Editing Seagoville, Texas

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'''Seagoville''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|iː|g|oʊ|v|ɪ|l}} {{Respell|SEE|goh-vil}}) is a city in [[Dallas County, Texas]], United States, and a suburb of [[Dallas]]. A small portion of Seagoville extends into [[Kaufman County, Texas|Kaufman County]]. The population was 18,446 at the 2020 census.<ref name=":0" /> The city is located along [[U.S. Route 175 in Texas|U.S. Highway 175]], {{convert|10|mi}} from downtown [[Mesquite, Texas|Mesquite]].<ref name="Handbook">{{Handbook of Texas|id=hfs05|name=Seagoville, Texas}}</ref>

==History==
Seagoville was originally called Seago, and under this name was laid out in 1876 by T. K. Seago (1836–1904), and named after him. The [[United States Postal Service|United States Post Office]] changed the town's name to "Seagoville" in 1910 to prevent confusion with another city in Texas called Sego.<ref name="Handbook"/>

During [[World War II]], the [[Federal Correctional Institution, Seagoville|Federal Reformatory for Women]] in Seagoville was the site of an [[United States Immigration and Naturalization Service|Immigration and Naturalization Service]]  [[Japanese American internment#Justice Department detention camps|detention camp]] for [[Japanese American internment|Japanese]], [[German American internment|German]], and [[Italian American internment|Italian]] Americans classified as "enemy aliens" and women of Japanese and German ancestry [[Internment of Japanese Americans#Japanese Latin Americans|deported from Latin America]].<ref name="Handbook"/><ref name=Mak>Mak, Stephen. [http://encyclopedia.densho.org/Seagoville%20%28detention%20facility%29/ "Seogoville (detention facility)"] ''Densho Encyclopedia'' (accessed 17 Jun 2014).</ref> Internees at Seagoville published a German language newsletter called the ''Sägedorfer Fliegende Blätter''.<ref>{{Cite web
| title = Seagoville Internee Newspaper: ''Sägedorfer Fliegende Blätter''
| work = The Freedom of Information Times
| access-date = 2014-02-06
| language = de
| url = http://www.foitimes.com/Seagoville.pdf
}}</ref> The camp housed up to 647 people, and was closed in June 1945, after the internees were either "repatriated" to Japan or Germany, or transferred to [[Crystal City Internment Camp|Crystal City]], Texas.<ref name=Mak/><ref>{{Cite book
| last = Texas State Historical Association (TSHA)
| title = The Handbook of Texas Online
| chapter = World War II Internment Camps
| access-date = 2014-02-06
| chapter-url = https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/quwby
}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|49.2|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|48.4|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|0.8|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 1.58%, is covered by water.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.census.gov| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Seagoville city, Texas| publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]| access-date=January 19, 2012}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1930 = 604
| 1940 = 760
| 1950 = 1927
| 1960 = 3745
| 1970 = 4390
| 1980 = 7304
| 1990 = 8969
| 2000 = 10823
| 2010 = 14835
| 2020 = 18446
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 19643
| 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>
}}

<ref>{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=Census.gov |language=en}}</ref>

<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Seagoville city, Texas |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/seagovillecitytexas |access-date=2023-03-20 |website=www.census.gov |language=en}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Seagoville racial composition as of 2020'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4866428&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=2022-05-22 |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)
|5,680
|30.79%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|3,343
|18.12%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|87
|0.47%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|98
|0.53%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|17
|0.09%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|35
|0.19%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|417
|2.26%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|8,769
|47.54%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''18,446'''
|
|}
At the [[2020 United States census]], there were 18,446 people, 4,283 households, and 3,445 families residing in the city.<ref name=":0" />

==Government and infrastructure==
[[File:SeaggovilleFCIlarge.jpg|thumb|[[Federal Correctional Institution, Seagoville]]]]
[[Federal Correctional Institution, Seagoville]] is located in Seagoville.

