Burkeville, Texas

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Population (year 2000): 2,175

Males: 1,069	(49.1%)
Females: 1,106	(50.9%)

Newton County

Median resident age:	45.3 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Zip code: 75932

Estimated median household income in 2005: $30,000 (it was $27,540 in 2000)

Burkeville	$30,000
Texas:	$42,139

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $70,200 (it was $59,400 in 2000)

Burkeville	$70,200
Texas:	$106,000

Burkeville, TX residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Burkeville:

White Non-Hispanic (77.0%)
Black (20.2%)
American Indian (20.2%)
Hispanic (2.0%)
Other race (0.8%)
Two or more races (0.7%)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 300.4 square miles.

Population density: 7.2 people per square mile

(very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Burkeville

High school or higher: 69.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
Unemployed: 9.1%
Mean travel time to work: 39.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Burkeville CCD

Never married: 14.9%
Now married: 66.5%
Separated: 1.7%
Widowed: 10.3%
Divorced: 8.3%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	1.0%
Texas:	13.9%

According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Burkeville, Texas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Burkeville to the number of sex offenders is 725 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is near the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Burkeville:	0.5% ($298)
Texas:	1.7% ($1,393)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lake Charles, LA (69.6 miles , pop. 71,757).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Shreveport, LA (95.6 miles , pop. 200,145).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (146.8 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: South Toledo Bend, TX (9.6 miles ), Newton, TX (16.6 miles ), Browndell, TX (18.6 miles ), Hemphill, TX (20.2 miles ), Pineland, TX (21.2 miles ), Jasper, TX (22.7 miles ), Milam, TX (25.8 miles ), Merryville, LA (26.0 miles ).

Latitude: 31.09 N, Longitude: 93.71 W

Area code: 409

Most common industries for males:

Construction (21%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (16%)
Public administration (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)
Wood products (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (24%)
Health care (10%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Public administration (8%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
U. S. Postal service (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Carpenters (5%)
Electricians (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (12%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (8%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Cashiers (5%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)

Burkeville-area historical tornado activity is near Texas state average. It is 87% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/2/1999, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 14.9 miles away from the Burkeville place center killed one person and injured 6 people and caused $750,000 in damages.

On 12/3/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 45.6 miles away from the place center killed 9 people and injured 50 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Burkeville:

SABINE COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; HEMPHILL, TX)
CHRISTUS JASPER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; JASPER, TX)
DICKERSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; JASPER, TX)

Political contributions by individuals in Burkeville, TX

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Burkeville:

POLK AAF (about 37 miles; FORT POLK, LA; ID: POE)
CHENNAULT INTL (about 73 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA; ID: CWF)
LAKE CHARLES REGIONAL (about 76 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA; ID: LCH)

Other public-use airports nearest to Burkeville:

NEWTON MUNI (about 15 miles; NEWTON, TX; ID: 61R)
PINELAND MUNI (about 21 miles; PINELAND, TX; ID: T24)
JASPER COUNTY-BELL FIELD (about 27 miles; JASPER, TX; ID: JAS)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Burkeville:

MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Full-time enrollment: 6,460)
NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 64 miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; FT enrollment: 7,710)
ANGELINA COLLEGE (about 71 miles; LUFKIN, TX; FT enrollment: 2,773)
STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; NACOGDOCHES, TX; FT enrollment: 10,217)
LAMAR UNIVERSITY-BEAUMONT (about 80 miles; BEAUMONT, TX; FT enrollment: 8,888)
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHREVEPORT (about 88 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; FT enrollment: 3,059)
BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 99 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; FT enrollment: 2,743)

Public high school in Burkeville:

BURKEVILLE JR-SR High School (Students: 117; Location: HWY 63 E N 1 BLOCK ON MUSTANG DR; Grades: 7-12; Our rating: 29)

Public elementary/middle school in Burkeville:

BURKEVILLE Elementary (Students: 194; Location: HWY 63 E; Grades: EE-6; Our rating: 61)

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Notable locations in Burkeville: Beef Trail Campground (A), Mayflower Lookout (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Burkeville include: Pleasant Hill Church (A), Faith Chapel (B), Saint Luke Church (C), Spears Chapel (D), Sycamore Church (E), Weeks Chapel (F), Macedonia Church (G), Mount Hope Church (H), Mount Olive Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Wells Cemetery (1), Weaver Cemetery (2), Eddie Gatson Cemetery (3), Toledo Cemetery (4), Tanner Cemetery (5), Hardy Cemetery (6), Simmons Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Labar Lake (A), Yellow Lake (B), Leland Lake (C), Catfish Lake (D), Jarrels Ferry Lake (E), Wood Lake (F), Lenore, Lake (G), Pine Bluff Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sand Branch (A), Watering Branch (B), Belcher Creek (C), Rock Creek (D), Hickman Creek (E), Hardy Creek (F), Bear Branch (G), Wet Hurricane Creek (H), Balance Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Hotel: Circle T Lodge (Route 1 Box 225) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Burkeville and their reported violations in the past:

BURKEVILLE WSC (Population served: 885, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1999, Contaminant: Coliform

Past monitoring violations:

Notification, Public - In SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)

One minor monitoring violation

Drinking water stations with addresses in Burkeville that have no violations reported:

USFS INDIAN MOUND RECREATION AREA (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This place:	2.3 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	61.9%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	3.1%
Whole state:	4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	16.0%
Whole state:	15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	4.6%
Whole state:	6.7%

Burkeville compared to Texas state average:

Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
House age significantly below state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Newton County Texas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

8.94% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,347 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.94%
Texas average:	8.37%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Orange County, TX	1.77% ($31,550 average AGI)
from Jasper County, TX	1.74% ($22,288)
from Jefferson County, TX	0.59% ($38,300)

9.94% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,000 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.94%
Texas average:	7.44%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Jasper County, TX	2.30% ($27,911 average AGI)
to Orange County, TX	1.34% ($34,065)
to Jefferson County, TX	0.96% ($25,697)

Strongest AM radio stations in Burkeville:

KTXJ (1350 AM; 5 kW; JASPER, TX; Owner: LASTING VALUE RADIO, INC.)
KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KGOL (1180 AM; 50 kW; HUMBLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KPBL (1240 AM; 1 kW; HEMPHILL, TX; Owner: PHILLIP BURR)
KLVI (560 AM; 5 kW; BEAUMONT, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KWDF (840 AM; daytime; 8 kW; BALL, LA; Owner: BALL BROADCASTING CO.)
KILE (1560 AM; 50 kW; BELLAIRE, TX; Owner: THE RAFTT CORPORATION)
KSEV (700 AM; 15 kW; TOMBALL, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
KJMJ (580 AM; 5 kW; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: RADIO MARIA, INC.)
KDLA (1010 AM; 1 kW; DE RIDDER, LA; Owner: WILLIS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Burkeville:

KWYX (102.7 FM; JASPER, TX; Owner: LASTING VALUE RADIO, INC.)
KTHP (103.9 FM; HEMPHILL, TX; Owner: BALDRIDGE-DUMAS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KNUF (92.1 FM; DE RIDDER, LA; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
K225AD (92.9 FM; JASPER, TX; Owner: THE KSBJ EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)

TV broadcast stations around Burkeville:

KVHP-LP (Channel 66; JASPER, TX; Owner: SYDCOM, INC.)

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