|ha}} to the [[Southern Pacific Railroad]] for one dollar to persuade them to build their line in the direction of land he owned. Later that year, he sold another {{convert|100|acre|ha}} for $500 in gold. He hoped the coming of the railroad would increase the value of the rest of his land.

Two railroad surveyors coined the name of the town when they stated, "What a long view!" from the porch of  Methvin's home. In June 1871, Longview was incorporated as the first town in Gregg County.<ref>Beth Holloway Dodson, "METHVIN, OSSAMUS HITCH, SR.", ''Handbook of Texas Online'' <https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fme57>, accessed April 12, 2013. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.</ref><ref name="tshaonline1"/>

In 1884, the [[Mobberly Hotel]] opened for business servicing railroad travelers and as the center of social gatherings for Longview. The hotel featured cherrywood furniture with carved bed posts, marble-top [[washstand]]s, linen tablecloths, electric crystal chandeliers, and a fireplace in every room. Mobberly was located in the junction part of town near the train depot. The hotel was destroyed by fire on June 13, 1965.{{cn|date=February 2024}}

On May 23, 1894, [[William M. Dalton|Bill Dalton]] and three members of his posse robbed the First National Bank of Longview. Several men died in the resulting [[gunfight]], bandit Jim Wallace along with citizens J. W. McQueen, Charles Learn, and George Buckingham.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hilton |first1=Mark |title=Dalton Gang's Last Raid |url=https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=89022 |website=the Historical Marker Database |access-date=7 October 2024}}</ref> The robbers escaped with $2,000 in cash and some unsigned bank notes. <ref>{{cite web |title=1894 Longview Bank Robbery by the Bill Dalton Gang |url=https://texoso66.com/2020/08/20/1894-longview-bank-robbery-by-the-dalton-gang/ |website=Texas History Notebook |access-date=7 October 2024}}</ref> The Gregg County Historical Museum holds its exhibit on the event within the bank vault which was robbed, and holds a yearly event to mark the anniversary of the occasion.<ref>{{cite web |title=the History of Dalton Days |url=https://www.visitlongviewtexas.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=12 |website=Visit Longview Texas |access-date=7 October 2024 |date=March 12, 2024}}</ref>

In the [[Longview race riot]] in July 1919, a reporter for ''[[The Chicago Defender]]'' was in Longview looking into the mysterious death of a black man named [[Lemuel Walters]]. An armed white mob attacked a home where the reporter, S.L. Jones, was staying, and attempted to [[Battery (crime)|batter]] their way in. A [[gunfight]] began between the attackers and the men in the house. Eventually, Jones made a getaway. The white men then began to burn buildings in the [[Racial segregation in the United States Armed Forces|black section]] of the town.<ref>{{cite magazine| last1=Onion| first1=Rebecca| title=Red Summer| url=http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/history/2015/03/civil_rights_movement_history_the_long_tradition_of_black_americans_taking.html| access-date=March 7, 2015| magazine=Slate}}</ref>

The [[Gregg Hotel]] opened in 1930, and served oil boom customers.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1931-04-17 |title=Main Dining Room Displaced by Bed Quarters at Gregg Hotel as Demand for Sleeping Space Here Increases |pages=4 |work=The Daily News |publication-place=Longview, TX}}</ref> It had various operators as a hotel until 1978, when it was converted to dormitories for use by male students of [[LeTourneau University|LeTourneau College]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=1978-05-15 |title=Downtowner to be LeTourneau Dorm |pages=1 |work=The Daily News |publication-place=Longivew, TX}}</ref> Following the 1984 spring semester, the building sat empty except for a barbershop, which also closed in 1986.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1986-07-19 |title=Downtown Barbershop Closing" |pages=1 |work=The Longview News-Journal}}</ref> The building was ultimately demolished in 1995.

In 1942, construction began on the [[Big Inch]] pipeline in Longview. From 1943 to 1945, the pipeline transported over 261,000,000 barrels of crude oil to the [[East Coast of the United States|East Coast]].<ref name="tshaonline1"/> At the time of construction, Big Inch and its smaller twin, Little Inch, comprised the longest petroleum pipeline ever built in the world. Both were integral in supplying the United States' war effort in [[World War II]].

