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Population (year 2000): 6,393. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,722 (+5.1% change)
Males: 2,960 (46.3%), Females: 3,433 (53.7%)
Hardin County
Zip code:
77656
Median resident age: 37.8 years
Median household income: $33,549 (year 2000)
Median house value: $62,900 (year 2000)
Races in Silsbee:
- White Non-Hispanic (64.6%)
- Black (32.0%)
- Hispanic (2.4%)
- Other race (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (13.0%), Irish (7.2%),
English (5.7%), German (5.3%), French (3.2%), Scotch-Irish
(2.1%).
Elevation: 81 feet
Land area: 7.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Silsbee
- High school or higher: 74.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
- Unemployed: 4.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Silsbee city
- Never married: 23.9%
- Now married: 47.5%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 14.5%
- Divorced: 11.8%
3.1% Foreign born (1.9% Latin America, 0.6%
Asia, 0.3% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -166 (-2.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Silsbee:
- CHRISTUS ST ELIZABETH HOSPITAL (about 19 miles;
BEAUMONT, TX)
- DUBUIS HOSP OF BEAUMONT (about 19 miles; BEAUMONT,
TX)
- HEALTHSOUTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 20 miles;
BEAUMONT, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Silsbee:
- SOUTHEAST TEXAS REGIONAL (about 30 miles;
BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR, TX; ID: BPT)
- LAKE CHARLES REGIONAL (about 69 miles; LAKE CHARLES,
LA; ID: LCH)
- CHENNAULT INTL (about 74 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA;
ID: CWF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Silsbee:
- HAWTHORNE FIELD (about 5 miles; KOUNTZE/SILSBEE, TX;
ID: 45R)
- BEAUMONT MUNI (about 20 miles; BEAUMONT, TX; ID:
BMT)
- KIRBYVILLE (about 28 miles; KIRBYVILLE, TX; ID: T12)
Amtrak station near Silsbee:
- 20 miles: BEAUMONT (2555 W. CEDAR ST.). Services:
partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area,
public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term
parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Silsbee:
- LAMAR UNIVERSITY-BEAUMONT (about 24 miles; BEAUMONT,
TX; Full-time enrollment: 8,888)
- MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; LAKE
CHARLES, LA; FT enrollment: 6,460)
- LEE COLLEGE (about 67 miles; BAYTOWN, TX; FT
enrollment: 3,099)
- SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-NORTH CAMPUS (about 78 miles;
HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,819)
- ANGELINA COLLEGE (about 80 miles; LUFKIN, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,773)
- SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-CENTRAL CAMPUS (about 83 miles;
PASADENA, TX; FT enrollment: 6,102)
- UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-CLEAR LAKE (about 84 miles;
HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 4,735)
Public high school in Silsbee:
- SILSBEE H S (Students: 886; Location: 1575
HWY 96 N; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Silsbee:
- EDWARDS-JOHNSON MEMORIAL MIDDLE (Students:
485; Location: 1140 HWY 327 E; Grades: 07 - 08)
- JOHN H KIRBY EL (Students: 470; Location:
1205 N 5TH ST; Grades: 01 - 02)
- READ-TURRENTINE EL (Students: 456; Location:
730 S 7TH ST; Grades: 03 - 04)
- LAURA REEVES EL (Students: 455; Location: 695
WOODROW RD; Grades: 05 - 06)
- ROBINSON KIND (Students: 343; Location: 1355
M L K DR; Grades: PK - KG)
- HARDIN CO ALTER ED (Students: 2; Location:
415 W AVE; Grades: 06 - 12)
Library in Silsbee:
- SILSBEE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$130,429; Location: SANTA FE PARK; 49,572 books; 1,218
audio materials; 635 video materials; 50 serial
subscriptions)
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