Profile for Vidor, Texas, TX

Vidor developed around a logging camp.

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 33. The number of murders and homicides was 1. The violent crime rate was 2.9 per 1,000 people.

Well-known residents have included:
· King Vidor, movie director

Local festivals include:

• Texas Barbecue Festival - April 27-29, 2007

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.)

Listed places near Vidor

Cemeteries (11)

Communities (4)

Hotels (4)

Libraries (5)

Museums (3)

Parks (1)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Vidor demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Orange County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Beaumont-Port Arthur area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 77662 ZIP code.

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11% of Vidor residents report German ancestry, and 13% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Vidor ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Vidor
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Post a query on a message board:

• Orange County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - TX data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
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• Death index
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• Crime in Orange County
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• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
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• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Vidor was $15,381, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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6% of Vidor residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Vidor festival dates:

• Texas Barbecue Festival - April 27-29, 2007

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

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• Post history questions in Orange County genealogy forum

Median rent in Vidor, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $368.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $658.

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Libraries in Vidor include Vidor Public Library ... View libraries

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

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The average commute time for Vidor workers is 22 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 10 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Vidor between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 8.7 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was higher than the national norm.

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