Cleveland, Texas
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Cleveland is a city in Liberty County, Texas, United States. The population was 7,605 at the 2000 census.
It is named after Charles Lander Cleveland, a local judge who donated land to the Houston East-West Texas Railway for use as stop under the condition that it was named for him.
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[edit] Geography
Cleveland is located at (30.344920, -95.083503)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.5 km² (4.8 mi²), all land.
Cleveland is made up of ZIP codes 77327 & 77328, and area code (281).
Cleveland's northern boundary is made by the Sam Houston National Forest.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 7,605 people, 2,645 households, and 1,758 families residing in the city. The population density was 610.5/km² (1,580.5/mi²). There were 2,976 housing units at an average density of 238.9/km² (618.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 58.65% White, 27.13% African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 11.58% from other races, and 1.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 20.51% of the population.
There were 2,645 households out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.4% were married couples living together, 19.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were non-families. 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.27.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.4% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 101.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $24,164, and the median income for a family was $28,527. Males had a median income of $28,385 versus $17,889 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,562. About 19.3% of families and 22.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.8% of those under age 18 and 16.1% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Transportation
[edit] Highways
The major route traveling through Cleveland is U.S. Route 59, traveling southwest towards Houston and north east into East Texas to Cities of Livingston, Lufkin, and Nacogdoches, and onward to Shreveport, Louisiana. US 59 is planned to be changed into the I-69 Corridor. U.S. Business Route 59 is the original route of U.S. 59, which runs north and south through the center of Cleveland. A the current limited access bypass for U.S. 59 was created due to traffic densities in downtown Cleveland that rivaled those of many large cities. SH 105 travels east and west, and Cleveland is roughly the halfway point between Beaumont and Navasota. SH 105 runs concurrently with SH 321 until SH105 splits, going eastbound to Beaumont; while SH321 continues roughly 20 miles further south into Dayton.
[edit] Railroads
Cleveland is the meeting point of 2 rail lines. One is a north/south Union Pacific line that closely follows the path of US59. The other is an east/west Burlington Northern Santa Fe line that roughly follows FM 787 to the east, and SH 105 west towards Conroe.
[edit] Airports
Nearest Airport: Cleveland Municipal Distance--5 miles; Runway: 5,000 feet asphalt
Nearest Commercial Service Airport: Bush Intercontinental in Houston (IAH) Distance--30 miles south on U.S. 59 South
[edit] Education
The City of Cleveland is served by the Cleveland Independent School District.
The Tarkington Independent School District also serves the area, with Cleveland city limit infringing on a small section of the district alond FM 787.
[edit] External links
- Cleveland, Texas Home Page
- Cleveland Advocate Weely Newspaper serving area
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
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