The Community
Carthage is a city in Panola County, Texas, United States. This city is 150 miles southeast of Dallas.
Carthage became the county seat of Panola County due to the generosity and foresight of one man, Jonathan Anderson, who donated 100 acres to create the town in 1848. Pioneer families had staked their claims to homesteads and farms in the surrounding acreage by that time, including the temporary county seat of Pulaski on the Sabine River.
One of the brightest stars in the Carthage crown is the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame and Tex Ritter Museum, which joins the Jim Reeves Memorial as popular tourist destinations for country music fans. The Country Music Hall of Fame show is held each August to honor country musicians who have their roots in Texas music.
HISTORY OF CARTHAGE, TEXAS
Carthage was founded in 1847, two years after Texas became a state. During the Civil War, men from Carthage and Panola County served as Confederate soldiers, while one resident, Milton M. Holland, earned a Medal of Honor as a Union sergeant. After the war, population growth was slow, but large amounts of cotton, corn, sweet potatoes, oats, and sugar cane were produced in the county. The city began to grow in 1888 when a railroad reached Carthage, along with telegraph and telephone lines.
During the Great Depression, a gas field was discovered near Carthage. After World War II, this gas field was developed and proved to be the largest in the United States. The city flourished, with the population increasing from about 1,300 to 5,000. During this period, a courthouse was built, along with a high school, and Panola County Junior College was founded and built in Carthage. KGAS-(AM) Radio began broadcasting from the city in 1955. The growing population also brought the establishment of the Panola General Hospital.
August 22, 1998, was Carthage’s grand opening for the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame.
GEOGRAPHY
According to the United States Census Bureau, Carthage has a total area of 10.5 square miles (27 km2), of which 10.5 square miles (27 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (0.4%) is covered by water.
Carthage, Texas’s estimated population is 6,581 according to the most recent United States census estimates. Carthage, Texas is the 298th largest city in Texas based on official 2017 estimates from the US Census Bureau.
POPULATION
Population estimates, July 1, 2017, (V2017) | 6,581 |
The population density is 617.33 people/mi² (238.35 people/km²), with a household density of 104.13 people/km² (269.69 people/mi²).
Year | Population | Growth | Annual Growth Rate |
2017 | 6,581 | -74 | -1.11% |
AGE AND SEX
The overall median age is 35.8 years, 35.4 years for males, and 37.1 years for females. For every 100 females there are 91.8 males.
Persons under 5 years, percent | 6.2% |
Persons under 18 years, percent | 24.6% |
Persons 65 years and over, percent | 16.2% |
Female persons, percent | 52.1% |
**United States Census Bureau
HOUSEHOLD
Based on data from the American Community Survey, in 2017 there were 2,875 households in the city, with an average size of people per household. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.1%, with a median rent of $691/month. The median house has 5.3 rooms and has a value of $112,700.
The median income for households in Carthage, Texas is $48,191, while the mean household income is $63,474. The per capita income is $, and % of families and % of individuals are below the federal poverty line. % of those under 18 are in poverty and % of those 65 years or older.
Carthage Tx Household Types
Type | Owner | Renter |
All | 65.3% | 34.7% |
Male | 42.6% | 57.4% |
Female | 52.9% | 47.1% |
Married | 83.2% | 16.8% |
Non Family | 52.8% | 47.2% |
65.3% Rate of Home Ownership
HOUSEHOLD TYPE
TYPE | COUNT | AVERAGE SIZE | OWNED |
All | 2,614 | 2.4 | 65.3 |
Married | 1,111 | 2.93 | 83.2 |
Non Family | 985 | 1.26 | 52.8 |
Female | 410 | 3.2 | 52.9 |
Male | 108 | 4.29 | 42.6 |
3.02% – Average Family Size
2.4% – Average Household Size
7% – Unmarried (Opposite Sex)
0% – Unmarried (Same Sex)
EDUCATION
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | COUNT | PERCENT % |
Less Than 9th Grade | 58 | 1.36% |
9th to 12th Grade | 558 | 13.09% |
High School Graduate | 1,284 | 30.11% |
Some College | 1,366 | 32.04% |
Associates Degree | 271 | 6.36% |
Bachelor’s Degree | 578 | 13.56% |
Graduate Degree | 149 | 3.49% |
**2018 worldpopolationreview.com
Texas Education Agency
Department of Performance Reporting
Preliminary 2018 Accountability Ratings
District Name | Accountability Rating | Student Achievement | School Progress | Closing the Gaps | District Rating |
Carthage ISD |
B | C | C | B | B |