Profile for Tyler, Texas, TX

A stockade here held 6,000 Union soldiers during the Civil War.

Oil was discovered nearby in 1930.

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

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 717. The number of murders and homicides was 8. The violent crime rate was 8.1 per 1,000 people.

Well-known residents have included:
· Earl Campbell, football player
· Carl Gardner, singer (The Coasters)

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

Local festivals include:

• East Texas State Fair - Sept. 20-29, 2007
• Texas Rose Festival - Oct. 18-21, 2007
• Texas Guitar Festival - June 2-3, 2007
• Festival on the Square - Sept. 16, 2007

Performing arts: East Texas Symphony Orchestra

Nearby parks & recreation: Tyler State Park

Tyler attractions: Caldwell Zoo, Municipal Rose Garden

Historic sites and museums: Carnegie History Center, Tyler Museum of Art, Discovery Science Place, Goodman Museum

Colleges and universities: University of Texas at Tyler, Texas College, Tyler Junior College

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: 76

Listed places near Tyler

Airports (1)

Archives (1)

Attractions (2)

Cemeteries (19)

Colleges (3)

Hotels (15)

Libraries (2)

Museums (6)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Tyler demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Smith County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Tyler area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 75702 ZIP code.

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• Tyler city government
• Smith County government
• Tyler Chamber of Commerce
• Tyler tourism

8% of Tyler residents report German ancestry, and 8% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Tyler ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Tyler
• Cemeteries in Smith County
• Libraries in or near Tyler

Post a query on a message board:

• Smith County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - TX data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

Music

• East Texas Symphony Orchestra

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• Tyler area parks
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• Cemetery record compendium
• Texas cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Tyler
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• Tyler business guide
• Tyler Chamber of Commerce
• Better Business Bureau
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• Corporate records search

• Courts in Texas
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• Crime in Smith County
• Arrests in Smith County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• 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 Tyler was $20,184, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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• Wage estimates
• Smith County economic census
• Smith County economic summary
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• Smith County unemployment rate
• Texas economic data

27% of Tyler residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Tyler
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• Air pollution in Smith County
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• Land contamination in Smith County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Texas
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Smith County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Texas

Tyler festival dates:

• East Texas State Fair - Sept. 20-29, 2007
• Texas Rose Festival - Oct. 18-21, 2007
• Texas Guitar Festival - June 2-3, 2007
• Festival on the Square - Sept. 16, 2007

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

Tyler festival web sites:

• East Texas State Fair
• Texas Rose Festival

• ePodunk festival listings
• Texas county fairs
• Texas festivals (Texas tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Tyler

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• Geocaches in Texas

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• Tyler local government Web site
• Smith County government
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• Texas state archives
• Texas state encyclopedia
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Smith County genealogy forum

Median rent in Tyler, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $434.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $858.

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Libraries in Tyler include Noonday Community Library, Tyler Public Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Tyler include Tyler Morning Telegraph

TV stations in Tyler include KLTV.

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

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The average commute time for Tyler workers is 19 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 38 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Tyler between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 4.5 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was slightly higher than the national norm.

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