Long Lake, Texas | |
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Coordinates: 31°38′59″N95°46′52″W / 31.64972°N 95.78111°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Texas |
County | Anderson |
Elevation | 236 ft (72 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 430 & 903 |
GNIS feature ID | 1361751 [1] |
Long Lake is an unincorporated community in Anderson County, in the U.S. state of Texas. [1] It is located within the Palestine, Texas micropolitan area.
Long Lake sits along the Union Pacific line, U.S. Routes 79 and 84 along the Trinity River, 11 mi (18 km) southwest of Palestine in southwestern Anderson County. [2]
Long Lake had its own school in 1939, as well as a school called Green Bay High School in 1982. [2] Today, the community is served by the Westwood Independent School District.
Anderson County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. Located within East Texas, its county seat is Palestine. As of the 2020 United States census, the population of Anderson County was 57,922. Anderson County comprises the Palestine micropolitan statistical area. Anderson County was organized in 1846, and was named after Kenneth Lewis Anderson (1805-1845), the last vice president of the Republic of Texas.
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