Long Branch-Dotson, Texas

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Population in July 2007: 2,395.

Males: 1,183	(49.4%)
Females: 1,212	(50.6%)

Median resident age:	43.3 years
Texas median age:	32.3 years

Estimated median household income in 2007: $44,432 (it was $31,852 in 2000)

Long Branch-Dotson:	$44,432
Texas:	$47,548

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $20,296

Long Branch-Dotson:	$20,296
Texas:	$23,938

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $97,702 (it was $53,200 in 2000)

Long Branch-Dotson:	$97,702
Texas:	$120,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $113,991; Detached houses: $131,859; Townhouses or other attached units: $118,418; Mobile homes: $32,307; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $112,500

Long Branch-Dotson, TX residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Long Branch-Dotson:

White Non-Hispanic (89.0%)
Black (9.2%)
American Indian (9.2%)
Hispanic (1.4%)
Two or more races (1.1%)

2008 cost of living index in Long Branch-Dotson: 75.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 109.5 square miles.

Population density: 22 people per square mile

(very low).

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For population 25 years and over in Long Branch-Dotson

High school or higher: 76.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
Unemployed: 4.5%
Mean travel time to work: 25.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Long Branch-Dotson CCD

Never married: 14.1%
Now married: 69.2%
Separated: 2.0%
Widowed: 9.3%
Divorced: 7.4%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.9%
Texas:	13.9%

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

Long Branch-Dotson:	0.9% ($455)
Texas:	1.8% ($1,393)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Longview, TX (36.5 miles , pop. 73,344).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Shreveport, LA (51.7 miles , pop. 200,145).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (144.4 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Gary City, TX (2.7 miles ), Timpson, TX (3.2 miles ), Pinehill, TX (3.3 miles ), Carthage, TX (3.5 miles ), Mount Enterprise, TX (3.7 miles ), Garrison, TX (3.8 miles ), Beckville, TX (3.8 miles ), Tenaha, TX (3.9 miles ).

Latitude: 32.03 N, Longitude: 94.49 W

Long Branch-Dotson household income distribution

Long Branch-Dotson home values distribution

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (17%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
Mining (11%)
Educational services (7%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Utilities (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (16%)
Health care (11%)
Public administration (8%)
Food (7%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (6%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (8%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Extraction workers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)

Long Branch-Dotson-area historical tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 214% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/7/1989, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 4.1 miles away from the Long Branch-Dotson place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 2/12/1950, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 29.0 miles away from the place center killed 18 people and injured 77 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

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Hospitals/medical centers near Long Branch-Dotson:

EAST TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER-CARTHAGE (about 15 miles; CARTHAGE, TX)
HENDERSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; HENDERSON, TX)
SHELBY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; CENTER, TX)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Long Branch-Dotson:

STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; NACOGDOCHES, TX; Full-time enrollment: 10,217)
KILGORE COLLEGE (about 32 miles; KILGORE, TX; FT enrollment: 2,814)
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER (about 46 miles; TYLER, TX; FT enrollment: 2,433)
ANGELINA COLLEGE (about 50 miles; LUFKIN, TX; FT enrollment: 2,773)
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHREVEPORT (about 55 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; FT enrollment: 3,059)
BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 63 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; FT enrollment: 2,743)
TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 65 miles; TYLER, TX; FT enrollment: 5,872)

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Notable location: Boy Scouts of America Camp (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Long Branch-Dotson include: Bethel Church (A), Corinth Church (B), Shady Grove Church (C), Friendship Church (D), McCoy Church (E), Byfield Church (F), Mount Bethel Church (G), Hall Springs Church (H), New Zion Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Union Murvaul Cemetery (1), Baker Cemetery (2), Ross-Etheridge Cemetery (3), Page Cemetery (4), Boynton Cemetery (5), Heath Long Cemetery (6), Carrico Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Lake Murvaul (A), Murvaul Bayou Reservoir (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Keaton Springs Branch (A), Bearden Branch (B), West Fork Indian Creek (C), Sessums Creek (D), Grisham Branch (E), Shaw Branch (F), Glade Creek (G), Murphy Creek (H), Fallwell Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.4 people
Texas:	2.7 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	65.9%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	2.3%
Whole state:	4.4%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	10.9%
Whole state:	15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	4.6%
Whole state:	6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Long Branch-Dotson, TX

