Tyler Population Up 12.5% in 6 Years

By TOM MITSOFF
Web Editor

The City of Tyler's population was 94,146 on July 1, 2006, according to estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau today.That is up from the 83,650 in the official 2000 U.S. Census. Population in the city has grown each year since 2000, according to the bureau's estimates, including by 2,177 between 2005 and 2006, or 2.3 percent.Among East Texas cities, Lindale had the highest percentage of growth from 2005 to 2006, up 6.9 percent (4,010 to 4,290), and Bullard 6.1 percent (1,560 to 1,656). Mabank was up 3.4 percent, and Whitehouse was up 2.9 percent (7,116 to 7,327). Other growth rates in East Texas from 2005 to 2006 include Quitman, Mount Pleasant, Alba, Yantis and Chandler, 2.5 percent each; Mineola and Canton, 2.0 each; Gun Barrel City, 1.8; Hawkins, 1.7; Noonday, 1.6; New Chapel Hill and Troup, 1.5 each; Winnsboro, 1.4; Longview, Kerens, Pittsburg and Wills Point 1.3; Frankston, 1.2; Palestine, Van and Kilgore 1.1; Lufkin and Grand Saline, 1.0; Overton, Winona, Arp, Gladewater, Tool, Tatum, Nacogdoches, Henderson, Carthage, Marshall, Sulphur Springs, Athens, New Summerfield, Big Sandy, Payne Springs, Coffee City, Jacksonville, Rusk, Malakoff, Brownsboro, Murchison, Gilmer, Athens, New Summerfield and Alto all had growth rates of less than 1 percent.No East Texas towns and cities lost population between 2005 and 2006, according to the Census Bureau estimates.Between July 1, 2000 and the same day in 2006, the Census Bureau estimates that Lindale's population grew 45.2 percent (from 2,954 to 4,290). Other area six-year growth rates include Bullard 44 percent; Whitehouse 37 percent; Mabank 31 percent; Chandler 22 percent; Gun Barrel City, 17 percent; Yantis 14 percent; Hawkins 12 percent; Mineola, Athens and Wills Point 11 percent each; Canton and Quitman 10 percent each; Van 9 percent; Kerens, Tool, Noonday and Payne Springs, 8 percent each; Winnsboro, Grand Saline, Brownsboro, Murchison and Gilmer, 7 percent; Troup, Coffee City, Kilgore and Pittsburg, 6 percent; Sulphur Springs 5 percent; Winona, Ore City, Big Sandy, Frankston, Malakoff, Longview, Arp, Nacogdoches, New Summerfield, 4 percent; Gladewater, Jacksonville, Lufkin and Palestine and Henderson, 3 percent; and Tatum and Rusk, 1 percent.Census Bureau estimates show that Alto lost 40 residents, or about 3.3 percent of its population, between 2000 and 2006.