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Navarro County

Population in July 2007: 375. Population change since 2000: +10.0%
 

Males: 198  (52.9%)
Females: 177  (47.1%)
Median resident age:  36.5 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Zip codes: 75110.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $53,400 (it was $45,000 in 2000)
Eureka  $53,400
Texas:  $47,548

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $81,000 (it was $61,700 in 2000)
Eureka  $81,000
Texas:  $120,900

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Races in Eureka:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.9%)
  • Black (2.4%)
  • American Indian (1.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Eureka: 90.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (13.2%), Irish (10.0%), German (5.0%), English (2.6%), Czech (1.5%), Norwegian (1.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 2.32 square miles.

Population density: 162 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Eureka

  • High school or higher: 79.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
  • Unemployed: 4.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Eureka city

  • Never married: 11.6%
  • Now married: 72.1%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 2.7%
  • Divorced: 11.6%

0 residents are foreign born

This city:  0.0%
Texas:  13.9%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

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

Eureka:  0.7% ($460)
Texas:  1.7% ($1,393)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Mesquite, TX (57.6 miles , pop. 124,523).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Dallas, TX (64.2 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Mildred, TX (4.0 miles ), Navarro, TX (6.0 miles) , Powell, TX (7.6 miles) , Goodlow, TX (8.7 miles ), Angus, TX (9.2 miles ), Kerens, TX (9.3 miles ), Mustang, TX (9.5 miles) , Streetman, TX (9.6 miles ).

Latitude: 32.01 N, Longitude: 96.29 W


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Population change in the 1990s: +101 (+42.3%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (14%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (8%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (21%)
  • Finance and insurance (16%)
  • Public administration (11%)
  • Real estate and rental and leasing (7%)
  • Health care (7%)
  • Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (13%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cooks and food preparation workers (14%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (13%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (7%)
  • Financial managers (6%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)


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Eureka-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 122% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/11/1953, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 44.3 miles away from the Eureka city center killed 114 people and injured 597 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 10/13/1981, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 10.7 miles away from the city center injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Eureka:
  • NAVARRO REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; CORSICANA, TX)
  • EAST TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER - FAIRFIELD (about 20 miles; FAIRFIELD, TX)
  • PARKVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; MEXIA, TX)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Eureka:
  • TYLER POUNDS RGNL (about 66 miles; TYLER, TX; ID: TYR)
  • DALLAS LOVE FIELD (about 69 miles; DALLAS, TX; ID: DAL)
  • WACO REGIONAL (about 70 miles; WACO, TX; ID: ACT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Eureka:
  • C DAVID CAMPBELL FIELD-CORSICANA MUNI (about 7 miles; CORSICANA, TX; ID: CRS)
  • TEAGUE MUNI (about 25 miles; TEAGUE, TX; ID: 68F)
  • MEXIA-LIMESTONE CO (about 30 miles; MEXIA, TX; ID: LXY)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Eureka:
  • NAVARRO COLLEGE (about 12 miles; CORSICANA, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,842)
  • TRINITY VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; ATHENS, TX; FT enrollment: 2,858)
  • EASTFIELD COLLEGE (about 59 miles; MESQUITE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,457)
  • TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE-WACO (about 62 miles; WACO, TX; FT enrollment: 3,218)
  • SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; DALLAS, TX; FT enrollment: 8,231)
  • NORTH LAKE COLLEGE (about 62 miles; IRVING, TX; FT enrollment: 4,554)
  • DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 62 miles; IRVING, TX; FT enrollment: 2,651)

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Cemeteries: Gunn Cemetery (1), Handcock Cemetery (2), Eureka Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This city:  2.8 people
Texas:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  82.8%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.3%
Whole state:  4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.8% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  6.1%
Whole state:  15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  2.0%
Whole state:  6.7%

Eureka compared to Texas state average:
  • Median household income above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.


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7.59% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,707 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.59%
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 Dallas County, TX  1.29% ($32,447 average AGI)
from Ellis County, TX  1.14% ($31,130)
from Tarrant County, TX  0.58% ($50,244)


7.58% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,341 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.58%
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 Ellis County, TX  1.05% ($30,703 average AGI)
to Dallas County, TX  1.04% ($28,747)
to Tarrant County, TX  0.60% ($-17,640)


Strongest AM radio stations in Eureka:
  • KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
  • KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
  • KSKY (660 AM; 20 kW; BALCH SPRINGS, TX; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC.)
  • KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KZMP (1540 AM; 50 kW; UNIVERSITY PARK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KAHZ (1360 AM; 50 kW; HURST, TX)
  • KAND (1340 AM; 1 kW; CORSICANA, TX; Owner: CORSICANA MEDIA, INC.)
  • KBIS (1150 AM; 25 kW; HIGHLAND PARK, TX; Owner: DALLAS AM RADIO PARTNERS, L.P.)
  • KBBW (1010 AM; 10 kW; WACO-MARLIN, TX; Owner: AMERICAN BROADCASTING OF TEXAS)
  • KAAM (770 AM; 10 kW; GARLAND, TX; Owner: DONTRON, INC.)
  • KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Eureka:
  • KRVF (106.9 FM; KERENS, TX; Owner: FIRST BROADCASTING INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC)
  • KDOS (107.9 FM; ROBINSON, TX; Owner: KICI-FM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KLTY (94.9 FM; ARLINGTON, TX; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA OF TEXAS, LLC)
  • KRBV (100.3 FM; DALLAS, TX; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF FORT WORTH)
  • KNES (99.1 FM; FAIRFIELD, TX; Owner: J & J COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KYCX-FM (104.9 FM; MEXIA, TX; Owner: MJ COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KCKL (95.9 FM; MALAKOFF, TX; Owner: CEDAR CREEK RADIO COMPANY, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Eureka:
  • KNAV-LP (Channel 30; CORSICANA, TX; Owner: NAVARRO COLLEGE)




Eureka fatal accident list for 2002:
Mar 6, 2002 03:30 AM, Us-287, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1


Eureka fatal accident list for 2000:
Oct 6, 2000 10:30 AM, Us-287, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


Eureka fatal accident list for 1990:
Aug 11, 1990 08:00 AM, 287, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1


Eureka fatal accident list for 1989:
Nov 5, 1989 11:05 AM, 287, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


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