The [[United States Postal Service]] operates the Seagoville Post Office on Seagoville Road in [[Kleberg, Dallas]].<ref>"[https://tools.usps.com/go/POLocatorDetailsAction!input.action?locationTypeQ=all&address=Seagoville%2C+TX&radius=20&locationType=po&locationID=1381071&locationName=SEAGOVILLE&address2=&address1=15300+SEAGOVILLE+RD&city=DALLAS&state=TX&zip5=75253&zip4=9998&tollFree=800-ASK-USPS%26reg%3B%26nbsp%3B%28800-275-8777%29&fax=972-287-7868&tAddress=&tAddress1Ams=&tAddress2Ams=&tCityAms=&tStateAms=&tZipAms=&tCarrierRouteAms=&latitude=32.685659&longitude=-96.58644&sWithin=20&&&&&&&&& SEAGOVILLE]." [[United States Postal Service]]. Retrieved on June 9, 2016. "15300 SEAGOVILLE RD DALLAS, TX 75253-9998"</ref><ref name=Postofficemove>Harris, Byron. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20110305180353/http://www.wfaa.com/news/business/Seagoville-post-office-to-close-117364868.html Seagoville post office to close ]." [[WFAA]]. March 3, 2011. Retrieved on June 9, 2016.</ref> It was previously located at 314 Glendale Avenue, in a rented facility in Seagoville.<ref name=Postofficemove/><ref>"[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/48241?p=1&s=TX&service_name=post_office&z=Combine Post Office Location - SEAGOVILLE]." ''[[United States Postal Service]]''. Retrieved on December 4, 2008.</ref> Since around 1882<!--129 years until 2011-->  a post office had been located in the Seagoville city limits. In 2011, the USPS announced that it was closing the existing Seagoville post office and consolidating it into the Kleberg Post Office, a USPS-owned facility since renamed to the Seagoville Post Office, citing cost-cutting reasons in response to a budget shortfall. Though individuals had offered to pay for the rental costs at Seagoville, the USPS insisted on closing the city post office. As of 2011, the Seagoville city post office was busier than the Kleberg one.<ref name=Postofficemove/>

==Education==

===Primary and secondary schools===

====Public schools====

Portions of Seagoville are within three separate [[independent school districts]].<ref>"[http://www.seagoville.us/DocumentCenter/Home/View/283 Official Zoning Map]." City of Seagoville. Retrieved on June 9, 2016.</ref>

=====Dallas Independent School District=====

Almost all of the Dallas County portion of Seagoville is served by the [[Dallas Independent School District]]. The area is within the Board of Trustees District 4.<ref>"[http://www.dallasisd.org/about/trusteemaps/Trustee42006.pdf Trustee District 4 with School Locations]."  [[Dallas Independent School District]]. Retrieved on November 24, 2008.</ref> Portions of Seagoville are zoned to Central Elementary School, Seagoville North Elementary School, and Seagoville Elementary School.<ref>"[http://www.dallasisd.org/cms/lib/TX01001475/Centricity/Domain/78/seagonorth.pdf PROPOSED 2012-13 Seagoville North ES Zone]." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20130617204612/http://www.dallasisd.org/cms/lib/TX01001475/Centricity/Domain/78/seagonorth.pdf Archive]) [[Dallas Independent School District]]. Retrieved on March 11, 2013.</ref> All of the city is zoned to Seagoville Middle School (6–8), and [[Seagoville High School]] (9–12).

Seagoville North Elementary School was scheduled to open in 2012.<ref name="Newsch2008">"[http://www.dallasisd.org/bond2008/pdf/NewSchoolsNames.pdf New Schools-2008 Bond Program]." [[Dallas Independent School District]]. Retrieved on January 8, 2010.</ref> Prior to 2012, the students in the Dallas County portion were zoned to Seagoville Elementary School (at the time, grades Pre-K–2) and Central Elementary School (at the time, grades 3–5).

Seagoville Elementary, Seagoville North, and Central Elementary are within the Seagoville city limits, while Seagoville Middle and Seagoville High are in Dallas, near the city of Seagoville. Seagoville Alternative Center, an alternative school is within the city limits.

DISD maintains the Seagoville Stadium.<ref>"[http://www.dallasisd.org/cms/lib/TX01001475/Centricity/Domain/8742/Dallas%20ISD%20Athletic%20Facilities.pdf Dallas ISD – Athletic Facilities]." [[Dallas Independent School District]]. Retrieved on June 27, 2016.</ref>

Seagoville Independent School District was previously the town's school district. In 1965, the district was absorbed into the Dallas Independent School District.<ref name="Handbook"/>

=====Crandall Independent School District=====

The minuscule Kaufman County portion is served by [[Crandall Independent School District]]. The students in the Crandall portion are zoned to Wilson Elementary School, Crandall Middle School, and Crandall High School. Wilson Elementary and Crandall Middle are within the city of Crandall. Crandall High is partially in Crandall and partially in unincorporated Kaufman County.

