Editing Van Zandt County, Texas

{{Short description|County in Texas, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county               = Van Zandt County 
 | state                = Texas 
 | seal                 = 
 | founded              = 1848 
 | seat wl              = Canton 
 | largest city wl      = Canton 
 | area_total_sq_mi     = 860 
 | area_land_sq_mi      = 843 
 | area_water_sq_mi     = 17 
 | area percentage      = 2.0 
 | census yr            = 2020
 | pop                  = 59541 
 | census estimate yr   = 
 | density_sq_mi        = auto 
 | ex image             = Vanzandt courthouse 2010.jpg 
 | ex image size        = 250 
 | ex image cap         = The Van Zandt County Courthouse in Canton 
 | web                  = http://www.vanzandtcounty.org 
 | time zone            = Central
 | named for            = [[Isaac Van Zandt]]
 | district             = 5th
 | population_total     = 
 | population_as_of     = 
}}
[[File:Van Zandt County Library in Canton, TX IMG 5617.JPG|200px|right|thumb|The Van Zandt County Library is located next to the Blackwell House Museum in [[Canton, Texas|Canton]], [[Texas]].]]

'''Van Zandt County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Texas]], in the northeastern part of the state. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], its population was 59,541.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Van Zandt County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US48467|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 30, 2022}}</ref> Its [[county seat]] is [[Canton, Texas|Canton]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> The county is named for [[Isaac Van Zandt]] (1813–1847), a member of the Congress of the [[Republic of Texas]].<ref>''History of Van Zandt County'' (Van Zandt County History Book Committee. Dallas, Texas: 1984)</ref>

==History==
Van Zandt County is commonly known as the Free State of Van Zandt. The title was particularly prevalent through the [[Reconstruction Era]], but is still in use today. Many versions of the county's history may account for this moniker, and historians, even within the county and throughout its existence, do not agree how exactly it became known as the Free State.

One story of how the Free State of Van Zandt came to be originates with the county's formation. In 1848, [[Henderson County, Texas|Henderson County]] was split into three counties: [[Kaufman County, Texas|Kaufman]], Van Zandt, and what remained as Henderson County.<ref name=allen>Elvis Allen, "Building A County: One Hundred Fifty Years of Van Zandt County"(http://vanzandttx.org/History.htm), updated April 22, 2009, accessed May 25, 2015
</ref> Henderson County had been deeply in debt, yet the new Van Zandt County was founded without any obligations.<ref name=kozlowski>Gerald F. Kozlowski, "FREE STATE OF VAN ZANDT," Handbook of Texas Online (https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/pdf01), accessed May 21, 2015. Uploaded on June 12, 2010. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.</ref> Many believed that this was a mistake on the state's part,<ref name=blue>William Samuel Mills, "History of Van Zandt County", Canton, Texas, 1950</ref> and bitter citizens and politicians from Henderson County referred to the new county as the Free State.<ref>Southland newspaper, 1904, Sibyl Creasey, ""Free State" of Van Zandt", Van Zandt County Genealogical Society (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txvzcgs/vzgsfree.htm), accessed May 21, 2015. Uploaded August 4, 2007</ref>

Van Zandt County tried on two distinct occasions to separate itself from Texas. The first was in 1861 when [[Texas in the American Civil War|Texas seceded from the United States]]. About 350 citizens of Van Zandt County met to protest the secession.<ref name=kozlowski /> The practice of slavery was infrequent in the county. Slave owners, worried about losing their slaves in [[American Civil War|the Civil War]], refused to bring their slaves to Van Zandt, because slavery was so uncommon there.<ref name=kozlowski/><ref>Wentworth Manning, "Some History of Van Zandt County", Mountain Press, 1919</ref> The majority of Van Zandt wanted to stay with the Union,<ref>Canton Herald, 1931, Sibyl Creasey, ""Free State" of Van Zandt", Van Zandt County Genealogical Society (http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txvzcgs/vzgsfree.htm), accessed May 21, 2015. Uploaded August 4, 2007.</ref> and reasoned that if Texas could secede from the United States, they could secede from Texas, and began organizing a government until they were threatened with military intervention.<ref name=canton>Canton Texas, History (http://www.cantontx.gov/about/history {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150520053103/http://www.cantontx.gov/about/history |date=May 20, 2015 }}), 2010, accessed May 25, 2015</ref> Although the secession was unsuccessful, the title of "Free State" stuck.

