Profile for Longview, Texas, TX

Longview is on Grace Creek.

Oil was discovered here in the 1930s

Public transportation: Longview Transit (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 500. The number of murders and homicides was 4. The violent crime rate was 6.6 per 1,000 people.

Well-known residents have included:
· Forest Whitaker, actor
· Matthew McConaughey, actor

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Starbucks

Local festivals include:

• AlleyFest - June 1-2, 2007
• Great Texas Balloon Race - July 13-15, 2007
• Gregg County Fair - Sept. 11-15, 2007
• Harvest Festival - Oct. 25-27, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: Cargill Long Park

Historic sites and museums: Gregg County Historical Museum, Longview Museum and Arts Center, R.G. LeTourneau Museum

Colleges and universities: LeTourneau University

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 71

Listed places near Longview

Archives (1)

Cemeteries (17)

Colleges (1)

Communities (2)

Hotels (20)

Libraries (2)

Museums (2)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Longview demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Gregg County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Longview-Marshall area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 75601 ZIP code.

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10% of Longview residents report German ancestry, and 10% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Longview ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Longview
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• Genealogy page (TX GenWeb) for Gregg County
• Libraries in or near Longview

Post a query on a message board:

• Gregg County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

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• Ancestry.com - TX data
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• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
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• Death index
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• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Texas
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Longview was $18,768, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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21% of Longview residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Longview festival dates:

• AlleyFest - June 1-2, 2007
• Great Texas Balloon Race - July 13-15, 2007
• Gregg County Fair - Sept. 11-15, 2007
• Harvest Festival - Oct. 25-27, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Longview festival web sites:

• Great Texas Balloon Race
• Gregg County Fair

• ePodunk festival listings
• Texas county fairs
• Texas festivals (Texas tourism department)
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• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Gregg County genealogy forum

Median rent in Longview, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $397.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $825.

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Libraries in Longview include Broughton Branch Library, Longview Public Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Longview include Longview News-Journal

TV stations in Longview include KCEB, KFXK.

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Gregg County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Longview political report.

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The average commute time for Longview workers is 18 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 24 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Longview between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 3.3 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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