A town of 34,251. Home to 36 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The 3 things Lufkin does most differently from other towns.
1893 · Train wreck near Lufkin in 18936 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 36 places on the National Register.
1917
Texas - Diboll through Donna
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46% of Lufkin’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Nacogdoches (6%), Houston (5%) and Diboll (2%). Half commute less than 7 miles.
1.1 miles of trails across 11 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Morris Frank Park | 0.4 mi | 87 |
| 2. Ellen Trout Memorial Park | — | 99 |
| 3. Grace Dunne Richardson Park | — | 48 |
Lufkin beats the Texas average on 2 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 21.
| What stands out | Lufkin | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 14.5% | 17% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 77.9% | 74.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.7% | 5.7% |
The typical Lufkin home is worth about $211,000, about the same as a year ago, 30% below the Texas typical home.
The public schools Lufkin’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 53% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Strinden El | PK–5 | 512 | B+ |
| Burley Pri | K–2 | 426 | Not graded |
| Slack El | 3–5 | 408 | C+ |
| Brandon El | 3–5 | 386 | A− |
| Herty Pri | PK–2 | 276 | Not graded |
| Brookhollow El | 3–5 | 273 | C+ |
Lufkin reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 87% report less.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 29% of U.S. communities.
Lufkin has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 94°, a January night drops to 38°, and snow is almost unheard of.
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Texas average. 22% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 34% across Texas.
| Lufkin | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.4% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.7% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.7% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.5% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.5% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.4% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.6% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.2% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 15.7% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.2% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 21% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.3% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 13.1% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.7% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
36 places in Lufkin on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Texas, United States
Lufkin is the largest city in Angelina County, Texas, United States, and is the county seat. The city is situated in Deep East Texas and is 60 mi (97 km) west of the Texas–Louisiana state line. Its population is approximately 34,000 people as of 2024. Lufkin was founded in 1884 and named for Abraham P. Lufkin. It originally served as a stop on the Houston, East and West Texas Railway. It was officially incorporated on October 15, 1890. Lufkin continued to serve as a stop on the railroad until 1890. Three businessmen founded Angelina Lumber Company, which led to much of the economic prosperity Lufkin later enjoyed. When the so-called "timber boom" came to an end, a new "golden era of expansi…
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