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Longview, TX - History


We would like to provide the residents of  Longview  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the Longview Home page. The Longview Home page provides as much information as possible on Longview. Knowing Longview’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Longview’s Home page, you will also find Longview’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Longview has a population of 98775. 48.8% of Longview’s inhabitants are Male, and 51.2 are female. 44.1% of Longview is married and 53.6% own their own home. The Average Home price is $142,372, and the average rent is $855. Household median income in Longview is $50,019, and the individual median income is $26,598. Longview’s Ethnic is the following: White(67.9%), Black(22.6%), Hispanic(20.3%), Multiple(6.6%), Asian(1.4%), Other(1.2%), Pacific(0.2%), Native(0.1%).


Longview is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, and county seat of Gregg County; a small part of Longview extends into the western portion of neighboring Harrison County. Longview is located in East Texas, where Interstate 20 and U.S. Highways 80 and 259 converge just north of the Sabine River. According to the 2020 U.S.


census, the city had a population of 81,638. Longview is the principal city of the Longview metropolitan statistical area, comprising Gregg, Upshur, and Rusk Counties. The population of the metropolitan area as of 2017 census estimates was 217,481.Longview was established in 1870 in what was at the time southern Upshur County; the town incorporated in 1871.


After Gregg County was created in 1873, Longview was voted the county seat. Today, Longview is considered a major hub city for the region, as is the nearby city of Tyler. Companies with significant presence in Longview include Eastman Chemical, Trinity Rail Group, AAON Coil Products, and Komatsu Mining.


Colleges and universities in the area include LeTourneau University, Kilgore College, and the University of Texas at Tyler's Longview University Center.


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