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Population (year 2000): 1,215. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,260 (+3.7% change)
Males: 530 (43.6%), Females: 685 (56.4%)
Anderson County
Zip code:
75839
Median resident age: 41.8 years
Median household income: $25,927 (year 2000)
Median house value: $45,000 (year 2000)
Races in Elkhart:
- White Non-Hispanic (87.1%)
- Black (8.1%)
- Hispanic (3.0%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
- Other race (0.8%)
Ancestries: Irish (16.8%), English (14.5%),
German (11.4%), United States (11.4%), Dutch (2.4%),
Scotch-Irish (2.4%).
Land area: 1.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Elkhart
- High school or higher: 74.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.7%
- Unemployed: 4.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Elkhart town
- Never married: 18.1%
- Now married: 55.6%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 15.7%
- Divorced: 8.6%
1.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +144 (+13.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Elkhart:
- PALESTINE REG MED CTR (about 12 miles; PALESTINE,
TX)
- PALESTINE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles;
PALESTINE, TX)
- EAST TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER CROCKETT (about 23 miles;
CROCKETT, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Elkhart:
- TYLER POUNDS RGNL (about 52 miles; TYLER, TX; ID:
TYR)
- EAST TEXAS RGNL (about 80 miles; LONGVIEW, TX; ID:
GGG)
- EASTERWOOD FIELD (about 90 miles; COLLEGE STATION,
TX; ID: CLL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Elkhart:
- PALESTINE MUNI (about 13 miles; PALESTINE, TX; ID:
PSN)
- HOUSTON COUNTY (about 26 miles; CROCKETT, TX; ID:
T56)
- CHEROKEE COUNTY (about 30 miles; JACKSONVILLE, TX;
ID: JSO)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Elkhart:
- TRINITY VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles;
ATHENS, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,858)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER (about 52 miles;
TYLER, TX; FT enrollment: 2,433)
- ANGELINA COLLEGE (about 60 miles; LUFKIN, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,773)
- SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles;
HUNTSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 10,429)
- TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 64 miles; TYLER, TX; FT
enrollment: 5,872)
- STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles;
NACOGDOCHES, TX; FT enrollment: 10,217)
- NAVARRO COLLEGE (about 68 miles; CORSICANA, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,842)
Public high schools in Elkhart:
- ELKHART H S (Students: 367; Location: 301 E
PARKER ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
- SLOCUM H S (Students: 151; Location: 5765 E
STATE HWY 294; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Elkhart:
- ELKHART EL (Students: 589; Location: 301 E
PARKER ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- ELKHART MIDDLE (Students: 269; Location: 301
E PARKER ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- SLOCUM EL (Students: 221; Location: 5765 E
STATE HWY 294; Grades: PK - 06)
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