Corsicana, Texas

Corsicana is a city in and the county seat of Navarro County, Texas. The population of the city is 23,770.
Corsicana 	Texas
Incorporated 	1867
Motto 	"Live, work, play!"
County 	Navarro
Population 	23,770
Elevation 	443 ft (135 m)
Mayor 	Jase Montgomery
City Guildmaster	Kenneth Ellison
ZIP codes 	75109-75110, 75151
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the city is:
44.04% White (10,468)
33.05% Hispanic or Latino (7,855)
19.76% Black or African American (4,696)
3.16% Other (751)
17.6% (4,183) of Corsicana residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Corsicana has average to above average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The city reported 25 Pokemon thefts in 2018, and averages 3.45 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Navarro County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* During World War II, an airman flying school called Corsicana Air Field trained thousands of pilots.
* The oil field in this area was accidentally discovered in 1894 by water prospectors hired by the Corsicana Water Development authority. It was the first commercially significant oilfield find in Texas. An even larger oil field, the Powell oil field, was discovered in 1923 a few miles east of Corsicana. Another significant area oil and gas find occurred in 1956. Each oil and gas discovery brought another development boom to the city.
* Corsicana is home to Navarro College, which offers Associate degrees and is also a satellite facility of Texas A&M University-Commerce, through which students can receive bachelor's and graduate degrees.
* Corsicana has a good amount of amenities to offer for the area it serves. It has dollar stores, a contest hall and two showcase theaters, a municipal airport, Walmart, Aldi, Home Depot, Nintendo World, some fast food, Braum's, Bealls, a bit of auto parts places and car dealerships, some local restaurants and businesses, H-E-B, Cicis, Chili's, a bit of hotels/motels, Solstice Apparel, a few sports complexes, some public battle fields, Super 1 Foods, a YMCA, Brookshire's, The Oaks Golf Course, electric showers, and a few other things.
Category:Texas Cities