After Texas re-entered the Union after the Civil War, Van Zandt County again tried to secede from Texas, the [[Confederate States of America]], and the United States.<ref name=canton/> A convention was held in 1867 in which the citizens elected delegates, and the delegates voted for secession, and penned a Declaration of Independence modeled after the [[United States Declaration of Independence]].<ref name=ayres>Thomas Ayres, "That's Not in My American History Book: A Compilation of Little-known Events and Forgotten Heroes", Taylor Trade Publishing, 2000, pg 40-42</ref> The event was seen as a rebellion by the nation, and when word reached [[Philip Sheridan|General Sheridan]], he dispatched a cavalry unit to quell it.<ref name=canton/> The citizens of Van Zandt called an emergency meeting that ended with the delegates declaring war on the United States.<ref name=ayres/> The wooded landscape at the time made moving difficult for horses,<ref name=blue/> so the citizens of Van Zandt, familiar with the area, were able to ambush the unit, until they retreated.<ref name=canton/> The citizens, elated with their victory, celebrated with an excess of alcohol.<ref name=blue/><ref name=canton/> During their celebration, they were surrounded by Sheridan's troops, and were put in anklets and in a rough prison of wooden posts.<ref name=ayres/> Two ex-Confederate soldiers, W.A. Allen and Hardy Allen,<ref name=blue/> were in the group, and W.A. Allen used a hidden knife to wear down the anklets.<ref name=canton/> A combination of the beginning of the rainy season <ref name=canton/> and a decreasing of the guard to one man <ref name=blue/> allowed the prisoners to easily escape. After that, not much action on the part of Van Zandt or the United States was taken in the issue. Arrest warrants were sent, but none was carried out, and none of the prisoners went to trial.<ref name=blue/>

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|860|sqmi|abbr=on}}, of which  {{convert|17|sqmi}} (2.0%) are covered by water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_48.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 12, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref> Van Zandt County is unique in topography. The western and northwestern parts of the county are in the eastern edge of the [[Texas Blackland Prairies]], the central part of the county is located in the post oak belt of Northeast Texas, and the eastern part of the county stretches into the [[East Texas]] [[Piney Woods]]. Two major rivers, the [[Neches River|Neches]] and the [[Sabine River (Texas–Louisiana)|Sabine]], flow through Van Zandt County. Van Zandt County is referred to as the "Gateway to East Texas" due to its diverse topography.

=== Major highways ===
* [[File:I-20 (TX).svg|20px]] [[Interstate 20 (Texas)|Interstate 20]]
* [[File:US 80.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 80 (Texas)|U.S. Highway 80]]
* [[File:Texas 19.svg|20px]] [[Texas State Highway 19|State Highway 19]]
* [[File:Texas 64.svg|20px]] [[Texas State Highway 64|State Highway 64]]
* [[File:Texas 110.svg|20px]] [[Texas State Highway 110|State Highway 110]]
* [[File:Texas 198.svg|20px]] [[Texas State Highway 198|State Highway 198]]

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Rains County, Texas|Rains County]] (north)
* [[Wood County, Texas|Wood County]] (northeast)
* [[Smith County, Texas|Smith County]] (east)
* [[Henderson County, Texas|Henderson County]] (south)
* [[Kaufman County, Texas|Kaufman County]] (west)
* [[Hunt County, Texas|Hunt County]] (northwest)

==Communities==
===Cities===
* [[Canton, Texas|Canton]] (county seat)
* [[Edgewood, Texas|Edgewood]]
* [[Edom, Texas|Edom]]
* [[Fruitvale, Texas|Fruitvale]]
* [[Grand Saline, Texas|Grand Saline]]
* [[Van, Texas|Van]]
* [[Wills Point, Texas|Wills Point]]

===Census-designated places===
* [[Ben Wheeler, Texas|Ben Wheeler]]
* [[Callender Lake, Texas|Callender Lake]]
* [[Myrtle Springs, Texas|Myrtle Springs]]

===Other unincorporated communities===
* [[Alsa, Texas|Alsa]]
* [[Colfax, Texas|Colfax]]
* [[Martin's Mill, Texas|Martin's Mill]]
* [[Midway, Van Zandt County, Texas|Midway]]
* [[Oakland, Van Zandt County, Texas|Oakland]]
* [[Phalba, Texas|Phalba]]
* [[Primrose, Van Zandt County, Texas|Primrose]]
* [[Silver Lake, Texas|Silver Lake]]
* [[Tundra, Texas|Tundra]]
* [[Walton, Texas|Walton]]
* [[Wentworth, Texas|Wentworth]]
* [[Wise, Texas|Wise]]

