Ivanhoe, Tyler County, Texas

Ivanhoe
City
Ivanhoe Location within the state of Texas
Coordinates: 30°40′19″N94°24′13″W / 30.67194°N 94.40361°W / 30.67194; -94.40361
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Tyler
Incorporated	2009
Area [1]
• Total	3.63 sq mi (9.41 km2)
• Land	3.18 sq mi (8.24 km2)
• Water	0.45 sq mi (1.17 km2)
Elevation [2]	197 ft (60 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,327
• Density	451.15/sq mi (174.21/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	48-37112
GNIS feature ID	2575704 [2]
Website	cityofivanhoe.texas.gov

Ivanhoe is a city in Tyler County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,327 at the 2020 census. ^[3]

In an election held on November 3, 2009, residents voted to incorporate the community as a "Class C" municipality by a vote of 160 to 53. In a concurrent election, Bill Preston was elected unopposed as mayor. A total of eight candidates ran for the two city commissioner positions. Those seats were won by Cathy Bennett and Will Warren. ^[4]

The incorporation of Ivanhoe coincided with the incorporation of a neighboring community, Ivanhoe North. The creation of both cities was seen as the first step in a process to merge both communities into a single entity, making it the second-largest city in Tyler County. Corruption within Government ranks has been a long standing issue within Ivanhoe's government, as subsequent Mayor's and those that work for the city often use their position to get their roads paved using tax dollars, while everyone else is left with inadequate drainage, dirt roads, and broken dams. ^[4]

The merger of both cities to one City of Ivanhoe was approved by a vote of 194 to 60 on November 2, 2010. ^[5]

Geography

Ivanhoe had a total area of 3.6 square miles (9.3 km²), of which 3.3 square miles (8.5 km²) were land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²) was covered by water. ^[6] These are 2010 numbers, prior to the merger with Ivanhoe North.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	887		—
2020	1,327		49.6%
U.S. Decennial Census [7]

Ivanhoe racial composition as of 2020 ^[8]
(NH = Non-Hispanic) ^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Race	Number	Percentage
White (NH)	1,048	78.98%
Black or African American (NH)	50	3.77%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)	4	0.3%
Asian (NH)	4	0.3%
Some Other Race (NH)	5	0.38%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)	72	5.43%
Hispanic or Latino	144	10.85%
Total	1,327

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 1,327 people, 706 households, and 391 families residing in the city.

References

1. "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ivanhoe, Tyler County, Texas
3. "Population and Housing Unit Counts, 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). Texas: 2010. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
4. "A tale of two new cities in Tyler County". Tyler County Booster. November 2009. Retrieved February 9, 2010.
5. "Ivanhoe merges to make one Tyler County town". Beaumont Enterprise. November 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2014.
6. "Boundary Map of Ivanhoe, Texas". MapTechnica. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
8. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
9. https://www.census.gov/ ^{[ not specific enough to verify ]}
10. "About the Hispanic Population and its Origin". www.census.gov. Retrieved May 18, 2022.

1. Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race. ^{[9] [10]}

External links

• Official website
• Ivanhoe Land of Lakes IPOIA – Ivanhoe Property Owners Improvement Association.