Editing Mount Pleasant, Texas

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name                   = Mount Pleasant, Texas
| settlement_type                 = [[City]]
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| image_caption                   = The Titus County Courthouse in Mount Pleasant
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| map_caption                     = Location of Mount Pleasant, Texas
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| subdivision_name                = [[United States]]
| subdivision_type1               = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1               = [[Texas]]
| subdivision_type2               = [[List of counties in Texas|County]]
| subdivision_name2               = [[Titus County, Texas|Titus]]

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| area_total_km2                  = 41.42
| area_land_km2                   = 40.53
| area_water_km2                  = 0.89
| area_total_sq_mi                = 15.99
| area_land_sq_mi                 = 15.65
| area_water_sq_mi                = 0.34

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of                = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
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| population_total                = 16047
| population_density_km2          = 394.23 (2010)
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| utc_offset_DST                  = -5
| elevation_footnotes             = 
| elevation_m                     = 123
| elevation_ft                    = 404
| coordinates                     = {{coord|33|9|28|N|94|58|12|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type                = [[ZIP code]]s
| postal_code                     = 75455-75456
| area_code                       = [[Area code 903|903]], [[Area code 430|430]]
| blank_name                      = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info                      = 48-49800<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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| website                         = {{URL|http://mpcity.net}}
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'''Mount Pleasant''' is the county seat of and largest city in [[Titus County, Texas|Titus County]],<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}}</ref>  in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Texas]]. As of the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]], Mount Pleasant's population was 16,047; it is situated in [[Northeast Texas]].

==History==
Mount Pleasant was founded May 11, 1848, to serve as county seat for Titus County, which was created by a legislative act on May 11, 1846. Until after the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], Titus County also included the territory of present-day Franklin and Morris Counties. High waters along the creeks and the [[Sulphur River]] often halted travel in the early years.

In the 21st century, Titus County comprises the Mount Pleasant [[micropolitan statistical area]], named for the county seat.

==Geography==
Mount Pleasant is located at {{Coord|33|9|28|N|94|58|12|W|type:city}} (33.157891, −94.970084).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of 12.7 square miles (33.0&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}), of which 125 square miles (32.5&nbsp;km{{sup|2}})  are land and {{convert|0.4|sqmi|km2|sigfig=1}} is covered by water.

==Climate==
Mount Pleasant is considered to have a [[humid subtropical]] climate.

