Which City Has More Character Nacogdoche/Lufkin/Longview (Houston, Dallas: house, school)

[KathrynAragon]

Originally Posted by Gunion Powder

I've already proven that unprecedented growth for a college town is indeed very possible within the span of only 30 years. Show me the last nuclear attack on an American city.

Surely you know I was being facetious about a nuclear attack.

And the unprecedented growth of a college town like Athens is just that - as you said it - unprecedented. In other words, it's unusual. So no, sorry but I'm not holding my breath for Nac to replicate the growth of Athens, GA.

Athens is not far from Atlanta, GA, which as you know is an international hub in that region. Tyler is also fairly close to Dallas. Nac doesn't enjoy the same close proximity to Houston.

[KathrynAragon]

Originally Posted by Gunion Powder

Those are just the counties. The Athens metro area includes four different counties.

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Tyler's metro area population is still significantly higher than the Athens metro area. And Athens is closer to Atlanta than Tyler is to Dallas, and it's metro area includes four counties, though Tyler's includes only one county.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens...ropolitan_area
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyler_metropolitan_area

But can we please return to the topic of Nacogdoches vs every other town or city in Texas rather than digging around for dubious ammunition in other far flung states?

[Gunion Powder]

Originally Posted by KathrynAragon

Surely you know I was being facetious about a nuclear attack.

And the unprecedented growth of a college town like Athens is just that - as you said it - unprecedented. In other words, it's unusual. So no, sorry but I'm not holding my breath for Nac to replicate the growth of Athens, GA.

I'm not either, but I'm also not going on record as one of the people who said it won't happen.

Athens is not far from Atlanta, GA, which as you know is an international hub in that region. Tyler is about the same distance from Dallas as Athens is from Atlanta. Nac doesn't enjoy the same close proximity to Houston.

Meh. Nacogdoches isn't even an hour further from Houston than Tyler is from Dallas. I see no significant edge there.

[Mark Senior]

Past and current history has Nac very slowly growing if that last 4 years almost none. Look at the census figures for 2010-2014, I want go to the trouble to post, this time, if you want to see, confirm,you can take a look.

We have been all so, nice to dee, with all his misinformation, given as facts, which we don't understand why he, feels the need to "do". So, no apology is needed.

Again, the whole nac growth pattern would have to suddenly change, based on what? as Kathryn said.

He need for defense. We try to be nice.

[Gunion Powder]

Originally Posted by KathrynAragon

Tyler's metro area population is still significantly higher than the Athens metro area. And Athens is closer to Atlanta than Tyler is to Dallas, and it's metro area includes four counties, though Tyler's includes only one county.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens...ropolitan_area
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyler_metropolitan_area

But can we please return to the topic of Nacogdoches vs every other town or city in Texas rather than digging around for dubious ammunition in other far flung states?

Certainly. I think I've already proven my point.

[Gunion Powder]

Originally Posted by Mark Senior

Past and current history has Nac very slowly growing if that last 4 years almost none. Look at the census figures for 2010-2014, I want go to the trouble to post, this time, if you want to see, confirm,you can take a look.

We have been all so, nice to dee, with all his misinformation, given as facts, which we don't understand why he, feels the need to "do". So, no apology is needed.

Again, the whole nac growth pattern would have to suddenly change, based on what? as Kathryn said.

He need for defense. We try to be nice.

Who knows? The point is that it is completely possible.

If dee is that unreasonable then why do y'all continue the back and forth with him?

[KathrynAragon]

Originally Posted by Gunion Powder

Meh. Nacogdoches isn't even an hour further from Houston than Tyler is from Dallas. I see no significant edge there.

It's about 30 minutes further from Houston than Dallas is from Tyler. That's a pretty significant difference when it comes to business and cultural development and amenities. Another hour of driving round trip.

[KathrynAragon]

Originally Posted by Gunion Powder

If dee is that unreasonable then why do y'all continue the back and forth with him?

Because it's mildly entertaining.

[Gunion Powder]

Originally Posted by KathrynAragon

It's about 30 minutes further from Houston than Dallas is from Tyler. That's a pretty significant difference when it comes to business and cultural development and amenities. Another hour of driving round trip.

Okay, if we want to split hairs we'll call an extra hour on a round trip a significant disadvantage in Nacogdoches' case.

But there's also the fact that Nac is more centrally located between ALL of the major Texas cities, and it's still closer to our ports.

[KathrynAragon]

Originally Posted by Gunion Powder

Certainly. I think I've already proven my point.

Well, we can agree to disagree on that and yet move back to the topic at hand, which is, as usual when we're discussing dee's posts - Nacogdoches against the rest of Texas and especially Tyler. Crazy!