Grapeland, Texas

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Population (year 2000): 1,451. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,406 (-3.1% change)

Males: 644	(44.4%)
Females: 807	(55.6%)

Houston County

Median resident age:	41.5 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Zip codes: 75844.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $24,300 (it was $22,361 in 2000)

Grapeland	$24,300
Texas:	$42,139

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $48,000 (it was $40,600 in 2000)

Grapeland	$48,000
Texas:	$106,000

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Races in Grapeland:

White Non-Hispanic (62.5%)
Black (34.9%)
Hispanic (1.7%)
Other race (0.8%)
American Indian (0.7%)

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Ancestries: United States (15.6%), English (6.0%), Irish (5.5%), German (5.1%), Scotch-Irish (2.1%), Dutch (1.4%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 481 feet

Land area: 1.98 square miles.

Population density: 711 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Grapeland

High school or higher: 68.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
Unemployed: 7.0%
Mean travel time to work: 25.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Grapeland city

Never married: 21.0%
Now married: 53.7%
Separated: 3.9%
Widowed: 12.1%
Divorced: 9.2%

14 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.0%
Texas:	13.9%

According to our research there were 9 registered sex offenders living in Grapeland, Texas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Grapeland to the number of sex offenders is 156 to 1.

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

Grapeland:	1.3% ($527)
Texas:	1.7% ($1,393)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Tyler, TX (59.6 miles , pop. 83,650).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Southeast Montgomery, TX (88.2 miles , pop. 208,076).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (119.8 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Latexo, TX (7.1 miles ), Elkhart, TX (11.6 miles ), Crockett, TX (12.2 miles ), Porter Springs, TX (21.3 miles ), Palestine, TX (21.4 miles ), Kennard, TX (22.3 miles ), Kennard-Ratcliff, TX (24.3 miles ), Lovelady, TX (25.2 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 1 building, cost: $40,000
1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $72,500
1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $115,000
1999: 0 buildings
2000: 0 buildings
2001: 1 building, cost: $54,000
2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $96,500
2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $96,500
2004: 0 buildings
2005: 0 buildings
2006: 1 building, cost: $247,500
2007: 1 building, cost: $74,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

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Latitude: 31.49 N, Longitude: 95.48 W

58 people in nursing homes

Area code: 936

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Population change in the 1990s: -161 (-10.0%).

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
Construction (11%)
Public administration (8%)
Metal and metal products (7%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (24%)
Educational services (13%)
Public administration (13%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Personal and laundry services (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (14%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (9%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)

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Crime in Grapeland by Year
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	1	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	66.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	1	1	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	66.0	68.4	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	0	1	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	69.0	68.4
Assaults	7	3	9	5	4	3
per 100,000	471.7	198.0	616.0	342.9	275.9	205.3
Burglaries	16	12	29	17	16	13
per 100,000	1078.2	792.1	1984.9	1166.0	1103.4	889.8
Thefts	12	28	17	32	16	20
per 100,000	808.6	1848.2	1163.6	2194.8	1103.4	1368.9
Auto thefts	3	1	0	1	0	6
per 100,000	202.2	66.0	0.0	68.6	0.0	410.7
Arson	0	1	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	66.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8)	218.3	359.1	363.4	243.5	197.2	211.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 3 (2 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.42
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Grapeland, Texas

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Grapeland-area historical tornado activity is near Texas state average. It is 72% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/30/1954, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 1.1 miles away from the Grapeland city center injured 6 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 10/31/1974, a category 3 tornado 11.2 miles away from the city center injured 4 people.

Hospitals/medical centers near Grapeland:

EAST TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER CROCKETT (about 14 miles; CROCKETT, TX)
PALESTINE REG MED CTR (about 29 miles; PALESTINE, TX)
PALESTINE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 29 miles; PALESTINE, TX)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Grapeland:

TYLER POUNDS RGNL (about 60 miles; TYLER, TX; ID: TYR)
EAST TEXAS RGNL (about 82 miles; LONGVIEW, TX; ID: GGG)
EASTERWOOD FIELD (about 87 miles; COLLEGE STATION, TX; ID: CLL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Grapeland:

HOUSTON COUNTY (about 15 miles; CROCKETT, TX; ID: T56)
PALESTINE MUNI (about 25 miles; PALESTINE, TX; ID: PSN)
CHEROKEE COUNTY (about 32 miles; JACKSONVILLE, TX; ID: JSO)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Grapeland:

SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; HUNTSVILLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 10,429)
TRINITY VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles; ATHENS, TX; FT enrollment: 2,858)
ANGELINA COLLEGE (about 55 miles; LUFKIN, TX; FT enrollment: 2,773)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER (about 59 miles; TYLER, TX; FT enrollment: 2,433)
STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; NACOGDOCHES, TX; FT enrollment: 10,217)
TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 73 miles; TYLER, TX; FT enrollment: 5,872)
NAVARRO COLLEGE (about 79 miles; CORSICANA, TX; FT enrollment: 2,842)

Public high school in Grapeland:

GRAPELAND High School (Students: 170; Location: 116 W MYRTLE; Grades: 9-12; Our rating: 42)

Public elementary/middle schools in Grapeland:

GRAPELAND Elementary (Students: 276; Location: 210 THIRD ST; Grades: PK-6; Our rating: 44)
GRAPELAND Junior High School (Students: 90; Location: OLD CROCKETT RD; Grades: 7-8; Our rating: 33)

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Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	64.8%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	1.9%
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: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	23.5%
Whole state:	15.4%

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

This city:	8.8%
Whole state:	6.7%

Grapeland compared to Texas state average:

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Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
House age below state average.
Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Banks with branches in Grapeland (2007 data):

Grapeland State Bank: at Main Street, branch established on 1911-08-01; Grapeland Branch at Oak And Chestnut Streets, branch established on 1997-03-31. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $20.1 mil, Deposits: $18.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices
Prosperity Bank: First State Bank, Grapeland, Texas/Branch at 911 North 287-19 Bypass, branch established on 1907-01-31. Info updated 2006-05-16: Bank assets: $4,586.5 mil, Deposits: $3,736.6 mil, headquarters in El Campo, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 95 total offices, Holding Company: Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

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6.88% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,659 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.88%
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 Harris County, TX	1.06% ($39,657 average AGI)
from Anderson County, TX	0.73% ($23,792)
from Walker County, TX	0.33% ($20,909)

7.29% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,973 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.29%
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 Harris County, TX	0.91% ($34,900 average AGI)
to Anderson County, TX	0.75% ($27,620)
to Angelina County, TX	0.39% ($29,962)

Strongest AM radio stations in Grapeland:

KIVY (1290 AM; 3 kW; CROCKETT, TX; Owner: LEON HUNT)
KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KGOL (1180 AM; 50 kW; HUMBLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
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.)
KSEV (700 AM; 15 kW; TOMBALL, TX; Owner: LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF HOUSTON LICENSE CORP.)
KTBB (600 AM; 5 kW; TYLER, TX; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KSKY (660 AM; 20 kW; BALCH SPRINGS, TX; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC.)
KOFY (1060 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GILMER, TX; Owner: JERRY RUSSELL D/B/A THE RUSSELL COMPANY)
KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Grapeland:

KIVY-FM (92.7 FM; CROCKETT, TX; Owner: LEON HUNT)
KOOI (106.5 FM; JACKSONVILLE, TX; Owner: WALLER BROADCASTING, INC.)
KBJS (90.3 FM; JACKSONVILLE, TX; Owner: EAST TEXAS MEDIA ASSOCIATION, INC.)
KTYL-FM (93.1 FM; TYLER, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KBHT (93.5 FM; CROCKETT, TX; Owner: NICOL BROADCASTING LTD.)
KCKT (88.5 FM; CROCKETT, TX; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
K220EQ (91.9 FM; CROCKETT, TX; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
KWRW (97.7 FM; RUSK, TX; Owner: E. H. WHITEHEAD)

TV broadcast stations around Grapeland:

KTWC-LP (Channel 12; CROCKETT, TX; Owner: INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING NETWORK)
KIVY-LP (Channel 16; CROCKETT, TX; Owner: JIM GIBBS)
KLSB-TV (Channel 19; NACOGDOCHES, TX; Owner: KLSB ACQUISITION CORP.)
KETK-TV (Channel 56; JACKSONVILLE, TX; Owner: KETK LICENSEE L.P.)
K24DS (Channel 24; PALESTINE, TX; Owner: ETERNAL TRUTH NETWORK, INC.)
K17BP (Channel 17; PALESTINE, TX; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)

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