{{Weather box
|location = Mount Pleasant, Texas (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1905–present)
|single line = Y
|width = auto
|Jan record high F = 86
|Feb record high F = 91
|Mar record high F = 92
|Apr record high F = 97
|May record high F = 106
|Jun record high F = 107
|Jul record high F = 112
|Aug record high F = 118
|Sep record high F = 109
|Oct record high F = 104
|Nov record high F = 91
|Dec record high F = 88
|year record high F = 118
|Jan high F = 55.9
|Feb high F = 59.7
|Mar high F = 67.6
|Apr high F = 75.2
|May high F = 82.3
|Jun high F = 89.6
|Jul high F = 93.3
|Aug high F = 94.1
|Sep high F = 88.2
|Oct high F = 77.9
|Nov high F = 66.1
|Dec high F = 57.7
|year high F = 75.6
|Jan mean F = 44.0
|Feb mean F = 47.7
|Mar mean F = 55.3
|Apr mean F = 62.5
|May mean F = 71.3
|Jun mean F = 78.8
|Jul mean F = 82.2
|Aug mean F = 82.3
|Sep mean F = 75.6
|Oct mean F = 64.5
|Nov mean F = 53.5
|Dec mean F = 45.9
|year mean F = 63.6
|Jan low F = 32.0
|Feb low F = 35.7
|Mar low F = 42.9
|Apr low F = 49.8
|May low F = 60.2
|Jun low F = 68.1
|Jul low F = 71.1
|Aug low F = 70.6
|Sep low F = 63.1
|Oct low F = 51.2
|Nov low F = 40.9
|Dec low F = 34.1
|year low F = 51.6
|Jan record low F = −5
|Feb record low F = -12
|Mar record low F = 11
|Apr record low F = 23
|May record low F = 34
|Jun record low F = 48
|Jul record low F = 50
|Aug record low F = 48
|Sep record low F = 36
|Oct record low F = 23
|Nov record low F = 9
|Dec record low F = -2
|year record low F = -12
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 3.56
|Feb precipitation inch = 4.18
|Mar precipitation inch = 4.36
|Apr precipitation inch = 4.55
|May precipitation inch = 5.24
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.32
|Jul precipitation inch = 2.90
|Aug precipitation inch = 2.66
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.62
|Oct precipitation inch = 4.61
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.78
|Dec precipitation inch = 4.79
|year precipitation inch = 48.57
|Jan snow inch = 0.6
|Feb snow inch = 1.0
|Mar snow inch = 0.1
|Apr snow inch = 0.0
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.0
|Nov snow inch = 0.0
|Dec snow inch = 0.2
|year snow inch = 1.9
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 6.5
|Feb precipitation days = 7.0
|Mar precipitation days = 7.3
|Apr precipitation days = 6.7
|May precipitation days = 6.7
|Jun precipitation days = 6.2
|Jul precipitation days = 4.3
|Aug precipitation days = 4.1
|Sep precipitation days = 4.2
|Oct precipitation days = 5.8
|Nov precipitation days = 5.4
|Dec precipitation days = 6.9
|year precipitation days = 71.1
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 0.3
|Feb snow days = 0.4
|Mar snow days = 0.1
|Apr snow days = 0.0
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 0.1
|Dec snow days = 0.2
|year snow days = 1.1
|source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name= nws>
{{cite web
| 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 21, 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=USC00416108&format=pdf
| title = Station: MT Pleasant, TX
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = August 21, 2021}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==

{{US Census population
|1870= 275
|1880= 452
|1890= 963
|1910= 3137
|1920= 4099
|1930= 3541
|1940= 4528
|1950= 6342
|1960= 8027
|1970= 9459
|1980= 11003
|1990= 12291
|2000= 13935
|2010= 15564
|estyear=2019
|estimate=15978
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
|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"
|+'''Mount Pleasant racial composition as of 2020'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4849800&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-21 |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)
|4,459
|27.79%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|2,170
|13.52%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|44
|0.27%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|176
|1.1%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|2
|0.01%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|40
|0.25%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/multiracial]] (NH)
|330
|2.06%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|8,826
|55.0%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''16,047'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], 16,047 people, 5,553 households, and 3,896 families were residing in the city. As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, 139350 people, 4,558 households, and 3,208 families resided in the city.  The population density was {{convert|1,112.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the city was 56.70% White, 16.00% African American, 0.55% Native American, 0.84% Asian, 23.58% from other races, and 2.33% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 40.65% of the population.

In the city, the age distribution was 31.2% under 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 16.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 or older. The median age was 20 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 89.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $28,805, and for a family was $32,331. Males had a median income of $22,629 versus $17,080 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,190. About 20.3% of families and 22.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 30.7% of those under age 18 and 16.1% of those age 65 or over.

Mount Pleasant has grown since the 2000 Census; as of 2010, Mount Pleasant had a population of 15,564.

==Arts and culture==

* Titus County Courthouse—located at the Downtown Square, the courthouse is an important historical building. The courthouse has burned down three times since 1850. The current building was constructed in 1895 after a devastating fire in which the county records were destroyed.  The courthouse was remodeled in 1940, 1962, and restored to its 1940 appearance in 1991.  
* Downtown Square is bordered by several locally owned businesses.
* Mount Pleasant is the site of [[Wal-Mart]]'s first store in Texas.
* Radar (2006–2008), the world's tallest living horse, lived in Mount Pleasant. (In 2005, Goliath was recorded as the world's tallest living horse by ''Guinness Book of World Records'').
* Mount Pleasant is a nationally recognized Texas Main Street City under the program of the [[National Trust for Historic Preservation]].
* One of the largest [[Dr. Pepper]] [[murals]] in the United States is located on the side of a building that once housed the Masonic lodge upstairs, and a grocery store downstairs.