After World War II, Longview's population grew from 24,502 to 40,050 in 1960, its growth fueled by migration from rural Gregg County and the annexation of [[Greggton, Texas|Greggton]] and [[Spring Hill, Gregg County, Texas|Spring Hill]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hdl03|title=LONGVIEW, TX|last=W.|first=MCWHORTER, EUGENE|date=June 15, 2010|website=tshaonline.org|language=en|access-date=July 7, 2018}}</ref>

==Geography==
Longview is located within [[Northeast Texas]], a subregion of [[East Texas]]. North of [[Kilgore, Texas|Kilgore]], and is bordered to the west by the city of [[White Oak, Texas|White Oak]]. Longview was founded in Gregg County, and has annexed surrounding land as it has grown in population and area, including a comparatively small area on its east that is within [[Harrison County, Texas|Harrison County]].

===Climate===
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|location = Longview, Texas (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1902–present)
|single line = Y
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|Jan record high F = 86
|Feb record high F = 90
|Mar record high F = 97
|Apr record high F = 95
|May record high F = 103
|Jun record high F = 110
|Jul record high F = 108
|Aug record high F = 113
|Sep record high F = 109
|Oct record high F = 101
|Nov record high F = 93
|Dec record high F = 93
|year record high F = 113
|Jan high F = 57.6
|Feb high F = 62.0
|Mar high F = 69.5
|Apr high F = 76.7
|May high F = 83.9
|Jun high F = 90.2
|Jul high F = 93.6
|Aug high F = 94.2
|Sep high F = 88.8
|Oct high F = 79.0
|Nov high F = 67.9
|Dec high F = 59.5
|year high F = 76.9
|Jan mean F = 46.0
|Feb mean F = 49.8
|Mar mean F = 57.2
|Apr mean F = 64.2
|May mean F = 72.8
|Jun mean F = 79.8
|Jul mean F = 83.0
|Aug mean F = 83.0
|Sep mean F = 76.9
|Oct mean F = 66.2
|Nov mean F = 55.4
|Dec mean F = 47.8
|year mean F = 65.2
|Jan low F = 34.3
|Feb low F = 37.7
|Mar low F = 44.9
|Apr low F = 51.8
|May low F = 61.7
|Jun low F = 69.5
|Jul low F = 72.5
|Aug low F = 71.7
|Sep low F = 64.9
|Oct low F = 53.3
|Nov low F = 43.0
|Dec low F = 36.2
|year low F = 53.5
|Jan record low F = −4
|Feb record low F = -5
|Mar record low F = 17
|Apr record low F = 20
|May record low F = 37
|Jun record low F = 52
|Jul record low F = 56
|Aug record low F = 53
|Sep record low F = 38
|Oct record low F = 25
|Nov record low F = 18
|Dec record low F = 2
|year record low F = -5
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|Jan precipitation inch = 4.27
|Feb precipitation inch = 4.07
|Mar precipitation inch = 4.68
|Apr precipitation inch = 4.34
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|Jul precipitation inch = 2.50
|Aug precipitation inch = 2.84
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.48
|Oct precipitation inch = 4.33
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.78
|Dec precipitation inch = 4.64
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|Aug precipitation days = 5.8
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|Oct precipitation days = 6.7
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|Dec precipitation days = 9.0
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| url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=shv
| title = NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = August 20, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00415341&format=pdf
| title = Station: Longview, TX
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = August 20, 2021}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 1525
|1890= 2034
|1900= 3591
|1910= 5155
|1920= 5713
|1930= 5036
|1940= 13758
|1950= 24502
|1960= 40050
|1970= 45547
|1980= 62762
|1990= 70311
|2000= 73344
|2010= 80455
|2020= 81638
|estref=
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<br /><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>{{failed verification|reason=No mention of Longview at the given link|date=April 2022}} 2020<ref name="QF2020">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/longviewcitytexas/POP010220|date=March 31, 2022|title=QuickFacts: Longview city, Texas|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 31, 2022}}</ref>
}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Longview city, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''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.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Longview city, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US4843888&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Longview city, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4843888&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Longview city, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4843888&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|48,028
|45,230
|style='background: #ffffe6; |40,599
|65.48%
|56.22%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |49.73%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|16,126
|18,190
|style='background: #ffffe6; |19,173
|21.99%
|22.61%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |23.49%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|267
|292
|style='background: #ffffe6; |255
|0.36%
|0.36%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.31%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|606
|1,063
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,309
|0.83%
|1.32%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.60%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|12
|21
|style='background: #ffffe6; |30
|0.02%
|0.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.04%
|-
|Some Other Race alone (NH)
|35
|87
|style='background: #ffffe6; |219
|0.05%
|0.11%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.27%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|706
|1,112
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,115
|0.96%
|1.38%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.82%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|7,564
|14,460
|style='background: #ffffe6; |16,938
|10.31%
|17.97%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |20.75%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''73,344'''
|'''80,455'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''81,638'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}


