History
A City of Longview was officially incorporated in May 17, 1871, but its boom come when a 1930 discovery of East Texas oil fields.

Geography
Longview is placed at 32°30'33" North, 94°45'14" West (32.509147, -94.753909).

Based on data from a United States Census Bureau, the city has the amount locality of 141.Eighter km² (54.8 mi²). 141.Vi kilometer² (54.Sevener mi²) of these are l& and Nought.Triplet kilometer² (Zero.One mi²) of these are a lake. A amount front yard is Nought.18% a water system.

Demographics
When of the censusof 2000, there are 73,344 people, 28,363 menage, & 19,116 families living in the city. A population density is 518.1/km² (1,341.8/mi²). There are 30,726 housing units at an typical density of 217.0/km² (562.1/mi²). A racial makeup of the city is Seventy.10% White, 22.11% African American, 0.50% Native American, 0.83% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 4.92% from other races, and 1.51% from two or more races. X.31% of the people are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

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In a city the people is spread retired by having Twenty-six.7% under a age of Xviii, X.8% from either 18 to 2 dozen, Xxviii.7% from either 25 to 44, Twenty.4% from either 45 to 64, & Baker's dozen.3% world health organization come 65 years aged or even older. A median age is 34 years. For each One c females there are 93.Zero males. For each One c females age Xviii & ended, there are 89.Quatern males.

the median income for a house in the city is $33,858, & the median income for a personal is $42,378. Males have a median income of $33,078 versus $21,400 for females. A per capita income for the city is $18,768. Sixteen.0% of the people & Xiii.0% of families come in a image below the poverty line. Away from a number people, Twenty-two.7% of victims under a age of 18 & 10.6% of people 65 & older come residing beneath a poverty level.

There are trine school districts - Longview, Spring Hill, & Pine. Spring Hill Independent School District may non allow students from either more territorial dominion to transport inside. Longview & Pine allow transfers from either anywhere in the town of Longview.

Higher Education
A city of Longview is at home to little joe institutions of higher learning & of these trade (cosmetology) school: Kilgore Community College, Longview Campus ([http://www.kilgore.edu/longview_center.html website]) LeTourneau University ([http://www.letu.edu/ website]) Texas Baptist College, a ministry of Longview Baptist Temple ([http://www.lbtministries.com/ website]) The University of Texas at Tyler, Longview University Center ([http://www.uttyler.edu/luc/ website]) Star College of Cosmetology

Famous People from Longview

John Lee Hancock, writer, producer and director Forest Whitaker, actor, producer and director