Huntsville, Texas
Huntsville is a city in and the county seat of Walker County, Texas, United States.[5] The population was 45,941 as of the 2020 census.[2] It is the center of the Huntsville micropolitan area. Huntsville is in the East Texas Piney Woods on Interstate 45 and home to Sam Houston State University, Texas State Prison, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Huntsville State Park, and HEARTS Veterans Museum of Texas.
Huntsville
United States
1835
Mayor Andy Brauninger
Daiquiri Beebe
Russell Humphrey
Blake Irving
Pat Graham
Bert Lyle
Vicki McKenzie
Dee Howard Mullins
Joe Rodriquez
Aron Kulhavy
43.43 sq mi (112.47 km2)
42.59 sq mi (110.30 km2)
0.84 sq mi (2.17 km2)
371 ft (113 m)
45,941
47,351
991.88/sq mi (382.97/km2)
77,038
UTC−5 (CDT)
48-35528
1382049[4]
The city served as the residence of Sam Houston, the first and third president of the Republic of Texas who later represented the state in the U.S. Senate. He is recognized in Huntsville by the Sam Houston Memorial Museum, a statue on Interstate 45, and Sam Houston State University, located in central Huntsville.
Geography[edit]
Huntsville is located at 30°42′41″N 95°32′54″W / 30.71139°N 95.54833°W (30.711254, −95.548373).[16]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a land area of 35.86 square miles[17] in 2010.
At the area code level,[18] land area covers 559.661 sq. mi. and water area 7.786 sq. mi.
Huntsville is about 70 miles (110 km) north of Houston.[19] It is part of the Texas Triangle megaregion.[20]
I-45
US 190
SH 19
SH 30
SH 75
Media[edit]
Newspapers[edit]
The Huntsville Item is the community's newspaper.
The Houstonian is the SHSU student newspaper.
Education[edit]
Primary and secondary schools[edit]
The majority of the City of Huntsville is served by the Huntsville Independent School District (HISD).[48]
By 2007, a Huntsville community report stated that over 50% of the HISD students are "classified as economically disadvantaged"; this is a higher percentage than the overall state percentage. As of 2007 over 18% of the students do not graduate from high school.[26]
List of Schools (by education level):
Preschool/Pre-K
Tourism[edit]
Huntsville has several tourist attractions, including an art tour, a downtown walking tour, a Prison Driving Tour, Sam Houston's grave, the Sam Houston Memorial Museum, the Sam Houston Woodland Home, A Tribute to Courage (a 67 foot tall statue of Sam Houston), The Texas Prison Museum, and a folk and cowboy music festival held every April.[26]
A Tribute to Courage is the world's tallest statue of an American Hero. Standing on a 10-foot granite base, the 67-foot tall statue of Sam Houston is visible from I-45 northbound for 6.5 miles. David Adickes, the creator of Big Sam, transformed 60 tons of concrete and steel into the monument and dedicated the statue to the City of Huntsville on October 22, 1994.[57]
Within the Huntsville Cultural District, the Wynne Home Arts & Visitor Center offers a wide variety of arts and cultural programs tailored to the interests and needs of Huntsville's diverse community.
The Sam Houston National Forest is one of just four National Forests in Texas. The forest contains 163,037 acres between Huntsville, Conroe, Cleveland, and Richards. The forest is home to the 128-mile Lone Star Hiking Trail, a portion of which has gained National Recreation Trail status.
United States Post Office
Town Theater
Downtown Huntsville
Downtown Huntsville
