Livingston, TX
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About Livingston
- • Pro Football Hall of Famer Bubba Smith was born in Beaumont, near Livingston.
- • The Texas Big Thicket National Preserve, vital to conservation, is partially in Polk County.
- • It feels like small-town warmth, with friendly faces and a slower pace of life.
- • Timber and agriculture initially drove the economy and settlement of the area.
- • Construction and retail trades are major employers for local residents.
- • The Alabama-Coushatta Tribe's reservation hosts an annual pow-wow near Livingston.
- • Located at 151 feet above sea level, it's relatively flat East Texas terrain.
- • Named in 1846 for George W. Livingston, it became the Polk County seat.
- • Livingston's economy suffered during the Great Depression, impacting timber.
- • With around 5,640 residents, it's smaller than many Texas county seats.
- • The Houston Astros, a short drive away, won the World Series in 2017.
- • Kordell Stewart, NFL quarterback, played high school football near Livingston.
- • The area's soil is primarily sandy loam, typical of the East Texas Timberlands region.
- • Lake Livingston, a large reservoir on the Trinity River, lies adjacent to the town.
- • The Red-cockaded Woodpecker, an endangered species, inhabits the pine forests nearby.
- • Loblolly pines dominate the surrounding East Texas forests.
- • The Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas has ancestral ties to the region.
- • The Polk County Courthouse, a Classical Revival structure, was built in 1916.
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