Nacogdoches hosts the Blueberry Festival in June. The county is the top blueberry producer in Texas and is headquarters for the Texas Blueberry Marketing Association. It tagged itself as the "Capital of the Texas Forest Country".[3][importance?]
According to theU.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 981 square miles (2,540 km2), of which 35 square miles (91 km2) (3.5%) are covered by water.[6]
U.S. Decennial Census[7] 1850–2010[8] 2010[9] 2020[10]
Nacogdoches County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
As of thecensus[12] of 2000, 59,203 people, 22,006 households, and 14,039 families resided in the county. Thepopulation density was 62 people per square mile (24 people/km2). The 25,051 housing units had an average density of 26 units per square mile (10 units/km2). Theracial makeup of the county was 75.00% White, 16.74% African American, 0.39% Native American, 0.70% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 5.70% from other races, and 1.41% from two or more races. About 11.25% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos of any race.
Of the 22,006 households, 30.5% had children under 18 living with them, 48.3% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were not families. About 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.49, and the average family size was 3.08.
In the county, the age distribution was 24.0% under the age of 18, 20.0% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.00 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 89.00 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $28,301, and for a family was $38,347. Males had a median income of $29,502 versus $21,422 for females. Theper capita income for the county was $15,437. About 15.50% of families and 23.30% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 27.10% of those under 18 and 13.90% of those 65 or over.
Roth, Jeffery, and J. B. Watson Jr., “African-American Education in Nacogdoches County, 1890–1970,”East Texas Historical Journal, 51 (Spring 2013), 9–23
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