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Population (year 2000): 1,288. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,349 (+4.7% change)
Males: 599 (46.5%), Females: 689 (53.5%)
Upshur County
Zip code:
75755
Median resident age: 36.0 years
Median household income: $25,284 (year 2000)
Median house value: $56,500 (year 2000)
Races in Big Sandy:
- White Non-Hispanic (81.5%)
- Black (12.9%)
- Hispanic (3.5%)
- Other race (3.0%)
- Asian Indian (1.1%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: Irish (16.1%), German (10.0%),
English (8.8%), United States (7.8%), French (4.0%),
Scotch-Irish (3.6%).
Land area: 1.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Big Sandy
- High school or higher: 78.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
- Unemployed: 3.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Big Sandy town
- Never married: 19.9%
- Now married: 57.3%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 10.3%
- Divorced: 10.5%
2.1% Foreign born (1.6% Latin America, 0.4%
Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +96 (+8.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Big Sandy:
- UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH CENTER (about 15 miles;
TYLER, TX)
- ROY H LAIRD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles;
KILGORE, TX)
- EAST TEXAS MED CTR REHAB HOSP (about 22 miles;
TYLER, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Big
Sandy:
- TYLER POUNDS RGNL (about 26 miles; TYLER, TX; ID:
TYR)
- EAST TEXAS RGNL (about 32 miles; LONGVIEW, TX; ID:
GGG)
- COX FLD (about 76 miles; PARIS, TX; ID: PRX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Big Sandy:
- GLADEWATER MUNI (about 12 miles; GLADEWATER, TX; ID:
07F)
- FOX STEPHENS FIELD - GILMER MUNI (about 15 miles;
GILMER, TX; ID: 4F4)
- WINNSBORO MUNI (about 27 miles; WINNSBORO, TX; ID:
F51)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Big Sandy:
- KILGORE COLLEGE (about 22 miles; KILGORE, TX;
Full-time enrollment: 2,814)
- TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 22 miles; TYLER, TX; FT
enrollment: 5,872)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER (about 22 miles;
TYLER, TX; FT enrollment: 2,433)
- TRINITY VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles;
ATHENS, TX; FT enrollment: 2,858)
- STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles;
NACOGDOCHES, TX; FT enrollment: 10,217)
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-COMMERCE (about 72 miles;
COMMERCE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,998)
- ANGELINA COLLEGE (about 89 miles; LUFKIN, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,773)
Public high schools in Big Sandy:
- HARMONY H S (Students: 314; Location: 9788
STATE HWY 154 W; Grades: 09 - 12)
- BIG SANDY H S (Students: 190; Location: 1
WILDCAT DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Big Sandy:
- BIG SANDY EL (Students: 367; Location: 1
WILDCAT DR; Grades: PK - 05)
- HARMONY ELEMENTARY (Students: 317; Location:
9788 STATE HWY 154 W; Grades: PK - 03)
- HARMONY JUNIOR HIGH (Students: 231; Location:
9788 STATE HWY 154 W; Grades: 06 - 08)
- BIG SANDY J H (Students: 150; Location: #1
WILDCAT DR; Grades: 06 - 08)
- HARMONY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students: 146;
Location: 9788 STATE HWY 154 W; Grades: 04 - 05)
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