At the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], Longview had a population of 80,455. The median age was 34. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 56.2% [[Non-Hispanic whites|non-Hispanic White]], 22.6% [[African Americans|Black or African American]], 0.5% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 1.4% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 9.5% from some other race, and 2.3% from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]]. About were 18.0% [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanics or Latinos]] of any race.<ref>2010 general profile of population and housing characteristics of Longview from the U.S. census</ref> In the [[census]] of 2000,<ref name="GR2" /> 73,344 people, 28,363 households, and 19,116 families resided in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,341.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the city was 70.10% White, 22.11% African American, 0.50% Native American, 0.83% Asian, 0.02% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 4.92% from other races, and 1.51% from two or more races; Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 10.31% of the population.

By the [[2020 United States census]], Longview's population grew to 81,683.<ref name=":0" /> Its racial and ethnic makeup per the 2020 census was 49.73% non-Hispanic white, 23.49% Black or African American, 0.31% American Indian or Alaska Native, 1.6% Asian alone, 0.27% some other race, 3.82% multiracial, and 20.75% Hispanic or Latino of any race.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4843888&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Among its population at the 2020 [[American Community Survey]], 52.7% of its population was non-Hispanic white, 22.4% Black or African American, 0.1% American Indian or Alaska Native, 1.4% Asian alone, 0.2% [[Native Hawaiians|Native Hawaiian]] and other Pacific Islander, 0.1% some other race, 2.7% two or more races, and 20.3% Hispanic of Latino American of any race.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 Demographic and Housing Estimates |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Longview%20city,%20Texas%20population&tid=ACSDP5Y2020.DP05 |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> The 2020 census and 2020 survey reflected nationwide demographic trends of greater diversification among traditional minority populations.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Census data shows widening diversity; number of White people falls for the first time |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/08/12/census-data-race-ethnicity-neighborhoods/ |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Passel |first1=Jeffrey S. |last2=Lopez |first2=Mark Hugo |last3=Cohn |first3=D’Vera |title=U.S. Hispanic population continued its geographic spread in the 2010s |url=https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/02/03/u-s-hispanic-population-continued-its-geographic-spread-in-the-2010s/ |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=Pew Research Center |language=en-US}}</ref>

Of the 28,363 households at the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], 33.2% had children under 18 living with them, 48.9% were married couples living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were not families. About 27.9% of all households were individuals who lived alone, and 10.7% of all households were 65 or older and living alone. The average household size was 2.50, and the average family size was 3.06. Among the estimated 31,450 households at the 2020 American Community Survey, the average household size was 2.49; the 19,965 families had an average size of 3.13.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 Households and Families Estimates |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Longview%20city,%20Texas%20housing&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1101 |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Of the households and families estimated, 53.6% were in owner-occupied housing units and 46.4% were renter-occupied.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $33,858, and for a family was $42,378. Males had a median income of $33,078 versus $21,400 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,676. About 13.0% of families and 16.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 22.7% of those under age 18 and 10.6% of those age 65 or over. By 2020, the median household income for Longview residents grew to $50,019, and monthly housing costs were $854.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 Financial Characteristics |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Longview%20city,%20Texas%20housing&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S2503 |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

As of 2020's religion census by the [[Association of Religion Data Archives]], [[Baptists in the United States|Baptists]] were the largest set of Christians, with Christianity being the predominant religion for Longview's metropolitan area. Altogether, Baptists from the [[American Baptist Association]], [[Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship]], [[National Association of Free Will Baptists|Free Will Baptists]], [[National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.|National Baptists]], [[National Missionary Baptist Convention of America|National Missionary Baptists]], and [[Southern Baptist Convention|Southern Baptists]] numbered 88,811. [[Nondenominational Christianity|Non/inter-denominational Protestants]] numbered 26,874. Other large Christian communities for the MSA were [[Methodism|Methodists]], [[Pentecostalism|Pentecostals]], [[Jehovah's Witnesses]], and [[Mormons]]. Its [[Catholic Christian]] community numbered 22,952.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maps and data files for 2020 {{!}} U.S. Religion Census {{!}} Religious Statistics & Demographics |url=https://www.usreligioncensus.org/index.php/node/1639 |access-date=2023-04-12 |website=www.usreligioncensus.org}}</ref>

