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Notable locations in Palestine: South Side Historic District (A), North Side Historic District (B), Gatewood-Shelton Gin (C), G E Dilley Building (D), Howard House (E), Link House (F), Anderson County Courthouse (G), Museum for East Texas Culture (H), Howard House Museum (I), Palestine Fire Department Station 4 (J), Palestine Fire Training Office (K), Palestine Fire Department Station 1 (L), Palestine Fire Department Station 2 (M), Texas Forest Service Palestine Office (N), Westside Volunteer Fire Department (O), Denby Building (P), Anderson County Jail (Q), Redlands Hotel (R), Palestine Carnegie Library (S), William and Caroline Broyles House (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Palestine include: New Life Seventh Day Adventist Church (A), Lighthouse Pentecostal Church (B), Westwood United Methodist Church (C), Saint Pauls Methodist Church (D), Grace United Methodist Church (E), Bethlehem Lutheran Church (F), Saint Philips Episcopal Church (G), Smith Chapel Church of God in Christ (H), Grace Temple Church of God in Christ (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: East Hill Cemetery (1), Saint Josephs Cemetery (2), Memorial Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Blue Lake (A), Upper City Lake (B), Wolf Creek Lake (C), City Lake (D), Spring Park Lake (E), Lower City Lake (F), Joyce Lake (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Palestine include: Reagan Park (1), John H Reagan Monument (2), Green Park (3), Calhoun Streen Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Hotel: Best Western Palestine Inn (1601 West Palestine Avenue) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map
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Anderson County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Palestine and their reported violations in the past:
LAKEVIEW METHODIST CONFERENCE CTR (Population served: 800, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 22.0%
(15.6% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 27.4% for Black residents, 32.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 14.7% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander residents, 10.5% for other race residents, 34.6% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.6 people | | Texas: |  2.5 people |
| This city: | 67.6% | | Whole state: | 70.3% |
| This city: | 4.4% | | Whole state: | 4.4% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Palestine, TX
People in group quarters in Palestine:
- 345 people in nursing homes
- 94 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 30 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 27 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 26 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 3 people in religious group quarters
Palestine compared to Texas state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- Length of stay since moving in below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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Banks with branches in Palestine (2011 data):
- Regions Bank: Palestine Main Office Branch at 2925 South Loop 256, branch established on 2003/11/17; Palestine Motor Bank at 110 East Spring Street, branch established on 1887/01/01. Info updated 2011/02/24: Bank assets: $123,368.2 mil, Deposits: $98,301.3 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1778 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
- Capital One, National Association: Palestine Loop Branch at 2121 South Loop 256, branch established on 1980/03/19; Sycamore Branch at 519 North Sycamore Street, branch established on 1980/03/17. Info updated 2011/07/01: Bank assets: $133,477.8 mil, Deposits: $97,063.7 mil, headquarters in Mclean, VA, positive income, 984 total offices, Holding Company: Capital One Financial Corporation
- Prosperity Bank: Palestine Branch at 1015 North Church Street, branch established on 1992/07/01. Info updated 2012/01/05: Bank assets: $9,816.2 mil, Deposits: $8,064.8 mil, headquarters in El Campo, TX, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 187 total offices, Holding Company: Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.
- The East Texas National Bank of Palestine: The East Texas National Bank Of Pale at 207 West Spring Street, branch established on 1911/03/11. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $139.2 mil, Deposits: $128.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: East Texas National, Inc.
- Southside Bank: Palestine Brookshire's Retail Branch at 2107 South Loop 256, branch established on 2005/11/14. Info updated 2008/10/01: Bank assets: $3,303.8 mil, Deposits: $2,331.5 mil, headquarters in Tyler, TX, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 40 total offices, Holding Company: Southside Bancshares, Incorporated
- Austin Bank, Texas National Association: Palestine Branch at 2745 South Loop 256, branch established on 2000/02/14. Info updated 2010/10/14: Bank assets: $1,328.1 mil, Deposits: $1,154.0 mil, headquarters in Jacksonville, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 31 total offices, Holding Company: Jane Austin Chapman Limited Partnership, L.P.
- First National Bank Texas: Palestine Banking Center - Rc 604 at 223 South Loop 256, branch established on 1998/08/31. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $944.3 mil, Deposits: $815.9 mil, headquarters in Killeen, TX, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 250 total offices, Holding Company: First Community Bancshares, Inc.
- First Bank & Trust East Texas: Palestine Branch at 412 Lacy, branch established on 2008/12/15. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $800.8 mil, Deposits: $720.7 mil, headquarters in Diboll, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 18 total offices, Holding Company: Diboll State Bancshares, Inc.
