Tyler

Tyler County

Updated on: January 12, 2022
Coordinates
30 46' 12" N, 94 22' 48" W (30.77, -94.38)
State
Texas
Region
Central East
County Seat:
Woodville
Year Organized:
1846
Total Square Miles:
935.623
925 square miles (2,400 km2) land
11 square miles (28 km2) water
Population:
21539 (2017)
Population: 21,320 Est. (2016) 21,766 (2010)
Persons/Square Mile:
23
Tyler County Website
http://www.co.tyler.tx.us/

Contiguous Counties

Angelina (N)
Jasper (E)
Hardin (S)
Polk (W)

County structure

Government Type:
County
Authority:
Dillon's Rule
Legislative Body:
Commisioners Court
Size of Legislative Body:
5

Demographics

2018 Population:
21539
25 to 64 Years of Age:
49.89%
65 Years of Age and Older:
22.34%

Economy, 2018

Gross Domestic Product (GDP):
$434.6 M
Labor Force:
7,009
Unemployment Rate:
6.60%

County Contact

100 W. Bluff, Courthouse Square
County Courthouse
Woodville, TX, 75979-0000

http://www.co.tyler.tx.us

In the southeast corner of Texas, close to the Louisiana border, you’ll find Tyler County. It is located 56 miles north of Beaumont and 90 miles northeast of Houston. It is located near the county’s center at 30°47′ north latitude and 94°25′ west longitude.

The County seat is called Woodville. Tyler County was named after the 10th president of the United States, John Tyler.

Tyler County Geography

There is a river on both the north and east sides of Tyler County. Wooded pine forests and other trees cover 908 square miles of East Texas, which is home to the county. Big Thicket National Preserve consists of two units and parts of two different teams Congress established in 1974.

Elevations range from 100 to 400 feet above sea level on this gently rolling terrain. All of Tyler County’s creeks drain into the Neches River. Horsepen, Hickory, Turkey, and Cypress creeks are fed by numerous springs and streams in the southwest part of the county.

While there is a lot of water in the county (the largest of which is B. A. Steinhagen Lake), Town Bluff Dam, built-in 1951, made it the largest. The lake covers an area of 13,700 acres.

Tyler County is made up of two distinct types of soil: clay and sand. Clayey to sandy deposits from the sea and land cover most of the region’s northern two-thirds. Alluvium and a recent, non-calcareous clayey flood plain make up the southern third.

The first type of land, which has top layers that are loamy or sandy and subsoils that are clayey or sandy, is a dense pine and hardwood forest. Many different kinds of plants can thrive in more diverse soil than the first one, including grasses, crops, and hardwood forests.

A healthy 20-30% of the county’s land is dedicated to productive agriculture. Resources like oil and natural gas are made up of minerals. The growing season lasts 241 days.

Tyler County Offices

Among the offices of the governing body of Tyler county is the office of the Sheriff. Bryan Weatherford is the current Sheriff, and he is in charge of enforcing the law within the county and arresting the offenders. You can contact him by telephone through his non-emergency line at (409) 283-2172 or fax at (409) 283-8656.

The county Auditor in Tyler County is Jackie Skinner. She administers and prepares all county financial records and maintains financial integrity within the county administrative offices. You can reach her on the phone at 409-283-3652 or online through email at [email protected].

In addition, there is the office of the county judge. He’s in charge of all judicial activities within the county. He also participates in the policy-making processes as the head of the commissioners’ court. The current county judge for Tyler County is Judge Jacques L. Blanquette. For direct communication, you can contact him by phone at 409-283-2141 or fax at 409-331-0028.

There is also the county clerk’s office, currently managed by Donece Gregory. The office’s primary responsibility is to keep a record of all vital statistics of residents within the county and work as the clerk to the court. You can contact the office through telephone at (409) 283-2281 or fax at (409) 283-8049.

Tyler county Points Of Distribution

People in Tyler County are prepared to face a crisis thanks to the point of Distribution (POD) systems. Tyler County residents will benefit from the activation of these systems. The general population can obtain things like water, food, tarps, and other necessities to keep them alive until the power is restored. After a disaster, PODs are set up. As soon as electricity is restored and stores reopen, Portable Power Units (PODs) typically continue to operate. Running for around 12 hours a day, PODs recharge at night, with officials making adjustments as needed.

Tyler County Climate

Most Texas cities are warmer than Tyler during August, with an average high temperature of 93.8°. This temperature makes Tyler cooler than most of them. Tyler gets three months with highs in the 70s to the 85s.

In January, Tyler’s nights are the coldest, with an average temperature of 36.2°. Compared to other parts of Texas, this is about the same as other places.

Tyler’s humidity can be too much for some people during the summer. The rest of the year, it’s okay. These three months are the wettest. May through September is the most soaking time of year, with October to April being the best months.

It rains the most in October and the least in July. 27 percent of the year’s precipitation comes during Wintertime. Autumn comes in second with 22 percent. Tyler gets a lot more rain than other parts of Texas, with 46.0 inches of rain a year.

During December, there are 8.3 days of rain in Tyler. August has only 5.3 rainy days. Tyler has more rainy days than any other city in Texas. 28 percent of the time it rains is Spring, making it the wettest season. In Autumn, it rains only 22 percent of the time.

Tyler gets a lot more snow than the rest of Texas every year, which means it is snowier than the rest of Texas. The snowiest month is February where there were 0.5 inches of snow.

Tyler County Demographics

Nearly all of Tyler County, Texas’s residents are US citizens, with a total population of 21.5,000. In 2019, 2.98 percent of Tyler County, TX residents were born abroad in the country. (A total of 641)

7.43 times as many White (non-Hispanic) citizens were found in Tyler County, TX, in 2019 than any other race or ethnic group. Non-Hispanic Black or African American (non-Hispanic) and White were the second and third most common ethnicities, respectively (Hispanic).

Tyler County Economy

Tyler County residents make an average yearly salary of $44,497. Census Tract 9505 in 2019 proved there was a high median household income. There was a $50,651 median household income in Census Tract 9502, whereas the median household income in Census Tract 9501 was $46,625.

Males in Texas earn 1.4 times as much as females, who earn $49,000 on average. Texas has a lower per capita income than the rest of the United States. Texas has an income disparity of 0.48.

Sixty-six thousand people live in Tyler County, Texas. Retail commerce, health care, and public administration are among the most common occupations for residents in Tyler, Texas. Among the highest-paying industries are real estate, transportation and warehousing, mining, quarrying, and oil and gas exploitation.

Tyler County Living

Tyler County, Texas, had a median home value of $88,100 at the end of 2019. These statistics proved less than a third of the national average of $240,000 for a house. In 2018, it rose from $85,400 to $88,100. Many residents of Tyler County, Texas, have purchased their residences. That’s higher than the 64.1 percent national average.

Residents who commute alone log 30.4 minutes of travel time per trip. There are two cars for almost every family in Tyler County, which is about the same number of vehicles that people in the rest of America own.