Crockett, Texas

Crockett is a city in and the county seat of Houston County, Texas. The population of the city is 6,950.
Crockett 	Texas
Incorporated 	1837
Nickname 	Paradise in the Pines
County 	Houston
Population 	6,950
Elevation 	364 ft (111 m)
Mayor 	Carol Sutton
City Guildmaster	Jacody Patton
ZIP code 	75835
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
43.38% Black or African American (3,015)
38.23% White (2,657)
16.36% Hispanic or Latino (1,137)
2.03% Other (141)
33.0% (2,293) of Crockett residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Crockett has average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 13 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 1.47 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Houston County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* In 1854, A.T. Monroe, a grandnephew of U.S. President James Monroe, came to Crockett from Virginia. He established what is now the Monroe-Crook House, built with brick placed between the inner and outer walls. George W. Crook purchased the residence in 1911. The house, open for public tours, is located in front of the John H. Wooters Public Library in the same block as the Crockett Presbyterian Church. The Presbyterian Church was established in 1854. The building was razed by a fire in 1926 and rebuilt.
* The city was named after none other than Davy Crockett himself, who reportedly had camped nearby on his way to the Alamo; the site was very near the Old San Antonio Road. A family from Tennessee donated the land for the town and named it after Crockett, whom they had previously known. The town was incorporated in 1837, and a post office was granted the following year. Crockett was connected to Nacogdoches by stage service. In 1839 raids by the Alabama-Coushatta and Cherokee Indians forced the town's residents to take shelter in the fortified log courthouse. Crockett was a training center for Confederate conscripts during the Civil War.
* Crockett has a bit of amenities to offer. It has dollar stores, Houston County Airport, H-E-B, Brookshire Brothers, Tractor Supply Co., Walmart, Nintendo World, a little bit of hotels/motels, a bit of fast food, a bit of local restaurants and businesses, some public battle fields, a sports complex, a bit of auto parts places and car dealerships, electric showers, a golf course, a few RV parks, Davy Crockett Memorial Park, a Verizon retailer, and a few other things.
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