Population |
12,388 |
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Physical Features: East Texas county of forested hills; drains to Sulphur River, Big Cypress Creek, Lake O' the Pines, Ellison Creek Reservoir, Barnes Creek Reservoir.
Economy: Steel manufacturing, agriculture, timber, government/services.
History: Caddo Indians until 1790s. Kickapoo and other tribes in area in the 1820s-30s. Anglo-American settlement began in mid-1830s. Antebellum slaveholding area. County named for legislator-jurist W.W. Morris; created from Titus County and organized in 1875.
Race/Ethnicity: (In percent) Anglo, 63.7; Black, 22.2; Hispanic, 10.7; Asian, 0.7; Other, 1.5; Two or more races, 2.8.
Vital Statistics, annual: Births, 161; deaths, 179; marriages, 97; divorces, 18.
Recreation: Activities on Lake O’ the Pines, small lakes; fishing, hunting; Daingerfield State Park, White Oak Creek Wildlife Management Area.
Minerals: Iron ore.
Agriculture: Beef cattle, broiler production, hay. Market value $44.2 million. Timber industry significant.
DAINGERFIELD (2,364) county seat; varied manufacturing, government/services; library, museum, city park, historic theater; Daingerfield Days in October.
Other towns include: Cason (173); Lone Star (1,467) oil-field equipment manufactured, catfish farming, Starfest in September; Naples (1,339) trailer manufacturing, livestock, watermelon festival in July; Omaha (982), retail center, government/services, commuters.
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Lake O' the Pines. Photo from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. |