=====Mesquite Independent School District=====

A very small portion of northeast Seagoville is within the boundaries of [[Mesquite Independent School District]]. That portion is served by Achziger Elementary School, Terry Middle School, and [[John Horn High School]] (all three schools are in Mesquite).<ref>"[http://www.mesquiteisd.org/about/maps/docs/AttendZones1213.pdf AttendZones1213.pdf]." [[Mesquite Independent School District]]. Retrieved on April 4, 2014.</ref> The area was formerly zoned to Thompson Elementary School.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20090530063346/http://www.mesquiteisd.org/maps/AttendZones0809.pdf AttendZones0809.pdf]." [[Mesquite Independent School District]]. Retrieved on April 4, 2014.</ref>

=====History of schools=====

The first school established in Seagoville was the Brinegar School. The one-room log schoolhouse, which featured split-log seating, was constructed around 1867 in the area of the modern-day Heard Park. Professor J.T. Doss built a new school building in 1880;<ref name=Cityhist>"[http://www.seagoville.us/index.aspx?nid=100 History]." City of Seagoville. Retrieved on February 13, 2012.</ref> it was called Woodside. Another school opened in a four-frame building. A cyclone destroyed one of its rooms in 1903,<ref>Phillips, Billie Frank. ''Seagoville'' (Images of America). [[Arcadia Publishing]], 2011. {{ISBN|0738578630}}, 9780738578637. p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=M1IXqS_Ms58C&pg=PA71 71].</ref> and in 1909 that school was destroyed in a fire. In 1910 a new brick high school building opened on the site of what is now Seagoville Elementary School.<ref name=Cityhist/> The building, a two-story facility with four rooms for upper grades upstairs and four rooms for lower grades downstairs, on land on North Kaufman Street was donated by Ben H. Fly. It was built for about $10,000 ($283,000 adjusted for inflation to 2022), and was known as "The High School" and "the Old Red Schoolhouse".<ref name="books.google.com">Phillips, Billie Frank. ''Seagoville'' (Images of America). [[Arcadia Publishing]], 2011. {{ISBN|0738578630}}, 9780738578637. p. [https://books.google.com/books?id=M1IXqS_Ms58C&pg=PA74 74].</ref>

[[Seagoville High School]] first opened in 1928 on land purchased in 1927. This high school building later burned down, and Central Elementary School opened on the former high-school site. The current high school facility and Seagoville Middle School opened on a {{convert|22|acre|ha|adj=on}} plot of land donated by M.D. Reeves in 1952: one building opened in 1955 and the other opened in September 1958. Seagoville was in the Seagoville Independent School District until August 1964, when it merged into DISD.<ref name="books.google.com"/>

===Public libraries===

Seagoville has its own public library, the Seagoville Public Library, at 702 North [[U.S. Highway 175]].<ref>"[http://www.seagovillelibrary.org/ Welcome to the Seagoville Public Library]." ''Seagoville Public Library''. Retrieved on December 4, 2008.</ref>

===Community colleges===

The [[Texas Legislature]] defines all of Dallas County (including the vast majority of Seagoville) as being in the [[Dallas College]] (formerly Dallas County Community College or DCCCD) district. The portion in Kaufman County is within the [[Trinity Valley Community College]] district.<ref name=CommCollareas>[https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Texas Education Code: Sec. 130.176. DALLAS COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. Sec. 130.205. TRINITY VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.]</ref>

==Parks and recreation==
The [[Dallas Independent School District]] operates the Seagoville Stadium in Seagoville.<ref>"[http://www.dallasisd.org/cms/lib/TX01001475/Centricity/ModuleInstance/7782/2G-Athletic%20Facilities.pdf Athletic Facilities]." [[Dallas Independent School District]]. Retrieved on February 24, 2012.</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[LaMarcus Aldridge]] - NBA Player, attended Seagoville High School
*[[Chill Wills]] - actor, born and raised in Seagoville
*[[Antonio Wilson]] - NFL Player, born in Seagoville

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://www.seagoville.us/ City of Seagoville official website]
* [http://www.seagovillenews.com SeagovilleNews.com – News & Information website]
* [http://www.seagovillelibrary.org/ Seagoville Library]
* [http://www.seagovillecoc.org/ Seagoville Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.seagovilleedc.com/ Seagoville Economic Development Corporation]
* {{Handbook of Texas|id=hfs05|name=Seagoville, Texas}}
Schools:
* [http://www.dallasisd.org/domain/433 Seagoville Middle School] – Located in Kleberg, Dallas
* [http://www.dallasisd.org/Page/2252 Central Elementary School]
* [http://www.dallasisd.org/domain/589 Seagoville Elementary School]
* [http://www.dallasisd.org/seagovillenorth Seagoville North Elementary School]

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