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Shelby County

Population in July 2007: 1,110. Population change since 2000: +4.7%
 

Males: 511  (46.1%)
Females: 599  (53.9%)
Median resident age:  31.9 years
Texas median age:  32.3 years

Zip codes: 75974.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $26,235 (it was $18,807 in 2000)
Tenaha:  $26,235
Texas:  $47,548

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $56,748 (it was $30,900 in 2000)
Tenaha:  $56,748
Texas:  $120,900

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $72,126; Detached houses: $82,743; Townhouses or other attached units: $7,895; In 2-unit structures: $79,823; Mobile homes: $27,235; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $12,500
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Races in Tenaha:

  • White Non-Hispanic (42.6%)
  • Black (42.4%)
  • Hispanic (13.9%)
  • Other race (9.7%)
  • Two or more races (1.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Tenaha: 72.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (11.3%), Irish (7.6%), French (3.0%), German (2.7%), English (1.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 358 feet

Land area: 3.95 square miles.

Population density: 281 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Tenaha

  • High school or higher: 61.8%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
  • Unemployed: 3.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Tenaha town

  • Never married: 24.0%
  • Now married: 49.6%
  • Separated: 3.8%
  • Widowed: 9.6%
  • Divorced: 12.9%

86 residents are foreign born (8.2% Latin America).

This town:  8.2%
Texas:  13.9%



According to our research there were 9 registered sex offenders living in Tenaha, Texas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Tenaha to the number of sex offenders is 123 to 1.

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

Tenaha:  0.7% ($229)
Texas:  1.8% ($1,393)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Shreveport, LA (48.8 miles , pop. 200,145).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (169.9 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Gary City, TX (10.3 miles ), Timpson, TX (10.7 miles ), Center, TX (11.4 miles ), Joaquin, TX (13.7 miles ), Carthage, TX (16.1 miles ), Logansport, LA (17.2 miles ), Aiken-Neuville, TX (17.4 miles ), Long Branch-Dotson, TX (17.7 miles ).

Latitude: 31.94 N, Longitude: 94.25 W

Area code: 936

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Population change in the 1990s: -25 (-2.3%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (17%)
  • Food (15%)
  • Wood products (9%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Machinery (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (17%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Food (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Wood products (7%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (4%)


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Tenaha-area historical tornado activity is above Texas state average. It is 170% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/12/1950, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 17.0 miles away from the Tenaha town center killed 18 people and injured 77 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 11/15/1987, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 6.9 miles away from the town center killed one person and injured 116 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Tenaha:
  • SHELBY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; CENTER, TX)
  • EAST TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER-CARTHAGE (about 17 miles; CARTHAGE, TX)
  • MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; NACOGDOCHES, TX)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tenaha:
  • EAST TEXAS RGNL (about 44 miles; LONGVIEW, TX; ID: GGG)
  • SHREVEPORT REGIONAL (about 45 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; ID: SHV)
  • BARKSDALE AFB (about 57 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; ID: BAD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Tenaha:
  • CENTER MUNI (about 11 miles; CENTER, TX; ID: F17)
  • PANOLA COUNTY-SHARPE FIELD (about 16 miles; CARTHAGE, TX; ID: 4F2)
  • SAN AUGUSTINE COUNTY (about 29 miles; SAN AUGUSTINE, TX; ID: 78R)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tenaha:
  • STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; NACOGDOCHES, TX; Full-time enrollment: 10,217)
  • KILGORE COLLEGE (about 50 miles; KILGORE, TX; FT enrollment: 2,814)
  • LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHREVEPORT (about 52 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; FT enrollment: 3,059)
  • ANGELINA COLLEGE (about 53 miles; LUFKIN, TX; FT enrollment: 2,773)
  • BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 61 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; FT enrollment: 2,743)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER (about 71 miles; TYLER, TX; FT enrollment: 2,433)
  • NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 82 miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; FT enrollment: 7,710)
Public high school in Tenaha:
Public elementary/middle schools in Tenaha:
  • TENAHA Elementary (Students: 209; Location: #1 TIGER DR; Grades: EE-5; Our rating: 34)
  • TENAHA MIDDLE (Students: 102; Location: #1 TIGER DR; Grades: 6-8; Our rating: 31)

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Average household size:
This town:  2.6 people
Texas:  2.7 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  70.1%
Whole state:  71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  4.5%
Whole state:  4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  40.4%
Whole state:  15.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This town:  15.3%
Whole state:  6.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Tenaha, TX



Tenaha compared to Texas state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below 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.
  • House age below 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 Tenaha (2007 data):
  • Citizens State Bank: at 210 Main Street, branch established on 1960-01-30. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $24.1 mil, Deposits: $21.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 1 total offices



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2004 Presidential Election results in Shelby County Texas:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (51%)
  • Utility gas (34%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%)
  • Wood (1%)

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration 1$2,113$25,3560$0
Water Supply 2$3,906$23,4360$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 1$1,050
Judicial and Legal 0$0 1$1,116
Police Protection - Officers 1$2,578$30,9361$886
Totals for Government 4$8,597$25,7913$3,052



5.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,465 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.86%
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 Nacogdoches County, TX  0.62% ($28,638 average AGI)
from Panola County, TX  0.50% ($27,342)
from Harris County, TX  0.46% ($28,286)


6.20% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,951 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.20%
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 Nacogdoches County, TX  0.97% ($27,108 average AGI)
to Panola County, TX  0.68% ($57,019)
to Harris County, TX  0.45% ($25,529)


Strongest AM radio stations in Tenaha:
  • KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KDET (930 AM; 1 kW; CENTER, TX; Owner: CENTER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KGAS (1590 AM; 3 kW; CARTHAGE, TX; Owner: JERRY T. HANSZEN)
  • KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KOFY (1060 AM; daytime; 10 kW; GILMER, TX; Owner: JERRY RUSSELL D/B/A THE RUSSELL COMPANY)
  • KGOL (1180 AM; 50 kW; HUMBLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KWRD (1470 AM; 5 kW; HENDERSON, TX; Owner: JERRY RUSSELL D/B/A THE RUSSELL COMPANY)
  • KOKA (980 AM; 5 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: ACCESS.1 COMMUNICATIONS - SHREVEPORT, LLC)
  • KPYN (900 AM; 10 kW; ATLANTA, TX; Owner: FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER CHURCH, INC.)
  • KTBB (600 AM; 5 kW; TYLER, TX; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KFXR (1190 AM; 50 kW; DALLAS, TX; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KSYB (1300 AM; 5 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: AMISTAD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Tenaha:
  • KQBB (100.5 FM; CENTER, TX; Owner: CENTER BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KRMD-FM (101.1 FM; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KGAS-FM (104.3 FM; CARTHAGE, TX; Owner: HANSZEN BROADCASTING)
  • KTUX (98.9 FM; CARTHAGE, TX; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KORI (104.7 FM; MANSFIELD, LA; Owner: METROPOLITAN RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • KGOD-LP (94.1 FM; TENAHA, TX; Owner: INTERNATIONAL MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP INC. (IMF))

TV broadcast stations around Tenaha:
  • KTBS-TV (Channel 3; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: KTBS, INC.)
  • 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.)

Tenaha, Texas:
  • Fatal accident count: 22
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 34
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 5
  • Fatalities: 24
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 48
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 4
Texas average:
  • Fatal accident count: 159
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 240
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 44
  • Fatalities: 175
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 417
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 22

See more detailed statistics of Tenaha fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here

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