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Population (year 2000): 13,868. Estimated
population in July 2005: 14,395 (+3.8% change)
Males: 6,565 (47.3%), Females: 7,303 (52.7%)
Cherokee County
Zip code:
75766
Median resident age: 31.4 years
Median household income: $25,800 (year 2000)
Median house value: $49,700 (year 2000)
Races in Jacksonville:
- White Non-Hispanic (53.5%)
- Hispanic (23.0%)
- Black (21.7%)
- Other race (12.7%)
- Two or more races (1.7%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (9.0%), Irish (7.6%),
English (6.6%), German (5.1%), Scotch-Irish (1.6%), French
(1.3%).
Elevation: 513 feet
Land area: 14.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Jacksonville
- High school or higher: 62.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
- Unemployed: 7.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Jacksonville city
- Never married: 25.3%
- Now married: 52.5%
- Separated: 2.8%
- Widowed: 11.0%
- Divorced: 8.3%
14.2% Foreign born (13.7% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +196 (+1.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Jacksonville:
- EAST TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER JACKSONVILLE (501 S
RAGSDALE)
- MOTHER FRANCES HOSPITAL JACKSONVILLE (2026 S
JACKSON STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Jacksonville:
- RUSK STATE HOSP (about 14 miles; RUSK, TX)
- EAST TEXAS MED CTR REHAB HOSP (about 25 miles;
TYLER, TX)
- EAST TEXAS MED CTR SPECIALTY HOSP (about 25 miles;
TYLER, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Jacksonville:
- TYLER POUNDS RGNL (about 29 miles; TYLER, TX; ID:
TYR)
- EAST TEXAS RGNL (about 49 miles; LONGVIEW, TX; ID:
GGG)
- SHREVEPORT REGIONAL (about 106 miles; SHREVEPORT,
LA; ID: SHV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Jacksonville:
- CHEROKEE COUNTY (about 8 miles; JACKSONVILLE, TX;
ID: JSO)
- TARRANT FIELD (about 9 miles; MOUNT SELMAN, TX; ID:
6X0)
- RUSK COUNTY (about 32 miles; HENDERSON, TX; ID: F12)
Colleges/Universities in Jacksonville:
- LON MORRIS COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment:
324; Location: 800 COLLEGE AVE; Private, not-for-profit)
- JACKSONVILLE COLLEGE-MAIN CAMPUS (FT
enrollment: 215; Location: 105 B J ALBRITTON DR;
Private, not-for-profit; Website:
www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Library/3135)
- BAPTIST MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION THEOLOGICAL SEM
(FT enrollment: 39; Location: 1530 E PINE ST; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.bmats.edu; Offers Master's
degree)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Jacksonville:
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER (about 25 miles;
TYLER, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,433)
- KILGORE COLLEGE (about 40 miles; KILGORE, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,814)
- TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 41 miles; TYLER, TX; FT
enrollment: 5,872)
- TRINITY VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles;
ATHENS, TX; FT enrollment: 2,858)
- STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles;
NACOGDOCHES, TX; FT enrollment: 10,217)
- ANGELINA COLLEGE (about 56 miles; LUFKIN, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,773)
- NAVARRO COLLEGE (about 82 miles; CORSICANA, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,842)
Public high school in Jacksonville:
- JACKSONVILLE H S (Students: 1,190; Location:
1602 MASON DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Jacksonville:
- NICHOLS INTERMEDIATE (Students: 696;
Location: 818 SE LOOP 456; Grades: 05 - 06)
- JACKSONVILLE MIDDLE (Students: 642; Location:
1547 E PINE ST; Grades: 07 - 08)
- FRED DOUGLASS (Students: 582; Location: P O
BOX 631; Grades: PK - 04)
- EAST SIDE ELEMENTARY (Students: 564;
Location: 711 FT WORTH ST; Grades: PK - 04)
- WEST SIDE ELEMENTARY (Students: 517;
Location: 1002 SUNSET ST; Grades: PK - 04)
- JOE WRIGHT ELEMENTARY (Students: 496;
Location: 215 KICKAPOO ST; Grades: PK - 04)
- COMPASS CENTER (Students: 136; Location: 1547
E PINE ST; Grades: PK - 12)
Private primary/middle school in Jacksonville:
- VINEYARD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 105;
Location: P.O. BOX 869; Grades: PK - 7)
Library in Jacksonville:
- JACKSONVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $263,120; Location: 502 S JACKSON ST; 57,164
books; 1,250 audio materials; 845 video materials; 139
serial subscriptions)
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