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Notable locations in Palestine: North Side Historic District (A), South Side Historic District (B), Gatewood-Shelton Gin (C), William and Caroline Broyles House (D), Robinson Bank Building (E), Redlands Hotel (F), Anderson County Courthouse (G), Anderson County Jail (H), Palestine Post Office and Federal Building (I), Palestine Carnegie Library (J), Howard House (K), Howard House Museum (L), G E Dilley Building (M), Museum for East Texas Culture (N), Denby Building (O), Link House (P). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Palestine include: Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church (A), Sacred Heart Catholic Church (B), Church of Christ (C), Church of God of Prophecy (D), Bassett Road Baptist Church (E), Saint Pauls Methodist Church (F), First Baptist Church (G), First Hispanic Baptist Church (H), First Presbyterian Church (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), City Lake (B), Spring Park Lake (C), Joyce Lake (D), Upper City Lake (E), Lower City Lake (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Palestine include: Calhoun Streen Park (1), Green Park (2), John H Reagan Monument (3), Reagan 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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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
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This city: |  20.7% | | Whole state: |  15.4% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This city: | 8.5% | | Whole state: | 6.7% |
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 (2009 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 2009-02-09: Bank assets: $142,084.0 mil, Deposits: $95,926.0 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1946 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
- Capital One, National Association: Palestine Branch at 519 North Sycamore Street, branch established on 1980-03-17; Palestine Loop Branch at 2121 South Loop 256, branch established on 1980-03-19. Info updated 2008-04-03: Bank assets: $115,142.3 mil, Deposits: $86,972.8 mil, headquarters in Mclean, VA, negative income in the last year, Commercial Lending Specialization, 743 total offices, Holding Company: Capital One Financial Corporation
- 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: $796.5 mil, Deposits: $698.5 mil, headquarters in Killeen, TX, positive income, 227 total offices, Holding Company: First Community Bancshares, Inc.
- First State Bank: Palestine Branch at 2745 South Loop 256, branch established on 2000-02-14. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $152.3 mil, Deposits: $133.9 mil, headquarters in Frankston, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Jane Austin Chapman Limited Partnership, L.P.
- First Bank & Trust East Texas: Palestine Branch at 412 Lacy, branch established on 2008-12-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $687.5 mil, Deposits: $622.0 mil, headquarters in Diboll, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 19 total offices, Holding Company: Diboll State Bancshares, 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: $2,695.7 mil, Deposits: $1,559.1 mil, headquarters in Tyler, TX, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 36 total offices, Holding Company: Southside Bancshares, Incorporated
- Prosperity Bank: Palestine Branch at 1015 North Church Street, branch established on 1992-07-01. Info updated 2008-11-14: Bank assets: $9,070.2 mil, Deposits: $7,336.4 mil, headquarters in El Campo, TX, positive income, Commercial 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: $123.8 mil, Deposits: $113.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: East Texas National, 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
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Anderson County Texas:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (52%)
- Electricity (45%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
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Neighborhoods in Palestine:
Religion statistics for Palestine
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.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| 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
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,067,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $2,312,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,265,000
All Other: $476,000
- Construction - Water Utilities: $729,000
Sewerage: $410,000
General: $320,000
Regular Highways: $32,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $2,495,000
Fire Protection: $1,869,000
Water Utilities: $1,588,000
Sewerage: $1,457,000
Central Staff Services: $1,266,000
General - Other: $1,178,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,166,000
Parks & Recreation: $886,000
General Public Buildings: $836,000
Financial Administration: $781,000
Libraries: $556,000
Regular Highways: $488,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $247,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $183,000
Health Services - Other: $163,000
Air Transportation: $86,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $630,000
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $119,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $3,965,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $10,505,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $9,249,000
Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $3,576,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,256,000
Water Utilities: $389,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $446,000
General Revenue, NEC: $304,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $253,000
Water Utilities: $135,000
Police Protection: $133,000
Fire Protection: $80,000
Central Staff: $47,000
General - Other: $36,000
Health - Other: $20,000
Libraries: $18,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $4,374,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $2,268,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,042,000
- Tax - Total General Sales: $3,962,000
Property: $3,889,000
Other Selective Sales: $1,236,000
NEC: $79,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $21,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $10,819,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $220,000
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 - 2008 here
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 4 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Palestine)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 31 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 6 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Palestine, TX)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 19 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 18 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 6 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 7 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 156 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Palestine)
FAA Registered Aircraft Manufacturers and Dealers: 1 (See the full list of FAA Registered Manufacturers and Dealers in Palestine)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 43 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 242
- Hazardous Condition: 351
- Service Call: 28
- Good Intent Call: 2
Incident types - Palestine
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Palestine, TX
Palestine on our top lists:
- #40 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #76 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #79 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Bush (Republican) in the 2004 Presidential Election, pop. 50,000+"
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