Gilmer, Texas

Back to Gilmer, TX housing info, Upshur County, Texas, TX smaller cities, TX small cities, All Cities.   Submit your own pictures of this city and show them to the World General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Gilmer, TX Upshur County Population in July 2008: 5,249. Population change since 2000: +9.4%   Males: 2,387   (45.5%) Females: 2,862   (54.5%) Median resident age:   39.5 years Texas median age:   32.3 years Zip codes: 75644. Estimated median household income in 2007: $32,886 (it was $28,487 in 2000) Gilmer:   $32,886 Texas:   $47,548 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,164 Gilmer:   $20,164 Texas:   $23,938 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $87,411 (it was $58,000 in 2000) Gilmer:   $87,411 Texas:   $120,900 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $96,855; Detached houses: $100,097; Townhouses or other attached units: $77,526; In 2-unit structures: $50,639; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $103,000; Mobile homes: $35,404 Gilmer, TX residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Gilmer: White Non-Hispanic (73.9%) Black (20.2%) Hispanic (4.4%) Other race (1.9%) Two or more races (1.5%) American Indian (1.0%) 2008 cost of living index in Gilmer: 77.4 (low, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Gilmer, Texas on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Gilmer is mentioned 50 times on our forum: What cities in Texas would you consider to be a major cities?  (245 replies) Gilmer, Texas  (4 replies) Should I follow everyone else to the Big "D"?  (34 replies) US 281 Super-street is funded!  (70 replies) Texas cities A-Z name game...  (356 replies) Tyler and Longview  (49 replies) Latest news from Gilmer, TX collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: Irish (9.9%), United States (9.7%), English (9.3%), German (7.5%), French (2.3%), Scottish (1.6%). Current Local Time: CST time zone Land area: 4.62 square miles. Population density: 1136 people per square mile   (low).

Latitude: 32.73 N, Longitude: 94.95 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +1,731 (+36.1%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 866 (54.3%)

Area code: 903

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Gilmer, Texas business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	3.24
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Gilmer, Texas

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Gilmer-area historical tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 234% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/1/1988, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 6.9 miles away from the Gilmer city center injured 9 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/1/1979, a category 3 tornado 12.8 miles away from the city center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Gilmer-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/31/1997 at 03:26:41, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 66.8 miles away from Gilmer center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Birthplace of: Don Henley - (born 1947), singer-songwriter.

Political contributions by individuals in Gilmer, TX

• Fox Stephens Field - Gilmer Municipal Airport (Runways: 1, Itinerant Ops: 1,400, Local Ops: 7,700)
• Etmc - Gilmer Heliport

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Notable location: Historic Upshur Museum (A). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Gilmer include: Pilgrims Rest Baptist Church (A), Cherokee Baptist Church (B), Cherokee Missionary Church (C), Saint Davids Episcopal Church (D), Church of Christ (E), Church of the Nazarene (F), First Baptist Church (G), Hollis Chapel Church of God in Christ (H), Cypress Church of Christ (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemetery: Sunset Memorial Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	67.5%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	2.4%
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: 0.2% of all households

This city:	19.1%
Whole state:	15.4%

This city:	11.4%
Whole state:	6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Gilmer, TX

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9.06% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,064 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.06%
Texas average:	8.37%

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

from Gregg County, TX	3.28% ($35,029 average AGI)
from Smith County, TX	0.43% ($29,800)
from Harrison County, TX	0.38% ($27,400)

9.19% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,864 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.19%
Texas average:	7.44%

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

to Gregg County, TX	2.97% ($31,358 average AGI)
to Wood County, TX	0.95% ($47,205)
to Smith County, TX	0.57% ($30,149)

• Fire: 289
• Hazardous Condition: 111
• Service Call: 16
• Good Intent Call: 35