===Ghost towns===
{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
* [[Cana, Texas|Cana]]
* [[Clifton, Van Zandt County, Texas|Clifton]]
* [[Clower, Texas|Clower]]
* [[Corinth, Van Zandt County, Texas|Corinth]]
* [[Denman Crossroads, Texas|Denman Crossroads]]
* [[Elwood, Van Zandt County, Texas|Elwood]]
* [[Four Mile Prairie, Texas|Four Mile Prairie]]
* [[Holly Springs, Van Zandt County, Texas|Holly Springs]]
* [[Jackson, Van Zandt County, Texas|Jackson]]
* [[Jones, Texas|Jones]]
* [[Lawrence Springs, Texas|Lawrence Springs]]
* [[Mars, Texas|Mars]]
* [[Odom, Texas|Odom]]
* [[Owlet Green, Texas|Owlet Green]]
* [[Pruitt, Van Zandt County, Texas|Pruitt]]
* [[Redland, Van Zandt County, Texas|Redland]]
* [[Roddy, Texas|Roddy]]
* [[Sand Flat, Van Zandt County, Texas|Sand Flat]]
* [[Scott, Texas|Scott]]
* [[Small, Van Zandt County, Texas|Small]]
* [[Wallace, Texas|Wallace]]
* [[Watkins, Van Zandt County, Texas|Watkins]]
* [[Whitton, Texas|Whitton]]
{{div col end}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 1348
|1860= 3777
|1870= 6494
|1880= 12619
|1890= 16225
|1900= 25481
|1910= 25651
|1920= 30784
|1930= 32315
|1940= 31155
|1950= 22593
|1960= 19091
|1970= 22155
|1980= 31426
|1990= 37944
|2000= 48140
|2010= 52579
|2020= 59541
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br />1850–2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010|publisher=Texas Almanac|access-date=May 12, 2015}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Van Zandt County, 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 – Van Zandt County, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=0500000US48467&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) – Van Zandt County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48467&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</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) – Van Zandt County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48467&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|42,619
|45,087
|style='background: #ffffe6; |47,986
|88.53%
|85.75%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |80.59%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|1,390
|1,403
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,517
|2.89%
|2.67%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.55%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|231
|371
|style='background: #ffffe6; |328
|0.48%
|0.71%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.55%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|84
|168
|style='background: #ffffe6; |272
|0.17%
|0.32%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.46%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|10
|32
|style='background: #ffffe6; |30
|0.02%
|0.06%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.05%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|5
|15
|style='background: #ffffe6; |133
|0.01%
|0.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.22%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|600
|656
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,204
|1.25%
|1.25%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.70%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|3,201
|4,847
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7,071
|6.65%
|9.22%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11.88%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''48,140'''
|'''52,579'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''59,541'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[census]] of 2000,<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> 48,140 people, 18,195 households, and 13,664 families resided in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|57|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. The 20,896 housing units averaged {{convert|25|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the county was 91.96% White, 2.94% African American, 0.62% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 2.74% from other races, and 1.56% from two or more races. About 6.65% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 18,195 households, 31.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.60% were married couples living together, 8.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.90% were not families. Around 22.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the county, the population was distributed as 25.50% under the age of 18, 7.30% from 18 to 24, 25.20% from 25 to 44, 24.90% from 45 to 64, and 17.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,029, and for a family was $41,175. Males had a median income of $31,887 versus $21,344 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $16,930. About 10.30% of families and 13.30% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.90% of those under age 18 and 12.10% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==

These school districts serve Van Zandt County:

*[[Canton Independent School District|Canton ISD]]
*[[Edgewood Independent School District (Van Zandt County, Texas)|Edgewood ISD]]
*[[Fruitvale Independent School District|Fruitvale ISD]]
*[[Grand Saline Independent School District|Grand Saline ISD]]
*[[Martin's Mill Independent School District|Martin's Mill ISD]]
*[[Van Independent School District|Van ISD]]
*[[Wills Point Independent School District|Wills Point ISD]]

==Media==
The only radio station licensed to Van Zandt County is [[KWJB]] broadcasting on 1510 AM and 95.1 FM. Van Zandt County receives outlying signals on the outer signal edges of [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]]/[[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]] DMA. Local media outlets are: [[KDFW-TV]], [[KXAS-TV]], [[WFAA-TV]], [[KTVT-TV]], [[KERA-TV]], [[KTXA-TV]], [[KDFI-TV]], [[KDAF-TV]], and [[KFWD-TV]]. Other nearby stations that provide coverage for Van Zandt County come from the [[Tyler, Texas|Tyler]]/[[Longview, Texas|Longview]]/[[Jacksonville, Texas|Jacksonville]] market and they include: [[KLTV-TV|KLTV]], [[KYTX-TV]], [[KFXK-TV]], [[KCEB-TV]], and [[KETK-TV]].