==Economy==
[[File:Former Chase Bank building, Longview, TX IMG 3994.JPG|thumb|Longview's tallest building, the 10-story VeraBank]]
[[File:Good Shepherd Medical Center, Longview, TX IMG 4940.JPG|thumb|CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Medical Center]]
[[File:TylerStreet.jpg|thumb|Looking west on Tyler Street in downtown Longview]]

Longview is one of several cities in East Texas that serve as a center for the "[[patent troll]]" industry, due to a perception that the [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas]] is a favorable venue for patent infringement plaintiffs.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Roberts|first1=Jeff|title=How A Texas Dog Park Became A New Front In America's Patent Wars|url=https://gigaom.com/2011/10/14/419-how-a-texas-dog-park-became-a-new-front-in-americas-patent-wars/|access-date=June 6, 2016|work=Gigaom|date=October 14, 2011}}</ref> As such, it is also one of the major economic hubs for [[Northeast Texas]] alongside [[Tyler, Texas|Tyler]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=At the Heart of Texas: Tyler–Longview |url=https://www.dallasfed.org:443/research/heart/tyler |access-date=2022-05-20 |website=www.dallasfed.org |language=en}}</ref>

===Largest employers===

According to the municipal ''Fiscal Year 2021–2022 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report'',<ref>
[https://www.longviewtexas.gov/DocumentCenter/View/11350/Annual-Comprehensive-Financial-Report-ACFR-FY-21-22 ACFR FY 21-22], retrieved September 6, 2023</ref> the top employers in the city were:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of employees
|-
| 1
|CHRISTUS Good Shepherd Medical Center
| 2,530
|-
| 2
|[[Eastman Chemical]]
|1,481
|-
| 3
|Longview Regional Medical Center
|1,150
|-
| 4
|[[Dollar General]]
|875
|-
| 5
|[[Komatsu Limited|Komatsu]]
|560
|-
| 6
|[[AAON|AAON Coil Products, Inc.]]
|515
|-
| 7
|[[Trinity Industries|Trinity Rail, LLC]]
|471
|-
| 8
|[[Mr. Cooper]]
|450
|-
| 9
|Diagnostic Clinic of Longview
|400
|-
| 10
|Crosby Group
|380
|}

==Arts and culture==
Longview Public Library operates a main branch, and the Broughton Branch.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Longview Public Library |url=http://www.longviewlibrary.org/history.php |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=www.longviewlibrary.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Broughton Branch Library {{!}} Longview, TX |url=https://www.longviewtexas.gov/2892/Broughton-Branch-Library |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=www.longviewtexas.gov}}</ref>

Longview's cultural district&mdash;a {{convert|320|acre|ha|abbr=on|adj=on}} area in downtown Longview which includes museums, restaurants, parks, live music, theater, and historic buildings&mdash;was designated by the Texas Commission on the Arts in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About Arts!Longview {{!}} Visit Longview TX|url=https://www.visitlongviewtexas.com/213/About-ArtsLongview|access-date=2021-02-25|website=www.visitlongviewtexas.com}}</ref>

The {{convert|29|acre|ha|abbr=on|adj=on}} Longview Arboretum and Nature Center opened in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About {{!}} Longview Arboretum |url=http://www.longviewarboretum.org/about |access-date=2022-04-23 |website=www.longviewarboretum.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author=Staff Reports |title=Phase 1 of Longview Arboretum and Nature Center to open Nov. 2 |url=https://www.news-journal.com/news/local/phase-1-of-longview-arboretum-and-nature-center-to-open-nov-2/article_7f377cfa-f771-11e9-8262-47d9004b17a2.html |access-date=2022-04-23 |website=Longview News-Journal |date=October 25, 2019 |language=en}}</ref> Among other centers, the city has a vast trail system that is being connected to create 10 consecutive miles of connected walking/biking trails.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Facilities {{!}} Longview, TX|url=https://www.longviewtexas.gov/2316/Facilities|access-date=2021-02-24|website=www.longviewtexas.gov}}</ref>

==Government==

===Local government===
[[File:Longview, TX, Municipal Building IMG 3993.JPG|thumb|right|Longview Municipal Building]]

