East Mountain, Texas

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement East Mountain is a city in Upshur and Gregg counties,<ref name=TIGERweb>Template:Cite web</ref> Texas, United States. The population was 899 at the 2020 census,<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore</ref> an increase over the figure of 797 tabulated in 2010.

Geography

East Mountain is located in southeastern Upshur County. Small portions of the city extend south along Gilmer Road and Coulter Road into Gregg County.<ref name=TIGERweb/> The city limits extend northwest along Main Street and Medlin Road as far as East Mountain, a Template:Convert wooded summit overlooking the community.

East Mountain is Template:Convert northwest of Longview and Template:Convert northeast of Gladewater.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert, or 0.44%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

Demographics

East Mountain racial composition as of 2020<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
(NH = Non-Hispanic)Template:Efn

Race	Number	Percentage
White (NH)	719	79.98%
Black or African American (NH)	15	1.67%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)	5	0.56%
Asian (NH)	3	0.33%
Some Other Race (NH)	12	1.33%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)	39	4.34%
Hispanic or Latino	106	11.79%
Total	899

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 899 people, 324 households, and 250 families residing in the city.

As of the census<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 580 people, 229 households, and 174 families residing in the city. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 249 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the city was 94.14% White, 1.55% African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 2.76% from other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.45% of the population.

There were 229 households, out of which 28.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.9% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 2.91.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,173, and the median income for a family was $38,068. Males had a median income of $32,500 versus $21,827 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,701. About 7.5% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.3% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Almost all of East Mountain is in the Gilmer Independent School District. A very small portion is instead within the Union Grove Independent School District. <ref>Template:Cite web - Text list</ref>

The small portion of East Mountain in Gregg County is in the Longview Independent School District.<ref>Template:Cite web - Text list</ref> Longview High School is that district's comprehensive high school.

Areas in Gilmer, Longview, and Union Grove ISDs are in the Kilgore Junior College service area.<ref>Texas Education Code, Sec. 130.194. Sec. 130.184. KILGORE JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.</ref>

References

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