TRINITY – While Trinity County as a whole showed a modest growth in 2007, the latest estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau indicate the City of Trinity experienced a slight dip in population.
According to the latest projections posted by the bureau, as of July 1, 2007, Trinity County had a total of 14,168 residents while the city’s population was estimated at 2,735.
The July 1, 2007, estimate is the latest available from the bureau. Each year the federal bureau issues population estimates for cities, counties, states and the nation as a whole. Figures for 2008 will not be available until next year.
The last actual census count occurred in 2000 and the next scheduled count will be for 2010.
According to the just released city estimates, the 2,735 listed for Trinity is down by four people -- or 0.14 percent – from the revised July 1, 2006 projection of 2,739. When the 2006 estimates were initially released last year, the census bureau listed the city’s total at 2,757.
The latest city figure, however, is up by 14 people (0.51%) from the 2000 census count of 2,721.
While the city’s estimated population dipped in 2007, the census bureau said Trinity County’s numbers were continuing to climb.
The July 1, 2007, estimate for the county was listed as 14,168, which was up by 47 (0.3%) from the revised 2006 figure of 14,121 people. Last year the census bureau projected the county’s population at 14,296.
The latest figure is up by 389 people (2.82%) from the 2000 census count of 13,779.
According to the census bureau, all of the county’s increase in population can be attributed to new people moving in from other areas.
Between July 1, 2006, and July 1, 2007, they listed 165 births in the county compared with 186 deaths, for a net loss in population of 21. During the same period, they said 67 people moved into the county including 16 from other countries and 51 from other areas of the U.S.
Migration also was credited for all of the county’s growth since 2000.
According to the census bureau, since 2000 there have been 1,187 births in the county and 1,446 death for a net loss of 259 people.
During that period, a total of 709 people are estimated to have moved into the county, including 118 from other countries and 591 from other parts of the U.S.
Overall, Trinity County was ranked as the 140th from among the states 257 counties in terms of population during both 2006 and 2007.
Groveton, the only other incorporated city in Trinity County, posted gains in 2007, according to the census bureau report. The July 1, 2007, estimate for Groveton listed 1,119 people, up by 5 (0.45%) from 2006 and up by 12 (1.1%) from the 2000 census count of 1,107.
Other area cities listed in the report included:
· Huntsville, which has a 2007 estimate of 37,747 people, which was up by 82 (0.22%) from 2006 and up by 2,669 (7.61%) from the 2000 census count of 35,078.
· Riverside, which has a 2007 estimate of 419 people, which was down by 4 (0.95%) from 2006 and down by 6 (1.41%) from the 2000 census count of 425.
· Crockett, which has a 2007 estimate of 6,906 people, which was up by 1 (0.01%) from 2006 and down by 235 (3.29%) from the 2000 census count of 7,141.
· Lovelady, which has a 2007 estimate of 598 people, which was down by 1 (0.17%) from 2006 and down by 10 (1.64%) from the 2000 census count of 608.
· Livingston, which has a 2007 estimate of 6,251 people, which was down by 98 (1.51%) from 2006 and up by 818 (15.06%) from the 2000 census count of 5,433.
· Onalaska, which has a 2007 estimate of 1,487 people, which was down by 23 (1,52%) from 2006 and up by 313 (26.66%) from the 2000 census count of 1,174.
· Lufkin, which has a 2007 estimate of 34,070 people, which was up by 321 (0.95%) from 2006 and up by 1,361 (4.16%) from the 2000 census count of 32,709.
In terms of changes in county populations, all of the counties surrounding Trinity County have recorded growth since the 2000 census with the exception of Houston County.
According to the latest census bureau estimates, Houston County had a July 1, 2007, population of 22,769 people. This was down by 8 (0.04%) from the 2006 total and down by 416 (1.79%) compared to the 2000 census count of 23,185.
The figures for other adjoining counties include:
· Walker County, which has a 2007 estimate of 63,902 people, which was up by 841 (2.4%) from 2006 and up by 2,144 (3.47%) from the 2000 census count of 61,758.
· Polk County, which has a 2007 estimate of 46,332 people, which was down by 11 (0.02%) from 2006 and up by 5,199 (12.64%) from the 2000 census count of 41,133.
· San Jacinto County, which has a 2007 estimate of 24,818 people, which was up by 448 (1.8%) from 2006 and up by 2,572 (11.56%) from the 2000 census count of 22.246.
· Angelina County, which has a 2007 estimate of 82,812 people, which was up by 608 (0.7%) from 2006 and up by 2,682 (3.35%) from the 2000 census count of 80,130.