According to the 2007 comprehensive annual financial report, the city's various funds had $75.9 million in revenues, $87.7 million in expenditures, $47.6 million in total assets, $9.0 million in total liabilities, and $12.2 million in cash in investments.<ref>[http://www.ci.longview.tx.us/files/comprehensive_annual_financial_report_cafr_2717.pdf City of Longview 2007–08 CAFR] Retrieved June 7, 2009 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071029111133/http://www.ci.longview.tx.us/files/comprehensive_annual_financial_report_cafr_2717.pdf |date=October 29, 2007 }}</ref>

The city manager as of 2023 is Rolin McPhee.<ref>[https://www.longviewtexas.gov/2585/Organizational-Chart City of Longview], retrieved December 2, 2021 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128223748/https://www.longviewtexas.gov/2585/Organizational-Chart |date=November 28, 2020 }}</ref> Bonds retired January 31, 2022 and Rolin McPhee became the city manager on February 1.<ref name="news-journal.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.news-journal.com/news/local/longview-council-appoints-new-city-manager-splits-on-reorganization/article_19cd8420-74da-11ec-a3ed-1375885b3755.html|title = Longview council appoints new city manager, splits on reorganization| date=January 13, 2022 }}</ref> With the addition of McPhee as city manager, the city of Longview underwent some restructuring namely adding an assistant city manager, MaryAnn Hagenbucher.<ref name="news-journal.com" />

===State government===
Longview is represented in the [[Texas Senate]] by Republican [[Bryan Hughes (politician)|Bryan Hughes]], [[Texas Senate, District 1|District 1]], and in the [[Texas House of Representatives]] by Republican [[Jay Dean (politician)|Jay Dean]], [[Texas's 7th House of Representatives district|District 7]]. The [[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]] operates the Longview District Parole Office in Longview.<ref>"[http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/parole/parole-directory/paroledir-rgnldisparoff1.htm Parole Division Region I]." [[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]]. Retrieved on May 15, 2010. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928130938/http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/parole/parole-directory/paroledir-rgnldisparoff1.htm |date=September 28, 2011 }}</ref>

===Federal government===
Longview is part of {{ushr|TX|1}}, which is currently represented by [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Nathaniel Moran]]. Moran was elected after former Republican Louie Gohmert announced he was not seeking reelection in 2022.

==Education==
[[File:Belcher Chapel and Performing Arts Center, Longview, IMG 4023.JPG|thumb|right|S.E. Belcher, Jr. Chapel and Performance Center at [[LeTourneau University]]]]

===Colleges and universities===
The city of Longview is home to three institutions of higher learning and two trade (cosmetology) schools:
* [[LeTourneau University]]
* [[Kilgore College]], Longview Campus
* [[University of Texas at Tyler]], Longview University Center

The service area of Kilgore College includes the independent school districts of Longview, Hallsville, Pine Tree, and Spring Hill (the ones covering sections of Longview).<ref>[https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Texas Education Code, Sec. 130.194. Sec. 130.184.  KILGORE JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.]</ref><!--See https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48183_gregg/DC20SD_C48183.pdf and https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48203_harrison/DC20SD_C48203.pdf -->

===Public school districts===
Longview is served by four school districts.

The following include portions in Gregg County:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48183_gregg/DC20SD_C48183.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Gregg County, TX|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-11-28}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48183_gregg/DC20SD_C48183_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>
* [[Longview Independent School District]]<!--UNI 28110--> – enrollment 8,150, 16 schools, home of the Lobos (Spanish for "Wolves"), serves south and northeast Longview
* [[Pine Tree Independent School District]]<!--UNI 34980--> – enrollment 4,424, seven schools, home of the Pirates, serves west Longview including Pine Tree and Greggton
* [[Spring Hill Independent School District]]<!--UNI 41190--> – enrollment 1,862, five schools, home of the Panthers, serves north Longview in the Spring Hill area

The Harrison County portion is in this school district:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48203_harrison/DC20SD_C48203.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Harrison County, TX|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-11-28}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st48_tx/schooldistrict_maps/c48203_harrison/DC20SD_C48203_SD2MS.txt Text list].</ref>
* [[Hallsville Independent School District]] – enrollment 4,037, six schools, home of the Bobcats, serves far east Longview in Harrison County

==Media==

===TV stations===
The Gregg County portion of Longview is part of the Tyler-Longview-Lufkin-Nacogdoches designated market area, and the Harrison County portion of Longview is within the Shreveport-Texarkana market.<ref>{{cite web|date=January 20, 2017|title=Shreveport/Texarkana Market|url=http://files.ktbs.com/ktbsadvertising/KTBS-CoverageMAP.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609210038/http://files.ktbs.com/ktbsadvertising/KTBS-CoverageMAP.pdf|archive-date=June 9, 2012|website=www.ktbs.com}}</ref>

[[KLGV-LD]] broadcasts from Longview.

