Livingston is a town in Polk County, Texas, United States with a population of 5,433.
History
Settled in 1835 as Springfield, its name was changed to Livingston and became the county seat of Polk County in 1846.
The Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation is just to the East of Livingston. The 2000 census reported a resident population of 480 persons within the reservation.
Geography
Livingston is located approximately 90 miles north of Houston, Texas.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 8.4 square miles (22 km2), of which, 8.4 square miles (22 km2) of it is land and 0.12% is water. However, the town of Livingston is approximately 10 miles (16 km) east of Lake Livingston, which is the largest drinking water reservoir in the state of Texas.
Demographics
In the town the population is spread out with 27.7% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 85.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.2 males.
The median income for a household in the town is approximately $31,424, and the median income for a family was $37,868. Males had a median income of $30,318 versus $21,774 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,214. About 18.2% of families and 22.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.7% of those under age 18 and 17.4% of those age 65 or over.
Government and infrastructure
The United States Postal Service operates the Livingston Post Office. The Livingston Municipal Airport, operated by the City of Livingston, is located in West Livingston.
Education
The City of Livingston is served by the Livingston Independent School District. Polk County College is being built in Livingston, and will offer a full two year college curriculum and some four year college courses.
Notable people from Livingston, TX include:
- Capt. (later Brig. Gen.) Samuel M. Whitside: commanded Camp Livingston in the late 1860s during the reconstruction period.
- Paul Carr: NFL and University of Houston DB and LB. Moved to Livingston as the elementary school physical education coach.
- Senator Clem Fain, Jr: Texas state senator, Honorary Chief of and Texas agent for the Alabama-Coushatta Indians
- Annette Gordon-Reed, law and history professor, winner of the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for History and 2010 MacArthur Fellow
- Margo Jones: American stage director who launched the careers of Tennessee Williams and Ray Walston
- Brad Womack: star of ABC’s The Bachelor “Season 11 and Season 15″
Lake Livingston Recreational Area
- Lake Livingston
- Fishing and Water Sports
- Lake Livingston State Park
- Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation
- Light of Saratoga
- 391 Historical Markers
- Polk County Museum
- Swartout: Former River Ferry Town, now a ghost town
- Trinity Neches Livestock show and Rodeo (founded in 1945)
- Polk County Fireworks on Lake Livingston
All Livingston, TX area information provided courtesy of Wikipedia