==Education==

The majority of the City of Mount Pleasant is served by the [[Mount Pleasant Independent School District]]. The southeastern portion is served by the [[Chapel Hill Independent School District (Titus County, Texas)|Chapel Hill Independent School District]]. A smaller portion is served by the [[Harts Bluff Independent School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st48_tx/c48449_titus/DC10SD_C48449_001.pdf|title=SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Titus County, TX|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2019-11-05}}</ref>
*[[Mount Pleasant High School (Texas)|Mount Pleasant High School]] is a 5A school. The mascot is the Tiger.
*Chapel Hill High School is a 3A school. The mascot is the Red Devil.
*Harts Bluff Early College High School is a 2A school. The mascot is the Bulldog.

[[Northeast Texas Community College]] is also located in Mount Pleasant, near the Chapel Hill school district.

==Media==
The ''[[Mount Pleasant Tribune]]'' is a twice-a-week [[newspaper]] which was founded in 1941.

== Infrastructure ==

===Transportation===
[[File:Mount Pleasant August 2015 3 (Madison Avenue).jpg|thumb|Madison Avenue in Mount Pleasant]]
A major project underway to build a 271 loop bypass around Mount Pleasant was completed in 2015.

The [[Mount Pleasant Regional Airport (Texas)|Mount Pleasant Regional Airport]] is located three miles from the city.

===Healthcare===
The City of Mount Pleasant is served by [[Titus Regional Medical Center]].

===Postal service===
The [[United States Postal Service]] operates the Mount Pleasant Post Office.<ref>"[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/mount-pleasant-201-w-alabama-st-mount-pleasant-tx-1374051 Post Office Location – MOUNT PLEASANT] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609130205/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/mount-pleasant-201-w-alabama-st-mount-pleasant-tx-1374051 |date=2012-06-09 }}." [[United States Postal Service]]. Retrieved on May 15, 2010.</ref>

===Parole office===
The [[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]] (TDCJ) operates the Mount Pleasant District Parole Office in Mount Pleasant.<ref>"[http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/parole/parole-directory/paroledir-rgnldisparoff1.htm Parole Division Region I] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928130938/http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/parole/parole-directory/paroledir-rgnldisparoff1.htm |date=2011-09-28 }}." [[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]]. Retrieved on May 15, 2010.</ref>

==Notable people==

* [[Melvin Aldridge]], former professional football player
* [[Krista Branch]], singer of the song "I Am America," referred to as the anthem of the [[Tea Party movement]]
* [[Maury Buford]], punter for 1985 Chicago Bears Super Bowl team
* [[Norm Duke]], [[Professional Bowlers Association|PBA]] bowler
* [[Michael Kopech]], professional baseball pitcher
* [[Barry Minter]], former [[National Football League]] (NFL) linebacker for the Chicago Bears and Cleveland Browns, appeared in 16 games for Cleveland in 2001 before retiring to Mount Pleasant
* [[Ray Price (musician)|Ray Price]], country music singer
* [[Bill Ratliff]], politician
* Jason Roy, lead singer of the [[Dove Award]]-winning Christian rock band  [[Building 429]]
* [[Sam W. Russell]], Texas legislator and lawyer
* [[Jerry Scoggins]], American country/western singer, guitarist, and band leader, most noted for singing "[[The Ballad of Jed Clampett]]", the theme song of the 1960s sitcom ''[[The Beverly Hillbillies]]''
* [[Chaun Thompson]], former NFL linebacker for the Houston Texans

==References==
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==External links==
{{Portal|Texas}}
{{Wikivoyage|Mount Pleasant (Texas)}}
*[http://www.mpcity.net/ City of Mount Pleasant]
*[http://www.dailytribune.net/ Mount Pleasant Daily Tribune]

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