Central, TX (Angelina County)

Type: General Entry

Published: December 1, 1994

Central is on U.S. Highway 69 eight miles northwest of Lufkin in northwestern Angelina County. The community was settled before 1900 and was originally known as Central School, for a schoolhouse that served the surrounding farms. In the mid-1930s Central had a school, two churches, and several businesses. Many residents left the area after World War II, but in the early 1990s Central reported a population of 105 and had a school, a church, a cemetery, and three stores. In 2000 the population was 200.

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The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry.

Christopher Long, “Central, TX (Angelina County),” Handbook of Texas Online, accessed August 07, 2022, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/central-tx-angelina-county.

Published by the Texas State Historical Association.

Original Publication Date:: December 1, 1994

Related Book(s):

Texas Almanac 2020-2021

Texas Almanac 2022–2023


Linked Data from the Texas Almanac:
Place: Central
Currently Exists: Yes
Place Type: Town
USGS ID: 1381621
Town Fields: Has post office: No

Is Incorporated: No
Belongs to: Angelina County
Coordinates: Latitude: 31.42740440°

Longitude: -94.80854360°
Population Counts: People Year

1,400 2009

People	Year
1,400	2009

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