Kirbyville, Texas

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Kirbyville, Texas
settlement_type = City
nickname =
motto =

imagesize =
image_caption =


image_

mapsize = 250px
map_caption = Location of Kirbyville, Texas

---

mapsize1 = 250px
map_caption1 =

subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Texas
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Jasper

government_footnotes =
government_type =
leader_title =
leader_name =
leader_title1 =
leader_name1 =
established_title =
established_date =

unit_pref = Imperial
area_footnotes =

area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 6.3
area_land_km2 = 6.3
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 2.4
area_land_sq_mi = 2.4
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 2085
population_density_km2 = 330.5
population_density_sq_mi = 856.1

timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 34
elevation_ft = 112
latd = 30 |latm = 39 |lats = 33 |latNS = N
longd = 93 |longm = 53 |longs = 49 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 75956
area_code = 409
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 48-39460GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 1360696GR|3
website =
footnotes =

Kirbyville is a city in Jasper County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,085 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Kirbyville is located at coor dms|30|39|33|N|93|53|49|W|city (30.659203, -93.896852)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.3 km²), of which, 2.4 square miles (6.3 km²) of it is land and 0.41% is water.

Historical development

The town was first established in 1895 when the Gulf, Beaumont and Kansas City railroad reached the site. It was first named "Kirby" for John Henry Kirby, a lumber businessman who intended to use the site for building a facility to market his lumber. The post office was established the same year, but the name was changed to "Kirbyville" when it was discovered that a town called Kirby already existed. [ [http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/KK/hjk6.html "The Handbook of Texas Online"] ]

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 2,085 people, 828 households, and 550 families residing in the city. The population density was 856.1 people per square mile (329.9/km²). There were 931 housing units at an average density of 382.2/sq mi (147.3/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 76.31% White, 21.20% African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 1.20% from other races, and 0.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.69% of the population.

There were 828 households out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.5% were married couples living together, 18.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were non-families. 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 21.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 79.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 72.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,438, and the median income for a family was $32,381. Males had a median income of $30,144 versus $20,060 for females. The per capita income for the city was $12,839. About 22.6% of families and 26.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 33.9% of those under age 18 and 17.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The City of Kirbyville is served by the Kirbyville Consolidated Independent School District.

Famous residents

*Ivory Joe Hunter, R&B singer born in Kirbyville in 1914
*Ernest "Bubba" Bean, graduated from Kirbyville High School in 1971 and was a standout running back at Texas A&M University as well as with the NFL's Atlanta Falcons.
*Max Mixson, a star of "Animal Cops Houston" on Animal Planet, attended school here and graduated in 1987.

References

External links

*