Woodville is a town in and the county seat of Tyler County, Texas, United States. The town is intersected by three U.S. Numbered Highways: U.S. Route 69, U.S. Route 190, and U.S. Route 287. The population was 2,403 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Tyler County. The town was named after George Tyler Wood, governor of Texas from 1847 to 1849.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 3.2&nbsp;square miles (8.2&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all land.

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Woodville has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

Demographics

{| class="wikitable"

|+Woodville racial composition as of 2020<br> (NH = Non-Hispanic)

!Race

!Number

!Percentage

|-

|White (NH)

|1,456

|60.59%

|-

|Black or African American (NH)

|652

|27.13%

|-

|Native American or Alaska Native (NH)

|15

|0.62%

|-

|Asian (NH)

|39

|1.62%

|-

|Pacific Islander (NH)

|2

|0.08%

|-

|Some Other Race (NH)

|5

|0.21%

|-

|Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)

|84

|3.5%

|-

|Hispanic or Latino

|150

|6.24%

|-

|Total

|2,403

|

|}

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,403 people, 1,084 households, and 724 families residing in the town.

As of the census

Notable people

  • Brian Babin, former mayor of Woodville and Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for Texas's 36th congressional district since 2015
  • Zelmo Beaty, born on October 25, 1939, in Hillister, Texas, attended Scott High School in Woodville. Beaty played collegiate basketball at Prairie View A&M.
  • James White, Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 19, including Tyler County
  • Marcus Dion Gill, the main perpetrator of the 1995 Okinawa rape incident

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Image:Wheat House Wiki (1 of 1).jpg|Wheat House

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Image:Downtown 2 Woodville Wiki (1 of 1).jpg|Downtown Woodville

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See also

  • List of municipalities in Texas

Notes

References