Palestine, Texas

Palestine, Texas
Palestine, Texas
City
	City of Palestine
	Downtown Palestine
	Location of Palestine, Texas
	Coordinates: 31°45′29″N 95°38′19″W / 31.75806°N 95.63861°W
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Anderson
Government
• Type	Council–manager
• City council	Mayor Mitchell Jordan Sean Conner (District 1) Ava Harmon (District 2) Vickey Chivers (District 3) Kenneth Davidson (District 4) Krissy Clark (District 5) Christopher Gibbs (District 6)
• City manager	Teresa Herrera
Area
• Total	19.63 sq mi (50.83 km2)
• Land	19.42 sq mi (50.30 km2)
• Water	0.20 sq mi (0.53 km2)
Elevation	482 ft (147 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	18,544
• Density	912.88/sq mi (352.46/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	75801-75803, 75882
Area code(s)	903, 430
FIPS code	48-54708
GNIS feature ID	1364714
Website	www.cityofpalestinetx.com

Palestine (/ˈpælɪstiːn/ PAL-ih-steen) is a city in and the seat of Anderson County in the U.S. state of Texas.^[5] It was named after Palestine, Illinois, by preacher Daniel Parker, who had migrated from that town.^[6] It is also contested that Micham Main named Palestine after his hometown, also Palestine, Illinois, when he and his family arrived here along with the Parker family and several others.

The city had a 2020 U.S. census population of 18,544, making it the sixth-largest incorporated municipality in Northeast Texas by population.^[7] Palestine is a relatively small city located in the Piney Woods, equidistant from the major cities of Dallas, Houston, and Shreveport, Louisiana.

It is notable for its natural environment, and has a notable dogwood blooming season. It has 23 historical sites on the National Register of Historic Places, and was the western terminus of the historic Texas State Railroad. Today this steam-and-diesel railroad museum operates tourist trains between Palestine and Rusk.

^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
^ Kelsey, Mavis P. and Dyal, Donald H. The Courthouses of Texas (2nd ed.). Texas A&M University Press, College Station, 2000, p31.
^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Palestine city, Texas Palestine has many war memorial parks including a recently built Confederate Heroes Park in Downtown". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-04-19.

[CenPopGazetteer2019-1] "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.

[GR2-2] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

[GR3-3] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.

[USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse-4] "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". United States Census Bureau. May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.

[GR6-5] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.

[6] Kelsey, Mavis P. and Dyal, Donald H. The Courthouses of Texas (2nd ed.). Texas A&M University Press, College Station, 2000, p31.

[:0-7] "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Palestine city, Texas Palestine has many war memorial parks including a recently built Confederate Heroes Park in Downtown". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2022-04-19.

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