===Newspaper===
* ''[[Longview News-Journal]]''
* ''East Texas Review''
* ''El Diario de Harrison County''

===Radio===
{{Longview-Marshall Radio}}

====FM stations====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Frequency (MHz) !! Call letters !! Licensed location !! Type !! Format
|-
| 94.1 || [[K231DK]] || Longview || [[Broadcast relay station|Translator]] of [[KFRO (AM)|KFRO]] || [[Classic Hits]]
|-
| 96.5 || [[K243CU]] || Longview || [[Broadcast relay station|Translator]] of [[KEES]] || [[Catholic Radio|Catholic]]
|-
| 97.1 || [[K246CB]] || Longview || [[Broadcast relay station|Translator]] of [[KHCB-FM|KHCB]] || [[Christian radio]]
|-
| 99.9 || [[K260CE]] || Longview || [[Broadcast relay station|Translator]] of [[KTAA]] || [[Christian radio]]
|-
| 101.9 || [[K270AW]] || Longview || [[Broadcast relay station|Translator]] of [[KDOK]] || [[Classic Hits]]
|-
| 103.7 || [[K279CI]] || Longview || [[Broadcast relay station|Translator]] of [[KYKX]] || [[Country music|Country]]
|-
| 105.7 || [[KYKX]] || Longview || Primary || [[Country music|Country]]
|}

====AM station====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Frequency (kHz) !! Call letters !! Licensed location !! Type !! Format
|-
| 1370 || [[KFRO (AM)|KFRO]] || Longview || Primary || [[Classic Hits]]
|}

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
====Airport====
[[East Texas Regional Airport]] is located south of Longview.

====Public transportation====
The city's public transit system, Longview Transit, runs daily routes, excluding Sundays and holidays. Its fixed routes provide transportation to key districts throughout the city.<ref>City of Longview [http://www.ci.longview.tx.us/services/longview_transit.html website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041115013419/http://www.ci.longview.tx.us/services/longview_transit.html |date=November 15, 2004 }}</ref>

City of Longview Transit (COLT) provides demand-response transportation services for those who are unable to use the regular Longview Transit fixed-route service.<ref>Source: City of Longview [http://www.ci.longview.tx.us/services/city_of_longview_transportation_colt.html website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071024104000/http://www.ci.longview.tx.us/services/city_of_longview_transportation_colt.html |date=October 24, 2007 }}</ref>

====Rail service====
[[Amtrak]] passenger rail service is available on the ''[[Texas Eagle]]'' through a [[Longview station|downtown terminal]]. Longview's Amtrak station is the fifth-busiest in Texas and the fourth-busiest station along the ''Texas Eagle'' route.<ref>Amtrak, State of Texas factsheet, Fiscal Year 2019, page 1 https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/corporate/statefactsheets/TEXAS19.pdf</ref> Daily trains between [[Chicago]] and [[San Antonio]] stop each morning (Chicago–San Antonio) and each evening (San Antonio–Chicago). Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, the Longview station serves the Chicago to [[Los Angeles]] trains. The return train, Los Angeles to Chicago, stops in Longview on Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday. It serves about 20–50 passengers per day. From the station, passengers can connect to [[Nacogdoches, Texas|Nacogdoches]], [[Lufkin]], [[Houston]], and [[Galveston, Texas|Galveston]], as well as [[Shreveport, Louisiana]], by motorcoach. A proposal is in the works for a [[high-speed rail]] system from [[Dallas]]/[[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]] to Shreveport along the I-20 corridor, bringing passenger rail service to that corridor for the first time since the [[Texas and Pacific Railway|Texas and Pacific]]'s unnamed successor to the ''[[Louisiana Eagle]]'' in the late 1960s.<ref>Streamliner Schedules, ''Louisiana Eagle,'' 1952 http://www.streamlinerschedules.com/concourse/track9/louisianaeagle195208.html</ref><ref>Texas & Pacific September 1960 timetable http://streamlinermemories.info/South/T&P60TT.pdf</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Missouri Pacific Lines, Table 2 |journal=Official Guide of the Railways|publisher=National Railway Publication Company |volume=101 |issue=1 |date=June 1968}}</ref>

Longview is served by Amtrak, the [[BNSF Railway]], and the [[Union Pacific Railroad]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://longviewusa.com/transportation|title=Transportation |publisher=LEDCO |website=longviewusa.com |accessdate=2022-04-06}}</ref>

