Vidor, Texas - wikipedia Vidor, Texas For the Italian commune, see Vidor. City in Texas, United States Vidor, Texas City City Hall Logo Location of Vidor, Texas Coordinates : 30 ° 7 ′ 53 '' N 93 ° 59 ′ 47 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 30.13139 ° N 93.99639 ° W ﻿ / 30.13139 ; - 93.99639 Coordinates : 30 ° 7 ′ 53 '' N 93 ° 59 ′ 47 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 30.13139 ° N 93.99639 ° W ﻿ / 30.13139 ; - 93.99639 Country United States State Texas County Orange Area Total 10.6 sq mi ( 27.4 km ) Land 10.6 sq mi ( 27.3 km ) Water 0.0 sq mi ( 0.0 km ) Elevation 23 ft ( 7 m ) Population ( 2010 ) Total 10,579 Density 1,000 / sq mi ( 390 / km ) Time zone Central ( CST ) ( UTC - 6 ) Summer ( DST ) CDT ( UTC - 5 ) ZIP codes 77662, 77670 Area code ( s ) 409 FIPS code 48 - 75476 GNIS feature ID 1349270 Website City of Vidor - Official site. Vidor ( / ˈvaɪdər / VY - dər ) is a city in western Orange County, Texas, United States. A city of Southeast Texas, it lies at the intersection of Interstate 10 and Farm to Market Road 105, six miles east of Beaumont. The town is mainly a bedroom community for the nearby refining complexes in Beaumont and Port Arthur and is part of the Beaumont - Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 10,579 at the 2010 census. Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 Education 5 References 6 Notable people 7 External links History The area was heavily logged after the construction of the Texarkana and Fort Smith Railway that was later part of a line that ran from Kansas City to Port Arthur, Texas. The city was named after lumberman Charles Shelton Vidor, owner of the Miller - Vidor Lumber Company and father of director King Vidor. By 1909 the Vidor community had a post office and four years later a company tram road was built. Almost all Vidor residents worked for the company. In 1924 the Miller - Vidor Lumber Company moved to Lakeview, just north of Vidor, in search of virgin timber. A small settlement remained and the Miller - Vidor subdivision was laid out in 1929. Vidor was known as a `` sundown town, '' where African Americans were not allowed after sunset ; it was long considered a haven for the Ku Klux Klan. In 1993, after the U.S. federal government attempted to bring African Americans into Vidor 's public housing, the Klan held a march in the community, prompting African American families to move out within a matter of months. ( 1 ) In 2005, 2008, and 2017 Vidor and surrounding areas suffered extensive damage from Hurricane Rita, Ike, and Harvey. A mandatory evacuation was imposed upon its residents for about two weeks. Geography Vidor is located at 30 ° 7 ′ 53 '' N 93 ° 59 ′ 47 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 30.13139 ° N 93.99639 ° W ﻿ / 30.13139 ; - 93.99639 ( 30.131492, - 93.996292 ). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.6 square miles ( 27 km ), of which, 10.6 square miles ( 27 km ) of it is land and 0.09 % is water. Demographics Historical population Census Pop. % ± 1970 9,738 -- 1980 11,834 21.5 % 10,935 − 7.6 % 2000 11,440 4.6 % 10,579 − 7.5 % Est. 2017 10,854 2.6 % U.S. Decennial Census As of the census of 2000, there were 11,440 people, 4,222 households, and 3,158 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,083.6 people per square mile ( 418.3 / km2 ). There were 4,652 housing units at an average density of 440.6 per square mile ( 170.1 / km2 ). The racial makeup of the city was 97.3 % White, 0.1 % African American, 0.5 % Native American, 0.2 % Asian, 0.03 % Pacific Islander, 0.7 % from other races, and 1.21 % from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.49 % of the population. There were 4,222 households out of which 34.7 % had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3 % were married couples living together, 13.4 % had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2 % were non-families. 22.0 % of all households were made up of individuals and 10.3 % had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.09. In the city, the population was spread out with 26.7 % under the age of 18, 9.9 % from 18 to 24, 27.4 % from 25 to 44, 21.9 % from 45 to 64, and 14.1 % who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.1 males. The median income for a household in the city was $31,982, and the median income for a family was $37,572. Males had a median income of $35,781 versus $21,054 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,381. About 10.7 % of families and 14.5 % of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.5 % of those under age 18 and 8.9 % of those age 65 or over. Education The City of Vidor is served by the Vidor Independent School District, which is the largest school district in the county. References ^ Jump up to : `` American FactFinder ''. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008 - 01 - 31. Jump up ^ `` US Board on Geographic Names ''. United States Geological Survey. 2007 - 10 - 25. Retrieved 2008 - 01 - 31. Jump up ^ `` US Gazetteer files : 2010, 2000, and 1990 ''. United States Census Bureau. 2011 - 02 - 12. Retrieved 2011 - 04 - 23. Jump up ^ `` City and Town Population Totals : 2010 - 2017 ''. Retrieved July 5, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Census of Population and Housing ''. Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015. Notable people Tracy Byrd, country music artist Dean Corll, prolific 1970s Houston serial killer David Ray Harris, suspected murderer featured in the documentary The Thin Blue Line ( and later executed for a separate murder ) George Jones, country music artist Roger Mobley, former child actor, is a former police detective in Vidor ; reported living in Little Rock, Arkansas, as of 2015. Don Rollins, songwriter, co-author of the hit country tune `` It 's Five O'Clock Somewhere '' Billie Jo Spears, country music artist Clay Walker, country music artist External links Texas portal City of Vidor - Official site. Miller - Vidor Logging Camp Vidor Independent School District Vidor Chamber of Commerce Vidor, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online hide Municipalities and communities of Orange County, Texas, United States County seat : Orange Cities Bridge City Orange Pine Forest Pinehurst Port Arthur ‡ Rose City Vidor West Orange CDP Mauriceville Unincorporated communities Forest Heights Little Cypress Orangefield Ghost towns Lemonville Texla Footnotes ‡ This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties ( 2 ) BNF : cb15604735f ( data ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vidor,_Texas&oldid=848992884 '' Categories : Cities in Orange County, Texas Cities in Texas Cities in the Beaumont -- Port Arthur metropolitan area Racism in the United States Hidden categories : Articles with short description Coordinates on Wikidata Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia تۆرکجه Bân - lâm - gú Català Cebuano Español Euskara فارسی Français Hrvatski Italiano Kreyòl ayisyen Malagasy Nederlands 日本 語 Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча Polski Português Русский Српски / srpski Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Türkçe Українська Tiếng Việt Volapük 16 more Edit links This page was last edited on 5 July 2018, at 19 : 07 ( UTC ). 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Question: how far is vidor tx from beaumont tx
Answer: six miles