Editing Silsbee, Texas

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Silsbee, Texas
| settlement_type          = [[Town]]
| image_skyline            = Silsbee panorama b (9575927043).jpg
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| image_caption            = Panoramic view of Silsbee at night
| image_map                = TXMap-doton-Silsbee.PNG
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| map_caption              = Location of Silsbee, Texas
| image_map1               = Hardin County Silsbee.svg
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| pushpin_map              = USA Texas#USA#North America
| 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        = [[Hardin County, Texas|Hardin]]
| government_footnotes     = 
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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           = 20.02
| area_land_km2            = 19.90
| area_water_km2           = 0.12
| area_total_sq_mi         = 7.73
| area_land_sq_mi          = 7.68
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.05
| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     = 
| population_total         = 6935
| population_density_km2   = 332.54
| population_density_sq_mi = 861.25
| timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset               = -6
| timezone_DST             = CDT
| utc_offset_DST           = -5
| elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft             = 79
| coordinates              = {{coord|30|20|44|N|94|10|35|W|region:US-TX_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 77656
| area_code                = [[Area code 409|409]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 48-67832<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              = 2411901<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2411901}}</ref>
| website                  = {{URL|www.cityofsilsbee.com}}
}}
'''Silsbee''' is a town in [[Hardin County, Texas|Hardin County]], [[Texas]], United States. This town is {{convert|21|miles}} north of [[Beaumont, Texas|Beaumont]]. The population was 6,935 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web |url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4867832 |title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Silsbee city, Texas |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |work=American Factfinder |access-date=February 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213114128/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US4867832 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It is part of the [[Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area]].

==Geography==

Silsbee is located in eastern Hardin County. [[U.S. Route 96]], a four-lane bypass, forms the southeastern border of the city; the highway leads northeast {{convert|50|mi}} to [[Jasper, Texas|Jasper]] and south {{convert|21|mi}} to [[Beaumont, Texas|Beaumont]]. [[Houston]] is {{convert|104|mi}} southwest of Silsbee via Beaumont. [[Texas State Highway 327]] runs through downtown Silsbee south of the city center, leading east to US 96 and west {{convert|9|mi|0}} to [[Kountze, Texas|Kountze]], the Hardin [[county seat]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Silsbee has a total area of {{convert|20.0|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.1|sqkm|order=flip|2}}, or 0.64%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

==Historical development==
The site of Silsbee was reached by the [[Gulf, Beaumont, and Kansas City Railway]] in 1894 and a logging camp and then a sawmill were established thereafter. The community that grew up around timber site was first called "Mill Town".<ref>https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/silsbee-tx</ref> The town was renamed in recognition of Nathaniel Devereux Silsbee,<ref>[https://curiosity.lib.harvard.edu/daguerreotypes-at-harvard/catalog/17-W97769_urn-3:HULARCH:32188 Whipple, John Adams, 1822-1891, American, creator, photographer Harvard College (1780- ). associated name Silsbee, Nathaniel Devereux, subject]</ref> an investor (and grandson of Sen. [[Nathaniel Silsbee]]) from [[Boston, Massachusetts]], who helped provide funds for the railway.<ref>Handbook of Texas Online, [https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hfs07 Handbook of Texas Online], accessed May 5, 2007</ref> The railroad was a project of [[John Henry Kirby]], who established the Kirby Lumber Company in the city. This business was the main employer and strength of the Silsbee economy from the city's beginning.<ref>[http://www.bigthicketdirectory.com/bee/bee29.html Houstonian founds Silsbee because of natural resources] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060827051017/http://www.bigthicketdirectory.com/bee/bee29.html |date=August 27, 2006 }}, access May 5, 2007</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1940= 2525
|1950= 3179
|1960= 6277
|1970= 7271
|1980= 7684
|1990= 6368
|2000= 6393
|2010= 6611
|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=6935}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Silsbee racial composition as of 2020'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US4867832&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 |access-date=May 23, 2022 |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=May 18, 2022}}</ref>}}
!Race
!Number
!Percentage
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|4,504
|64.95%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|1,782
|25.07%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|10
|0.14%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|47
|0.68%
|-
|Some Other Race (NH)
|9
|0.13%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|231
|3.33%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]]
|352
|5.08%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''6,935'''
|
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 6,935 people, 2,441 households, and 1,745 families residing in the city.

As of the [[census]]<ref name="2010 US Census">{{cite web |title=U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=US Census Department |access-date=October 28, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, 6,611 people, 2,520 households, and 1,763 families resided in the city. The population density was {{convert|881.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The 2,790 housing units averaged 353.5 per square mile (136.5/km{{sup|2}}). The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the city was 65.8% White, 30.3% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.015% Pacific Islander, 1.4% from other races, and 01.5% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 4.0% of the population.

Of the 2,520 households, 30.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were married couples living together, 18.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were not families; 10.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the city, the population was distributed as 25.7% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 19 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34.7 years. Of the entire population, 45.9% were male and 54.1% were female. Of those individuals age 18 and over, 32.5% were male and 67.5% were female.

The median income for a household in the city was $49,121, and for a family was $51,518. About 16.6% of the population was below the [[poverty line]]; 14.0% of families were below the poverty line, while only 3.9% of married families were in poverty. Of those age 65 or over, 4.4% were below the poverty line.

==Education==

The town is served by the [[Silsbee Independent School District]], with a total of four schools—Laura Reeves Elementary (Pre-K–K), Silsbee Elementary (1–5), Edwards-Johnson Memorial Silsbee Middle School (6–8), and Silsbee High School (9–12).

==Notable people==
* [[Kalon Barnes]], football player
* [[Curtis Buckley]], football player
* [[Jefferson Fisher]], lawyer and podcast host
* [[Len Garrett]], football player
* [[Mark Henry]], actor, Olympic weightlifter, wrestler
* [[James Hunter (American football)|James Hunter]], football player
* [[Chloe Jones]], pornographic actress
* [[Brandi McCain]], basketball player
* [[Hannah Read]], indie rock musician who performs under the stage name [[Lomelda]]
* [[LaQuan Stallworth]], basketball player
* [[Michael Tuck (journalist)|Michael Tuck]], television newscaster in [[San Diego, California|San Diego]], [[California]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Gnis|1347123|Silsbee, Texas}}
* [http://www.cityofsilsbee.com City of Silsbee official website]
* [http://www.silsbeechamber.com Silsbee Chamber of Commerce]
* {{Cite journal |title=Life on the American Newsfront: Oil Well Burns Two Months |journal=Life Magazine |pages=29–31 |date=April 26, 1937 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5E4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA29 |access-date=July 29, 2010}}

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[[Category:Cities in Texas]]
[[Category:Cities in Hardin County, Texas]]
[[Category:Beaumont–Port Arthur metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Logging communities in the United States]]
[[Category:1894 establishments in Texas]]
[[Category:Populated places established in the 1890s]]