Long Branch-Dotson compared to Texas state average:

Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage 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 below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Panola County Texas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Electricity (47%) Utility gas (26%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%) Wood (7%) Solar energy (1%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Religion statistics for Long Branch-Dotson

Adherents

Name	Southern Baptist Convention	Baptist Missionary Association of America	United Methodist Church	American Baptist Association	Catholic Church
Adherents	38.7%	21.3%	15.9%	11.3%	4.6%
Congregations	22.5%	14.1%	18.3%	19.7%	2.8%

Name	Churches of Christ	National Association of Free Will Baptists	Assemblies of God	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Other religions
Adherents	3.0%	1.6%	1.3%	0.9%	1.2%
Congregations	7.0%	5.6%	4.2%	1.4%	4.2%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

7.07% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,053 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.07%
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 Shelby County, TX	0.67% ($57,019 average AGI)
from Harrison County, TX	0.46% ($29,722)
from Gregg County, TX	0.42% ($28,182)

6.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,127 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.32%
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 Gregg County, TX	0.69% ($29,623 average AGI)
to Harrison County, TX	0.58% ($33,556)
to Shelby County, TX	0.49% ($27,342)

Strongest AM radio stations in Long Branch-Dotson:

KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KGAS (1590 AM; 3 kW; CARTHAGE, TX; Owner: JERRY T. HANSZEN)
KWRD (1470 AM; 5 kW; HENDERSON, TX; Owner: JERRY RUSSELL D/B/A THE RUSSELL COMPANY)
KOFY (1060 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GILMER, TX; Owner: JERRY RUSSELL D/B/A THE RUSSELL COMPANY)
KTBB (600 AM; 5 kW; TYLER, TX; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KRLD (1080 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: TEXAS INFINITY BROADCASTING L.P.)
KDET (930 AM; 1 kW; CENTER, TX; Owner: CENTER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
KGOL (1180 AM; 50 kW; HUMBLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KEES (1430 AM; 5 kW; GLADEWATER, TX; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Long Branch-Dotson:

KGAS-FM (104.3 FM; CARTHAGE, TX; Owner: HANSZEN BROADCASTING)
KNUE (101.5 FM; TYLER, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KXAL-FM (100.3 FM; TATUM, TX; Owner: HUNT BROADCASTING, INC.)
KPXI (100.7 FM; OVERTON, TX; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA OF TEXAS, LLC)
KOOI (106.5 FM; JACKSONVILLE, TX; Owner: WALLER BROADCASTING, INC.)
KRMD-FM (101.1 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KQBB (100.5 FM; CENTER, TX; Owner: CENTER BROADCASTING CO., 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)
KYKX (105.7 FM; LONGVIEW, TX; Owner: WALLER MEDIA, LLC)
KTBQ (107.7 FM; NACOGDOCHES, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KAFX-FM (95.5 FM; DIBOLL, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KTUX (98.9 FM; CARTHAGE, TX; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)

TV broadcast stations around Long Branch-Dotson:

KLSB-TV (Channel 19; NACOGDOCHES, TX; Owner: KLSB ACQUISITION CORP.)
KFXK (Channel 51; LONGVIEW, TX; Owner: WARWICK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KTBS-TV (Channel 3; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: KTBS, INC.)
KETK-TV (Channel 56; JACKSONVILLE, TX; Owner: KETK LICENSEE L.P.)
KMSS-TV (Channel 33; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: COMCORP OF TEXAS LICENSE CORP.)
KSLA-TV (Channel 12; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: KSLA, LLC)
KSHV (Channel 45; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: WHITE KNIGHT BROADCASTING OF SHREVEPORT LIC. CORP.)
KLPN-LP (Channel 58; LONGVIEW, TX; Owner: WARWICK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

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