===Newspapers and publications===
* ''Canton Herald''
* ''Wills Point Chronicle''
* ''Canton Guide''
* ''Van Zandt County News''
* ''East Texas Homes and Farms''

==Government and politics<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://newtools.cira.state.tx.us/upload/page/2685/docs/Election%20Results/Nov%206%202018/Final%202018%20General.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://newtools.cira.state.tx.us/upload/page/2685/docs/Election%20Results/Nov%206%202018/Final%202018%20General.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Van Zandt County 2018 General Elections Results|website=www.newtools.cira.state.tx.us|language=en-US|access-date=February 19, 2019}}</ref>==

=== County commissioners<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vanzandtcounty.org/page/vanzandt.Commissioners.Court|title=Van Zandt County Commissioners' Court|website=www.vanzandtcounty.org|language=en-US|access-date=February 19, 2019}}</ref> ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="2" align="center" valign="bottom" | '''Office'''
! align="center" valign="bottom" | '''Name'''
! align="center" valign="bottom" | '''Party'''
|-
| bgcolor="red" |&nbsp;
| County judge
| Andy Reese
|Republican
|-
| bgcolor="red" |&nbsp;
| Commissioner, precinct 1
| Mitch Curtis
|Republican
|-
| bgcolor="red" |&nbsp;
| Commissioner, precinct 2
| Cliff Williams
|Republican
|-
| bgcolor="red" |&nbsp;
| Commissioner, precinct 3
| Bobby Phillips
|Republican
|-
| bgcolor="red" |&nbsp;
| Commissioner, precinct 4
| Brandon Barton
|Republican
|-
|}

=== County officials ===
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="2" |Office
!Name
!Party
|-
| bgcolor="red" |&nbsp;
| County clerk
| Susan Strickland
|Republican
|-
| bgcolor="red" |&nbsp;
| Sheriff
| Kevin Bridger
|Republican
|-
| bgcolor="red" |&nbsp;
| Tax assessor-collector
| Misty Stanberry
|Republican
|-
| bgcolor="red" |&nbsp;
| Treasurer
| Kenny Edwards
|Republican
|}
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{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|2,120|2,825|22|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1956|Democratic|2,142|2,919|9|Texas}}
{{PresRow|1952|Democratic|2,279|3,911|13|Texas}}
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{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|245|3,257|29|Texas}}
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{{PresFoot|1912|Democratic|110|1,790|946|Texas}}

==Transportation==
=== Airports ===
* [[Van Zandt County Regional Airport]] (Wills Point)
* [[Canton-Hackney Airport]] (Canton)

==See also==
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Van Zandt County, Texas]]
* [[List of Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks (Trinity-Zavala)#Van Zandt County|Recorded Texas Historic Landmarks in Van Zandt County]]
* [[Bob Hall (Texas politician)|Bob Hall]], member of the [[Texas State Senate]] from Van Zandt County

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==Sources==
* Clausen, C. A. ed., ''The Lady with the Pen: Elise Wærenskjold in Texas'' (Northfield, Minnesota: Norwegian-American Historical Association, 1961)
* Hall, Margaret Elizabeth ''A History of Van Zandt County'' (Austin, Texas: Jenkins, 1976)

==External links==
* [http://www.vanzandtcounty.org Van Zandt County government's website]
* [http://www.KWJB.com/ KWJB RADIO the only broadcasting station in Van Zandt County]
* [http://www.vanzandtnewspapers.com/ Van Zandt County News]
* {{Handbook of Texas|id=hcv02|name=Van Zandt County}}

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Van Zandt County, Texas
|North     = [[Rains County, Texas|Rains County]]
|Northeast = [[Wood County, Texas|Wood County]]
|East      = [[Smith County, Texas|Smith County]]
|Southeast =
|South     = [[Henderson County, Texas|Henderson County]]
|Southwest =
|West      = [[Kaufman County, Texas|Kaufman County]]
|Northwest = [[Hunt County, Texas|Hunt County]]
}}

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