Sabine County, Texas facts for kids
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Sabine County
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The Sabine County Courthouse
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Location within the U.S. state of Texas
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| 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)
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| • Total | 9,894 |
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(2022)
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10,048  |
| • 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.
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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
U.S. Highway 96
State Highway 21
State Highway 87
State Highway 103
State Highway 184
National Protected Areas
- Sabine National Forest (part)
Adjacent counties and parish
- Shelby County (north)
- Sabine Parish, Louisiana (east)
- Newton County (south)
- Jasper County (southwest)
- San Augustine County (west)
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 | |||
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| 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 |
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2020 census
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2010 | Pop 2020 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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| 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
- Bronson
- Brookeland (partly in Jasper County)
- Fairmount
- Geneva
- Isla
- Pendleton Harbor
- Rosevine
- Sexton
- Yellowpine
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.
See also
In Spanish: Condado de Sabine para niños
