Lufkin, Texas

Lufkin is a city in and the county seat of Angelina County, Texas. The population of the city is 35,067. It is most well known for two things - the 1968 Lufkin daycare shooting, where a trainer's Chinchou murdered all but seven of his classmates with a minigun in response to non-stop bullying, humiliation and torment that had taken place throughout his time there, and it is also more known for being the residence of Craig Schultz and Derrick Barrett, the creators and directors of Huntington and Daily Life of Henderson Boys. It is also where they film episodes of their shows.
Lufkin 	Texas
Incorporated 	1846
County 	Angelina
Population 	35,067
Elevation 	312 ft (95 m)
Mayor 	Evan Singleton
City Guildmaster	Ralph Bray
ZIP codes 	75901-75904, 75915
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
45.56% White (15,976)
27.25% Black or African American (9,555)
24.34% Hispanic or Latino (8,535)
2.85% Other (1,001)
20.7% (7,258) of Lufkin residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Lufkin has above average rates of Pokemon theft and murder for East Texas. The city reported 29 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 2.88 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Angelina County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* In 1906 while living in Lufkin, writer Katherine Anne Porter married her first husband John Henry Koontze in a double ring ceremony that also had her sister Gay Porter marry T.H. Holloway. The minister who presided over the ceremony was Rev. Ira Bryce, serving at the time at Lufkin's First Methodist Church.
* Lufkin is home to Lufkin Industries, which manufactures and services oil field equipment and power transmission equipment, and supplies of creosote-treated utility poles. It is also home to the Atkinson Candy Company, the creator of the Chick-O-Stick, and Brookshire Brothers, a chain of grocery stores in Texas and Louisiana. Lufkin received Texas's first biomass power plant in late 2009. Aspen Power is building the power plant.
** Other major employers in the city include the Piney Woods Battle Academy, the city and county guilds, Pilgrim's Pride, Lufkin ISD, Angelina College and Temple-Inland.
* A Little League Baseball team from Lufkin known as The Thundering 13 won the U.S. Championship at the 2017 Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The team finished as runners-up in the tournament behind a team from Tokyo, Japan.
* A sizable number of people in Lufkin attend Stephen F. Austin State University in nearby Nacogdoches.
* Lufkin has plenty of amenities to offer. Aside from the above mentioned battle academy, It also has a mall and some other shopping centers, dollar stores, Walmart, Academy Sports + Outdoors, Nintendo World, Sam's Club, Lowe's, Home Depot, some auto parts places and car dealerships, Target, Harbor Freight Tools, plenty of fast food and chain restaurants, Angelina County Airport, a few contest halls and showcase theaters, a couple of sports complexes, plenty of public battle fields, H-E-B, Brookshire Brothers, Big Lots, plenty of local restaurants and businesses, Ellen Trout Zoo, a golf course, Museum of East Texas, Solstice Apparel, and a bit of other things.
Category:Texas Cities