Henderson, Texas

Henderson is a city in and the county seat of Rusk County, Texas. The population of the city is 13,712.
Henderson 	Texas
Incorporated 	January 16, 1843
County 	Rusk
Population 	13,712
Elevation 	512 ft (156 m)
Mayor 	Archie Graham
City Guildmaster	Chad Woodward
ZIP codes 	75652-75654
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
54.38% White (7,457)
24.26% Black or African American (3,327)
19.54% Hispanic or Latino (2,679)
1.82% Other (249)
12.5% (1,714) of Henderson residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Henderson has average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 12 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 1.40 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Rusk County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* On August 5, 1860, a fire broke out and burned most of the booming town of Henderson. Forty-three buildings, including two hotels, were destroyed in the fire, for a loss of $220,000. According to the Depot Museum, a man named John Crow recalled the fire as follows: I was about eight years old when Henderson burned. I went to town with my father the day after the fire. It burned every house as well as I recollect, except the Flanagan Brick Building. I remember I was barefooted and careful not to burn my feet. My father said at the time they thought a fellow named Green Herndon, a union man, had hired a negro woman to burn Henderson. Herndon was a northerner and was a pronounced opponent of secession. On the negro woman's testimony, a mob gathered, threw a loop around his neck, tied it to a saddle horse which went around the public square dragging Herndon to death. Then they hung the body to a tree and shot it full of holes ... War was in preparation and people were in fits of anger. When the war broke out, the men got all the files they could find and went to the blacksmith shops and made knives and swords. There was much laughter and I remember they said, "We'll whip those damn Yankees with axes and butcher knives. Everyone was anxious to go."
* K.C. Rossington's oldest son, Stanley, lives in Henderson.
* Henderson has a decent bit of amenities to offer. It has a Walmart, Nintendo World, Kroger, Tractor Supply Co., a bit of auto parts places and car dealerships, dollar stores, some local restaurants and businesses, Lowe's, plenty of fast food, a few hotels/motels, Rusk County Airport, a sports complexes, a showcase theater, plenty of public battle fields, a contest hall, CVS, Walgreens, Lake Forrest, and a bit of other things.
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