Carthage is a city in Panola County, Texas, United States. The population was 6,664 at the 2000 census. It is
the county seat of Panola County6, and is situated in East Texas.
Geography
Carthage is located at 32°9′23″N, 94°20′32″W (32.156401,
-94.342345)1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area
of 27.3 km² (10.5 mi²). 27.2 km² (10.5 mi²) of it
is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (14.2%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 6,664 people, 2,598
households, and 1,771 families residing in the city. The population density was
244.8/km² (633.8/mi²). There were 2,931 housing units at an average density of 107.7/km² (278.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the
city was 74.65% White, 21.02% African American, 0.47% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 1.98% from other races, and 1.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.35% of the population.
There were 2,598 households out of which 32.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.9% were married couples living together, 15.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.8% were
non-families. 29.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or
older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.00.
In the city the population was spread out with 25.3% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from
45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 80.5 males.
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $31,822, and the median
income for a family was $37,031. Males had a median income of $33,080 versus $21,473 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,332. About 11.8% of families and 13.2% of the population were
below the poverty line, including 15.2% of those under age 18 and 12.9% of those age
65 or over.
Education
The City of Carthage is served by the Carthage Independent School
District.
Points of Interest
The Texas Country Music Hall of Fame is located in Carthage, which
also houses the Tex Ritter museum. The Jim Reeves
Memorial is located just on the outskirts of Carthage, east on U.S. 79. Reeves and Ritter
were both from Carthage.
The main campus of Panola College is in Carthage.
External links
Coordinates:
32.156401° N 94.342345°
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