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Lamar County

Population in July 2007: 4,393.
Males: 2,232  (50.8%)
Females: 2,161  (49.2%)
Median resident age:  37.9 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Zip code: 75486


Estimated median household income in 2007: $42,500 (it was $35,761 in 2000)
Sumner  $42,500
Texas:  $47,548

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $70,000 (it was $53,300 in 2000)
Sumner  $70,000
Texas:  $120,900

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Races in Sumner:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.4%)
  • Hispanic (2.6%)
  • Black (2.4%)
  • American Indian (2.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)
  • Other race (0.8%)

2008 cost of living index in Sumner: 77.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 248.3 square miles.

Population density: 18 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Sumner

  • High school or higher: 78.3%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
  • Unemployed: 6.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sumner CCD

  • Never married: 16.7%
  • Now married: 69.2%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 4.3%
  • Divorced: 9.8%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.5%
Texas:  13.9%



According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Sumner, Texas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Sumner to the number of sex offenders is 1098 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is smaller than the state average.

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

Sumner:  1.1% ($566)
Texas:  1.7% ($1,393)
Sumner satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: East Grayson, TX (57.9 miles , pop. 81,381).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Plano, TX (85.4 miles , pop. 222,030).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (98.3 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Toco, TX (7.6 miles) , Howland, TX (11.4 miles ), Paris, TX (12.7 miles ), Roxton, TX (13.6 miles ), Powderly, TX (14.0 miles ), Honey Grove, TX (17.0 miles ), Reno, TX (17.4 miles ), Soper, OK (20.2 miles ).

Latitude: 33.74 N, Longitude: 95.72 W


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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (16%)
  • Food (11%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
  • Metal and metal products (6%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Paper (6%)
  • Educational services (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (18%)
  • Educational services (12%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Registered nurses (5%)


Sumner-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Texas state average. It is 155% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/13/1981, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 2.2 miles away from the Sumner place center injured 30 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/2/1982, a category 4 tornado 8.6 miles away from the place center killed 10 people and injured 170 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Sumner:
  • CHRISTUS ST JOSEPHS HEALTH SYSTEM (about 13 miles; PARIS, TX)
  • CHOCTAW MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; HUGO, OK)
  • PUSHMATAHA CTY-TN OF ANTLERS HOSP AUTH (about 35 miles; ANTLERS, OK)

Political contributions by individuals in Sumner, TX

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sumner:
  • COX FLD (about 20 miles; PARIS, TX; ID: PRX)
  • TYLER POUNDS RGNL (about 99 miles; TYLER, TX; ID: TYR)
  • DALLAS LOVE FIELD (about 101 miles; DALLAS, TX; ID: DAL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sumner:
  • STAN STAMPER MUNI (about 24 miles; HUGO, OK; ID: HHW)
  • ANTLERS MUNI (about 31 miles; ANTLERS, OK; ID: 80F)
  • JONES FIELD (about 33 miles; BONHAM, TX; ID: F00)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sumner:
  • TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-COMMERCE (about 38 miles; COMMERCE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,998)
  • SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; DURANT, OK; FT enrollment: 3,165)
  • GRAYSON COUNTY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; DENISON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,082)
  • COLLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CENTRAL PARK (about 76 miles; MCKINNEY, TX; FT enrollment: 7,514)
  • UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS (about 81 miles; IRVING, TX; FT enrollment: 2,400)
  • TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 86 miles; TYLER, TX; FT enrollment: 5,872)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS (about 89 miles; RICHARDSON, TX; FT enrollment: 7,695)

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Notable location: Mount Maxey Community Club (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Sumner include: Presbyterian Church (A), Church of Christ (B), Assembly of God Church (C), Bibleway Church (D), Corinth Church (E), Hopewell Church (F), Forest Chapel Church (G), Forest Hill Church (H), United Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Caviness Cemetery (1), Sumner Cemetery (2), Pyles Cemetery (3), Cottonwood Cemetery (4), New Macedonia Cemetery (5), Prairie Ridge Cemetery (6), Post Oak Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Horseshoe Lake (A), Grassy Lake (B), Palmer Lake (C), Emerson Lake (D), Colbert Lake (E), Willow Lake (F), Soil Conservation Service Site 5 Reservoir (G), Felix Stephens Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Sand Branch (A), Bergher Creek (B), Maxey Creek (C), Shooter Creek (D), Gordon Creek (E), Slough Creek (F), Doss Creek (G), Craddock Creek (H), South Branch Pine Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Sumner include: Gambill Wildlife Refuge (1), Pat Mayse State Park 2 (2), Pat Mayse State Park 1 (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.7 people
Texas:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  70.7%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  2.2%
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 place:  15.6%
Whole state:  15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  7.3%
Whole state:  6.7%

Sumner compared to Texas state average:
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Lamar County Texas:




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5.95% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,939 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.95%
Texas average:  8.37%

0.21% of residents moved from foreign countries ($-,306 average AGI)
Lamar County:  0.21%
Texas average:  0.20%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Red River County, TX  0.65% ($26,660 average AGI)
from Dallas County, TX  0.46% ($34,520)
from Fannin County, TX  0.26% ($27,405)


5.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,399 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.75%
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 Dallas County, TX  0.55% ($22,667 average AGI)
to Red River County, TX  0.42% ($25,971)
to Denton County, TX  0.23% ($31,474)


Strongest AM radio stations in Sumner:
  • 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.)
  • KPLT (1490 AM; 1 kW; PARIS, TX; Owner: EAST TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WBAP (820 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: WBAP-KSCS OPERATING, LTD.)
  • KYNG (950 AM; 10 kW; DENISON-SHERMAN, TX; Owner: KRBE LICO, INC.)
  • KSKY (660 AM; 20 kW; BALCH SPRINGS, TX; Owner: BISON MEDIA, INC.)
  • KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KPJC (1250 AM; 1 kW; PARIS, TX; Owner: PARIS JUNIOR COLLEGE)
  • KZMP (1540 AM; 50 kW; UNIVERSITY PARK, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KESS (1270 AM; 50 kW; FORT WORTH, TX; Owner: KESS-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KAAM (770 AM; 10 kW; GARLAND, TX; Owner: DONTRON, INC.)
  • KBIS (1150 AM; 25 kW; HIGHLAND PARK, TX; Owner: DALLAS AM RADIO PARTNERS, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sumner:
  • KOYN (93.9 FM; PARIS, TX; Owner: EAST TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KBUS (101.9 FM; PARIS, TX; Owner: EAST TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KITX (95.5 FM; HUGO, OK; Owner: K95.5, INC.)
  • KPLT-FM (107.7 FM; PARIS, TX; Owner: EAST TEXAS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KHCP (89.3 FM; PARIS, TX; Owner: HOUSTON CHRISTIAN BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • K217CP (91.3 FM; PARIS, TX; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Sumner:
  • K42DA (Channel 42; PARIS, TX; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • K08KK (Channel 8; PARIS, TX; Owner: CHANNEL 49 ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
  • KTAQ (Channel 47; GREENVILLE, TX; Owner: MIKE SIMONS)
  • K15AA (Channel 15; HUGO, OK; Owner: OKLAHOMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)




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