Local population totals almost unchanged from 2005
Trinity Standard , July 2007

TRINITY – While totals are up from the 2000 census, the estimated 2006 populations for both Trinity and Trinity County were almost unchanged from 2005 levels.
According to the latest projections posted by the U.S. Census Bureau, as of July 1, 2006, the City of Trinity had a total of 2,757 residents while Trinity County’s population was estimated at 14,296 people.
The July 1, 2006, estimate is the latest available from the Census Bureau. Figures for 2007 will not be available until next year.
According to the just released city figures, the 2,757 estimate for Trinity is up by 36 people – or 1.3% -- from the 2000 census count of 2,721.
However, the 2006 city total is down by two people (less than 0.1%) from the 2005 revised estimate of 2,759.
Since the 2000 head count, the Census Bureau has projected population gains in Trinity each year with the exception of 2006 and 2001. In their 2001 estimate they projected the number of people residing here had fallen to 2,706 – a drop of 15 or 0.55% from the 2000 census.
However, in the 2002 estimate, the city had more than overcome the 2001 drop when the Census Bureau projected a population of 2,740 for the city. This represented an increase of 34 or 1.3% from 2001 and an increase of 19 or 0.7% from the 2000 count.
The July 1, 2003, city estimate was 2,743, up by 3 (0.1%) from 2002 while the revised July 1, 2004 estimate of 2,755 was up by 12 (0.4%) from 2003. The 2005 projected total of 2,759 for the city was up by four (0.1%) from 2004.
Groveton, the only other incorporated city in Trinity County, had an estimated population of 1,128 on July 1, 2006. This represents a gain of 21 people (1.8%) from the 2000 census count of 1,107 and an decrease of one person (less than 0.1%) from the 2004 estimate of 1,129.
Estimated populations for other area cities include:
• Crockett, which was listed with a 2006 population of 6,981, down by 160 people (-2.2%) from the 2000 census total of 7,141..
• Huntsville, which was listed with a 2006 population of 37,537, up by 2,459 people (7%) from the 2000 census count of $35,078.
• Livingston, which was listed with a 2006 population of 6,430, up by 997 people (18.4%) from the 2000 census count of 5,433..
• Lovelady, which was listed with a 2006 population of 607, down by one person (0.2%) from the 2000 census total of 608.
• Lufkin, which was listed with a 2006 population of 33,863, up by 1,154 people (3.5%) from the 2000 census total of 32,709.
• Onalaska, which was listed with a 2006 population of 1,533, up by 359 people (30.6%) from the 2000 census count of 1,174.
• Riverside, which was listed with a 2006 population of 415, down by 10 people (-2.4%) from the 2000 census total of 425.
The latest population estimate of 14,296 for Trinity County represents an increase of 517 people – or 3.8% -- from the 2000 census total of 13,779.
The 2006 figure also is down by six people (-0.04%) from the revised July 1, 2005, estimated population of 14,302.
Trinity County’s slight dip in population from 2005 to 2006 marks the first year since the 2000 census that the annual estimate declined.
The estimated population on July 1, 2001 was up by 68 people (0.5%) from the census while the revised projected total on July 1, 2002 of 14,057 reflected an increase of 210 people (1.5%) from the year before.
The 2003 revised estimate of 14,146 was up by 89 people (0.6%) from 2002 and the 2004 figure of 14,234 was up by 88 people (0.6% from 2003. The 2005 estimate of 14.302 was up by 68 (0.5%) from 2004.
According to the Census Bureau figures, all of the increase in Trinity County’s population since 2000 can be attributed to people moving into the county from other places.
During the six year period from 2000 to 2006, the agency said deaths outpaced births in the county by a margin of 249. They listed a total of 1,287 deaths in the county compared to 1,038 births.
This net loss of people was more than offset by the number of new residents “migrating” to Trinity County.
The Census Bureau said that during the six year period, a total of 708 people moved to Trinity County from other areas of the United States while 98 people moved here from locations outside the country.
During the one-year period from July 1, 2005 to July 1, 2006, the Census Bureau said the county’s population decline of six people can be attributed to the local death rate.
Census estimates said during that 12-month period there were 210 deaths in the county compared to 182 births, for a net loss of 28.
During that period estimated 15 people moved to the county from elsewhere in the U.S. and four moved here from international locations.
From among the state 256 counties, Trinity was listed as 141st in size – up from its ranking of 143rd in 2000.
In terms of percentage of growth from the 2000 census, Trinity County was ranked 103rd in 2006 – up from the 113th place ranking in 2005.
The Census Bureau also listed estimated population increases in a number of other East Texas counties, including:
• Angelina County with a 2006 population of 82,524, up by 2,394 people (3%) from the 2000 census total of 80,130.
• Houston County with a 2006 population of 23,044, down by 141 people (-0.6%) from the 2000 census count of 23,185.
• Polk County with a 2006 population of 46,995, up by 5,862 people (14.3%) from the 2000 census total of 41,133.
• San Jacinto County with a 2006 population of 24,760, up by 2,519 people (11.3%) from the 2000 census count of 22,241.
• Walker County with a 2006 population of 63,304, up by 1546 people (2.5%) from the 2000 census total of 61,758.
Texas’ population also experienced substantial growth during the six-year period follow the last census count.
The July 1, 2006 estimate placed the state’s population at 23,507,790 – an increase of 2,655,993 people (12.7%) from the 2000 census figure of 20,851,790.
During the year from July 1, 2005 to July 1, 2006, the state’s population is estimated to have climbed by 579,275 people – a one-year gain of 2.5%.
According to the latest estimates, Texas remained the second most populous state in the nation behind California. That state’s July 1, 2006, population was projected to be 36,457,549 – which was up by 2,585,896 (7.6%) from the 2000 census count.
The third most populous state, New York, had as estimated 2006 total of 19,306,183. This represented an increase of only 329,362 people (1.7%) from the 2000 census.
Quickly closing in on New York’s numbers is the State of Florida, which had an estimated 2006 population of 18,089,888. Florida’s estimate was up by 2,107,064 people (13.2%) from the 2000 census.
In its annual population projections, the Census Bureau listed the largest U.S. counties and included two from Texas in the top 10.
Harris County (Houston) was the third largest in the U.S. with an estimated population on July 1, 2006 of 3,886,207. This represented an increase of 485,629 people (14.3%) since the 2000 census.
Listed in ninth place on the top 10 list was Dallas County (Dallas) with a 2006 population of 2,345,815. This reflects an increase from 2000 of 126,916 people (5.7%).
Other U.S. counties in the top 10 included (1) Los Angeles County, Calif., 9,948,081; (2) Cook County (Chicago), Ill., 5,288,655; (4) Maricopa County (Phoenix), Ariz., 3,768,123; (5) Orange County, Calif., 3,002,048; (6) San Diego County, Calif., 2,941,454; (7) Kings County (Brooklyn), N.Y., 2,508,820; (8) Miami-Dade County, Fla., 2,402,208; and (10) Queens County (Queens), N.Y., 2,255,175.
While Texas and two counties in the nation’s 10 largest, three Texas cities were listed among the 10 largest in the nation.
Houston was again ranked fourth with a July 1, 2006 population estimate of 2,144,491; San Antonio came in at number seven with 1,296,682; and Dallas was ranked ninth with a population estimate of 1,232,940.
Other cities in the top 10 list include (1) New York City with an estimated count of 8,214,426; (2) Los Angels with 3,849,378; (3) Chicago with 2,833,321; (5) Phoenix with 1,512,986; (6) Philadelphia with 1,448,394; (8) San Diego with 1,256,951; and (10) San Jose with 929,936.