====Roads====
* {{jct|state=TX|I|20}}, Interstate 20, an east–west freeway, connects Longview to Dallas, about {{convert|125|mi|km|abbr=on}} to the west and to Shreveport, Louisiana, around {{convert|60|mi|km|abbr=on}} to the east.
* {{jct|state=TX|US|80}}, U.S. Highway 80 runs through the central district of Longview. U.S. Hwy 80 was once a coast-to-coast highway from [[Tybee Beach, Georgia|Tybee Beach]] near [[Savannah, Georgia]], and ran continuously across the southern part of the United States to [[San Diego]], California. Today, its western terminus is in Dallas, making the length only {{convert|1032|mi|km|abbr=on}}. The western part of the route was replaced by I-20 and I-10.
* {{jct|state=TX|US|259}}, U.S. Highway 259 is a {{convert|250|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} north/south highway providing an alternate route to [[U.S. Route 59|U.S. 59]] between Nacogdoches, Texas, and the [[Oklahoma]]/[[Arkansas]] border just south of [[Fort Smith, Arkansas]]. Before Interstate 20, US 259 went through the center of Longview on a route now designated Texas State Highway 31 and Spur 502.
* {{jct|state=TX|SH|31}}, Texas Highway 31 runs {{convert|143.3|mi|km}} east/west between Longview and [[Waco, Texas]].
* {{jct|state=TX|SH|149}}, Texas Highway 149, {{convert|33.9|mi|km|abbr=on}} long, connects Longview with [[Carthage, Texas|Carthage]].
* {{jct|state=TX|SH|300}}, Texas Highway 300 is a short ({{convert|18.62|mi|km|adj=on}}) highway connecting Longview to [[U.S. Route 271|U.S. 271]] in [[Gilmer, Texas|Gilmer]].
* {{jct|state=TX|SH|281}}, Texas Highway 281 is a {{convert|19.3|mi|km|adj=on}} loop highway that circumnavigates much of Longview from its east connection at I-20 east of the Gregg/Harrison county line to I-20 in Longview. It runs northward, westward, southward, and eastward around the city.
* {{jct|state=TX|Spur|502}}, Spur 502 connects north/south traffic between U.S. Hwy 80 in central Longview and U.S. Hwy 259 north of Longview.
* {{jct|state=TX|Spur|63}}, Spur 63 runs north/south through Longview connecting TX Hwy 31 at its Longview terminus with Spur 502 north of TX Loop 281.

