Lufkin, Texas

Lufkin
City
Clockwise from top: Downtown; City Hall; Kurth Memorial Library; welcome sign; Perry Building and Pines Theater
Location in Angelina County
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Coordinates: 31°20′18″N 94°43′45″W / 31.33833°N 94.72917°W / 31.33833; -94.72917
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Angelina
Founded	1882
Incorporated	October 15, 1890
Named for	Abraham P. Lufkin
Government
• Type	Council-manager
• Mayor	Mark Hicks
• City Council	Members Guessippina Bonner Robert Shankle Brent Watkins Kim Ogden Jimmy Ford Adam Lowther
Area [1]
• Total	34.48 sq mi (89.30 km2)
• Land	34.21 sq mi (88.60 km2)
• Water	0.27 sq mi (0.71 km2)
Elevation [2]	312 ft (95 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	34,143
• Density	998.13/sq mi (385.38/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP code	75901, 75902, 75903, 75904, 75915
Area code	936
FIPS code	48-45072[4] exp
GNIS feature ID	1382208[2]
Website	cityoflufkin.com

Lufkin is the largest city in Angelina County, Texas, United States and is the county seat. The city is situated in Deep East Texas and is 60 mi (97 km) west of the Texas- Louisiana state line. Its population is 34,143 as of 2020.^[5]

Lufkin was founded in 1884 and named for Abraham P. Lufkin. It originally served as a stop on the Houston, East and West Texas Railway. It was officially incorporated on October 15, 1890. Lufkin continued to serve as a stop on the railroad until 1890. Three businessmen founded Angelina Lumber Company, which led to much of the economic prosperity Lufkin later enjoyed. When the so-called "timber boom" came to an end, a new "golden era of expansion" began. Lufkin became more industrialized with the opening of Lufkin Industries and Southland Paper Mill. In the mid-1960s, a cultural expansion began, and improvements were made to education and the way of life, including museums and the opening of a new library.^[6]

The City of Lufkin has a council–manager government, with six city council members, a mayor, and a city manager. The Lufkin Independent School District encompasses most of Lufkin and operates almost all of the schools within Lufkin. Additionally, Angelina College, a community college, is located in Lufkin.