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Sabine County
U.S. county
The Sabine County Courthouse
The Sabine County Courthouse
Map of Texas highlighting Sabine County
Location within the U.S. state of Texas
Map of the United States highlighting Texas
Texas's location within the U.S.
Country  United States
State  Texas
Founded 1837
Named for Sabine River
Seat Hemphill
Largest city Milam
Area
 • Total 577 sq mi (1,490 km2)
 • Land 491 sq mi (1,270 km2)
 • Water 85 sq mi (220 km2)  15%%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 9,894
 • Estimate 
(2022)
 10,048 Increase
 • Density 17.147/sq mi (6.621/km2)
Time zone UTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district 1st

Sabine County is a county located on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 9,894. The county was organized on December 14, 1837, and named for the Sabine River, which forms its eastern border.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 577 square miles (1,490 km2), of which 491 square miles (1,270 km2) is land and 85 square miles (220 km2) (15%) is water.

Major highways

  • US 96.svg U.S. Highway 96
  • Texas 21.svg State Highway 21
  • Texas 87.svg State Highway 87
  • Texas 103.svg State Highway 103
  • Texas 184.svg State Highway 184

National Protected Areas

  • Sabine National Forest (part)

Adjacent counties and parish

History

Like other eastern Texas counties, Sabine was originally developed as cotton plantations, which depended on the labor of numerous enslaved African Americans. After the Civil War and emancipation, many freedmen remained in the rural area, working as tenant farmers and sharecroppers. There was considerable violence by whites against blacks during and after Reconstruction.

From 1930 to 1970, the population declined as many African Americans left this rural county and other parts of the South in the Great Migration to escape Jim Crow oppression and seek better jobs, especially in Northern industrial cities and on the West Coast, where the defense industry built up during World War II.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
1850 2,498 —
1860 2,750 10.1%
1870 3,256 18.4%
1880 4,161 27.8%
1890 4,969 19.4%
1900 6,394 28.7%
1910 8,582 34.2%
1920 12,299 43.3%
1930 11,998 −2.4%
1940 10,896 −9.2%
1950 8,568 −21.4%
1960 7,302 −14.8%
1970 7,187 −1.6%
1980 8,702 21.1%
1990 9,586 10.2%
2000 10,469 9.2%
2010 10,834 3.5%
2020 9,894 −8.7%
2022 (est.) 10,048 −7.3%
U.S. Decennial Census
1850–2010 2010-2020

2020 census

Sabine County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2010 Pop 2020 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 9,484 9,894 87.54% 83.96%
Black or African American alone (NH) 778 734 7.18% 7.42%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 54 51 0.50% 0.52%
Asian alone (NH) 33 52 0.30% 0.53%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other Race alone (NH) 6 35 0.06% 0.35%
Mixed Race or Multiracial (NH) 135 322 1.25% 3.25%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 344 393 3.18% 3.97%
Total 10,834 9,894 100.00% 100.00%

Education

The following school districts serve Sabine County:

  • Brookeland Independent School District (partial)
  • Hemphill Independent School District
  • Shelbyville Independent School District (partial)
  • West Sabine Independent School District

The county is in the service area of Angelina College.

Communities

Cities

Unincorporated areas

Census-designated places

Unincorporated communities

Historical communities

  • Bayou
  • East Mayfield
  • Fairdale
  • Gravehill
  • Pendleton
  • Plainview
  • Sabinetown
  • Tebo
  • Time
  • Vesta

COVID-19 pandemic

In July 2021, Sabine County ranked the highest in the United States for cases of Coronavirus per 100,000 people.

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