==Notable people==
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* [[Greg Abbott]], three-term Governor of Texas, spent early childhood in Longview
* [[Jeb Blount]], football player with [[Oakland Raiders]] and [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]], won [[Super Bowl XI]]
* [[Ethan Bryant]], soccer player<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fontela |first1=Jonah |title=One-time Child Star Ethan Bryant at Home Again in the Open Cup |url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2022/04/one-time-child-star-ethan-bryant-at-home-again-in-the-open-cup |website=[[United States Soccer Federation]] |access-date=February 14, 2025}}</ref>
* [[Shawn Byrdsong]], football player
* [[Frank Steen]], [[American Football]] End
* [[Rodney Carrington]], comedian, actor, and writer
* [[Robert Alan Cashell]], businessman, former Lieutenant Governor of Nevada, three-term Mayor of [[Reno, Nevada]]
* [[Mary Lou Clements-Mann]], HIV/AIDS researcher killed on [[Swissair Flight 111]]
* [[Chris Davis (baseball)|Chris Davis]], professional baseball player for the [[Baltimore Orioles]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=davisch02|title = Chris Davis Stats
| publisher=Baseball Almanac |access-date= December 10, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Jay Dean (Texas politician)|Jay Dean]], mayor of Longview, 2005-2015; Republican state representative for Texas District 7
* [[Clint Ford]], actor and writer
* [[John Lee Hancock]], director and screenwriter
* [[JaMycal Hasty]], professional football player for the [[Jacksonville Jaguars]]
* [[Kristy Hawkins]], IFBB professional bodybuilder<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20090416113831/http://www.kristyhawkins.com/bio.htm The official website of Kristy Hawkins]}}</ref>
* [[Robert Henson (American football)|Robert Henson]], professional football player for the [[Washington Redskins]]
* [[Christopher Hinn]], miller and Wisconsin State Assemblyman
* [[Evonne Hsu]], professional singer in Taiwan
* [[Madison Hu]], actor, born in Longview
* [[Michael Huey (American football)|Michael Huey]], professional football player
* [[Chris Ivory]], former running back for the [[New York Jets]]
* [[Buford A. Johnson]], chief mechanic for the [[Tuskegee Airmen]]<ref name=airforce_today-2010-04-14>{{cite news|last=Olano|first=Joseph A.|title=Retiree speaks of experiences as a Tuskegee Airman|url=http://www.march.afrc.af.mil/news/story_print.asp?id=123199465|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203190428/http://www.march.afrc.af.mil/news/story_print.asp?id=123199465|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 3, 2013|access-date=1 December 2013|newspaper=Air Force Print News Today|date=14 April 2010}}</ref>
* [[Chris Johnson (cornerback)|Chris Johnson]], NFL [[cornerback]]
*[[Montana Jordan]], actor<ref>{{Citation|title=Montana Jordan - Young Sheldon Cast Member|url=https://www.cbs.com/shows/young-sheldon/cast/215675/|language=en|access-date=2021-07-09}}</ref>
* [[Malcolm Kelly]], [[American football|football]] player for the [[Washington Redskins]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=KellyMal01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100104150241/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=KellyMal01|url-status=usurped|archive-date=January 4, 2010|title =   Malcolm Kelly
| publisher= databaseFootball.com |access-date= December 10, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Lee Lacy]], professional baseball player, 1972–1987<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=lacyle01|title = Lee Lacy Stats| publisher=Baseball Almanac  |access-date= December 10, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Miranda Lambert]], country music artist, born in Longview
* [[Brandon Maxwell]], fashion designer
* [[Matthew McConaughey]], Oscar-winning actor
* [[Neal McCoy]], country music singer
* [[Charlie Neal]], professional baseball player, 1956–1963<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=nealch01|title = Charlie Neal Stats| publisher=Baseball Almanac  |access-date= December 10, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Robert Newhouse]], professional football player, 1972–1983<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=NEWHOROB01|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060831151120/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=NEWHOROB01|url-status= usurped|archive-date= August 31, 2006|title = Robert Newhouse
|publisher= databaseFootball.com|access-date= December 10, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Diane Patrick (Texas politician)|Diane Patrick]], member of the Texas House of Representatives from [[Arlington, Texas|Arlington]]; reared in Longview as Diane Porter<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intelius.com/results.php?ReportType=1&formname=name&qf=Diane&qmi=&qn=Patrick&qcs=Arlington%2C+TX&focusfirst=1|title=Diane Porter Patrick|publisher=intelius.com|access-date=March 9, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Monte Pittman]], singer, songwriter, guitarist for Madonna<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news-journal.com/features/atplay/longview-legend-monte-pittman-returns-to-texas/article_3f0da0d1-3f62-5973-b628-782e78bed491.html |title = Longview legend Monte Pittman returns to Texas|publisher = Longview News-Journal|date=December 2, 2021}}</ref>
* [[Josh Scobee]], kicker for Jacksonville Jaguars
* [[James Scott (American football)|James Scott]], professional football player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SCOTTJAM01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060513072229/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SCOTTJAM01|url-status=usurped|archive-date=May 13, 2006|title = James Scott| publisher= databaseFootball.com |access-date= December 10, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Justin Slaten]], professional baseball player
* [[Warren Smith (singer)|Warren Smith]], rockabilly musician
*[[Ben Spies]], American professional motorcycle racer 
* [[James Street (American football)|James Street]], college football and baseball player for the Texas Longhorns
* [[Jack Boynton Strong]], Texas lawyer, businessman, and legislator
* [[Bobby Taylor (American football)|Bobby Taylor]], All-Pro cornerback for Philadelphia Eagles, 1995–2003; member of the Seattle Seahawks in 2004
* [[Sam West]], professional baseball player, 1927–1942<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/westsa01.shtml?redir|title= Sam West Statistics and History|publisher= Baseball-Reference|access-date= December 16, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Forest Whitaker]], Oscar-winning actor
* [[Trent Williams]], All-Pro offensive lineman for the San Francisco 49ers
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== See also ==
{{Portal bar|Texas}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Wikivoyage|Longview (Texas)}}
* [http://www.longviewtexas.gov/ City of Longview official website]
* [http://www.VisitLongviewTexas.com/ Longview Convention and Visitors Bureau]
* [http://www.longviewchamber.com/ Longview Chamber of Commerce]

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