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Population (year 2000): 2,362. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,574 (+9.0% change)
Males: 1,122 (47.5%), Females: 1,240 (52.5%)
Van Zandt County
Zip code:
75790
Median resident age: 35.9 years
Median household income: $32,177 (year 2000)
Median house value: $68,100 (year 2000)
Races in Van:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.1%)
- Hispanic (7.1%)
- Other race (2.1%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (14.3%), Irish
(10.4%), German (10.1%), English (7.9%), Scottish (2.2%), Dutch
(1.8%).
Elevation: 515 feet
Land area: 3.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Van
- High school or higher: 78.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.0%
- Unemployed: 5.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Van city
- Never married: 18.5%
- Now married: 60.3%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 9.8%
- Divorced: 9.7%
7.2% Foreign born (6.3% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +492 (+26.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Van:
- COZBY GERMANY HOSPIAL (about 11 miles; GRAND SALINE,
TX)
- EAST TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER QUITMAN (about 24 miles;
QUITMAN, TX)
- EAST TEXAS MED CTR REHAB HOSP (about 28 miles;
TYLER, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Van:
- TYLER POUNDS RGNL (about 21 miles; TYLER, TX; ID:
TYR)
- EAST TEXAS RGNL (about 66 miles; LONGVIEW, TX; ID:
GGG)
- COX FLD (about 78 miles; PARIS, TX; ID: PRX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Van:
- MINEOLA WISENER FIELD (about 14 miles; MINEOLA, TX;
ID: 3F9)
- CANTON-HACKNEY (about 16 miles; CANTON, TX; ID: 7F5)
- WOOD COUNTY (about 18 miles; MINEOLA/QUITMAN, TX;
ID: 3T1)
Amtrak station near Van:
- 14 miles: MINEOLA (115 E. FRONT ST.). Services:
fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area,
public payphones, vending machines, free short-term
parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service,
intercity bus service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Van:
- TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE (about 16 miles; TYLER, TX;
Full-time enrollment: 5,872)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER (about 28 miles;
TYLER, TX; FT enrollment: 2,433)
- TRINITY VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles;
ATHENS, TX; FT enrollment: 2,858)
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-COMMERCE (about 53 miles;
COMMERCE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,998)
- KILGORE COLLEGE (about 54 miles; KILGORE, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,814)
- NAVARRO COLLEGE (about 64 miles; CORSICANA, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,842)
- EASTFIELD COLLEGE (about 72 miles; MESQUITE, TX; FT
enrollment: 4,457)
Public high school in Van:
- VAN H S (Students: 670; Location: 549 E TEXAS
ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Van:
- RHODES EL (Students: 530; Location: 549 E
TEXAS ST; Grades: PK - 02)
- VAN J H (Students: 506; Location: 549 E TEXAS
ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- VAN INT (Students: 462; Location: 549 E TEXAS
ST; Grades: 03 - 05)
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