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Palestine, Texas:
- Best Western Palestine Inn, 1601 W Palestine Ave, Palestine, TX 75801
 , Phone: (903) 723-4655, Fax: (903) 723-2519
- Quality Inn & Suites, 1101 E Palestine Ave, Palestine, TX 75801 , Phone: (903) 723-7300, Fax: (903) 723-3704
- Holiday Inn Express, 1030 E Palestine Ave, Palestine, TX 75801 , Phone: (903) 723-4884
- Super 8 Motel, 2300 W Oak St, Palestine, TX 75801 , Phone: (903) 731-9495
- La Quinta Inn & Suites, 3000 S Loop 256, Palestine, TX 75801 , Phone: (903) 723-1387, Fax: (903) 723-2037
- Hampton Inn & Suites, 2700 South Loop 256, Palestine, TX 75801 , Phone: (903) 723-0016, Fax: (903) 723-0004
- Comfort Suites Palestine, 301 Willow Creek Pkwy, Palestine, TX 75801 , Phone: (903) 723-0284, Fax: (903) 723-0718
All 7 fire-safe hotels and motels in Palestine, Texas
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (52%)
- Electricity (45%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Anderson County Texas:
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Religion statistics for Palestine (based on Anderson County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 54.89%
| Here | | 54.9% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Assemblies of God | Churches of Christ |
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| Adherents | 50.9% | 15.5% | 8.2% | 5.3% | 4.7% |
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| Congregations | 26.9% | 1.9% | 14.4% | 12.5% | 13.5% |
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| Name | Baptist Missionary Association of America | American Baptist Association | Episcopal Church | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Other |
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| Adherents | 4.6% | 2.7% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 5.6% |
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| Congregations | 5.8% | 7.7% | 1.0% | 3.8% | 12.5% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 7 | Anderson County: | 1.23 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | Here: | 0.18 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5 | This county: | 0.88 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 26 | Anderson County: | 4.58 / 10,000 pop. | | Texas: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 26 | This county: | 4.58 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Anderson County: | 10.4% | | Texas: | 8.9% |
Adult obesity rate: | Anderson County: | 28.6% | | State: | 26.6% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
10 | $34,194 | $41,033 | 4 | $5,577 |
| Other Government Administration |
16 | $41,767 | $31,325 | 0 | $0 |
| Judicial and Legal |
3 | $7,035 | $28,140 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
41 | $144,485 | $42,288 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
9 | $18,498 | $24,664 | 4 | $3,391 |
| Firefighters |
41 | $125,652 | $36,776 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
10 | $24,771 | $29,725 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
3 | $8,670 | $34,680 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
3 | $7,728 | $30,912 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
10 | $23,765 | $28,518 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
9 | $14,037 | $18,716 | 18 | $20,400 |
| Water Supply |
15 | $32,415 | $25,932 | 2 | $2,267 |
| Local Libraries |
14 | $30,232 | $25,913 | 6 | $3,967 |
| Other and Unallocable |
10 | $25,885 | $31,062 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
194 | $539,134 | $33,348 | 34 | $35,602 |
Palestine government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Air Transportation: $4,000 ($0.21)
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,067,000 ($57.07)
- Charges - Sewerage: $2,312,000 ($123.66)
Solid Waste Management: $1,265,000 ($67.66)
All Other: $476,000 ($25.46)
- Construction - Water Utilities: $729,000 ($38.99)
Sewerage: $410,000 ($21.93)
General: $320,000 ($17.12)
Regular Highways: $32,000 ($1.71)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $2,495,000 ($133.44)
Fire Protection: $1,869,000 ($99.96)
Water Utilities: $1,588,000 ($84.93)
Sewerage: $1,457,000 ($77.93)
Central Staff Services: $1,266,000 ($67.71)
General - Other: $1,178,000 ($63.00)
Solid Waste Management: $1,166,000 ($62.36)
Parks & Recreation: $886,000 ($47.39)
General Public Buildings: $836,000 ($44.71)
Financial Administration: $781,000 ($41.77)
Libraries: $556,000 ($29.74)
Regular Highways: $488,000 ($26.10)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $247,000 ($13.21)
Judicial and Legal Services: $183,000 ($9.79)
Health Services - Other: $163,000 ($8.72)
Air Transportation: $86,000 ($4.60)
- General - Interest on Debt: $630,000 ($33.70)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $119,000 ($6.36)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $3,965,000 ($212.07)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $10,505,000 ($561.85)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $9,249,000 ($494.68)
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $3,576,000 ($191.26)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,256,000 ($67.18)
Water Utilities: $389,000 ($20.81)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $446,000 ($23.85)
General Revenue, NEC: $304,000 ($16.26)
- Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $253,000 ($13.53)
Water Utilities: $135,000 ($7.22)
Police Protection: $133,000 ($7.11)
Fire Protection: $80,000 ($4.28)
Central Staff: $47,000 ($2.51)
General - Other: $36,000 ($1.93)
Health - Other: $20,000 ($1.07)
Libraries: $18,000 ($0.96)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,374,000 ($233.94)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $2,268,000 ($121.30)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,042,000 ($109.22)
- Tax - Total General Sales: $3,962,000 ($211.91)
Property: $3,889,000 ($208.00)
Other Selective Sales: $1,236,000 ($66.11)
NEC: $79,000 ($4.23)
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $21,000 ($1.12)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $10,819,000 ($578.65)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $220,000 ($11.77)
8.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,470 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.25% | | 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:
7.46% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,330 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.46% | | 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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Palestine:
- KNET (1450 AM; 1 kW; PALESTINE, TX; Owner: HIGHTOWER RADIO, INC.)
- WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
- 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.)
- KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KTBB (600 AM; 5 kW; TYLER, TX; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KSKY (660 AM; 20 kW; BALCH SPRINGS, TX; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC.)
- KGOL (1180 AM; 50 kW; HUMBLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
- KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KZMP (1540 AM; 50 kW; UNIVERSITY PARK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KOFY (1060 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GILMER, TX; Owner: JERRY RUSSELL D/B/A THE RUSSELL COMPANY)
Strongest FM radio stations in Palestine:
- K280CL (103.9 FM; PALESTINE, TX; Owner: ROBERTO R. & TERRIE W. GONZALEZ)
- K202CE (88.3 FM; PALESTINE, TX; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- 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)
- KYYK (98.3 FM; PALESTINE, TX; Owner: HIGHTOWER RADIO, INC.)
- KYFP (89.1 FM; PALESTINE, TX; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- KNES (99.1 FM; FAIRFIELD, TX; Owner: J & J COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KOYE (96.7 FM; FRANKSTON, TX; Owner: WALLER MEDIA, LLC)
- KPXI (100.7 FM; OVERTON, TX; Owner: INSPIRATION MEDIA OF TEXAS, LLC)
- K216FC (91.1 FM; PALESTINE, TX; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
- KLJT (102.3 FM; JACKSONVILLE, TX; Owner: WALLER BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KBHT (93.5 FM; CROCKETT, TX; Owner: NICOL BROADCASTING LTD.)
- KWRW (97.7 FM; RUSK, TX; Owner: E. H. WHITEHEAD)
TV broadcast stations around Palestine:
- K17BP (Channel 17; PALESTINE, TX; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- K24DS (Channel 24; PALESTINE, TX; Owner: ETERNAL TRUTH NETWORK, INC.)
- KETK-TV (Channel 56; JACKSONVILLE, TX; Owner: KETK LICENSEE L.P.)
- KLSB-TV (Channel 19; NACOGDOCHES, TX; Owner: KLSB ACQUISITION CORP.)
- K26GA (Channel 26; TYLER/JACKSONVILLE, TX; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
See more detailed statistics of Palestine fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
Incident types - Palestine
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Palestine, TX
| Most common first names in Palestine, TX among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Mary | 204 | 80.0 years |
| James | 189 | 71.5 years |
| John | 170 | 73.8 years |
| William | 163 | 75.4 years |
| Robert | 114 | 72.1 years |
| Willie | 113 | 77.4 years |
| George | 90 | 76.6 years |
| Charles | 76 | 69.3 years |
| Annie | 75 | 83.7 years |
| Henry | 65 | 75.8 years |
| Most common last names in Palestine, TX among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Smith | 154 | 75.6 years |
| Johnson | 103 | 73.3 years |
| Williams | 85 | 75.2 years |
| Davis | 84 | 76.1 years |
| Jones | 76 | 74.6 years |
| Brown | 73 | 77.8 years |
| Taylor | 60 | 73.6 years |
| Jackson | 57 | 71.6 years |
| Wilson | 57 | 76.4 years |
| Miller | 45 | 73.8 years |
| Businesses in Palestine, TX |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| AT&T | 1 | | Lowe's | 1 |
| Applebee's | 1 | | Maurices | 1 |
| AutoZone | 1 | | McDonald's | 2 |
| Best Western | 1 | | Nike | 4 |
| Blockbuster | 1 | | Office Depot | 1 |
| CVS | 1 | | Payless | 1 |
| Church's Chicken | 1 | | Pizza Hut | 1 |
| Curves | 1 | | RadioShack | 1 |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | | Rue21 | 1 |
| Domino's Pizza | 1 | | Ryan's Grill | 1 |
| FedEx | 4 | | SONIC Drive-In | 2 |
| GNC | 1 | | Sears | 1 |
| GameStop | 1 | | Subway | 3 |
| Goodwill | 2 | | Super 8 | 1 |
| H&R Block | 2 | | Taco Bell | 1 |
| Holiday Inn | 1 | | U-Haul | 2 |
| JCPenney | 1 | | UPS | 6 |
| Jack In The Box | 1 | | Vans | 1 |
| KFC | 1 | | Verizon Wireless | 1 |
| Kroger | 1 | | Walgreens | 1 |
| La Quinta | 1 | | Walmart | 1 |
| La-Z-Boy | 1 | | Wendy's | 1 |
| Lane Furniture | 2 | | YMCA | 1 |
| Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | | | |
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