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Nov 4 4 tweets 4 min read
East #Texas: what do you know about the region? 🌳

As the official data partner for the @TexasLyceum, we are helping to set the stage with some key facts on #etx for its #texaslyceum conference.

KEY FACTS: bit.ly/3sZmdCh Image
Did you know: #ETX includes 38 counties and is divided by the Upper East region (23 counties) and Southeast region (15 counties). #texaslyceum

Metro areas in #easttexas you know: Beaumont, Port Arthur, Longview, Texarkana and Tyler.

KEY FACTS: bit.ly/3sZmdCh Image
The #easttexas area covers over 28,000-square miles!

Its geography ranges from the Piney Woods bordering LA and AR to the prairies on the eastern edge of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, and from OK south to the lakes, wetlands and beaches of the Gulf of Mexico. #texaslyceum Image
Over 1.9 million people live in the East Texas area.
According to the 2020 U.S. Census, the Upper East region’s estimated total population was about 1.15 million (4% of state’s total population) and the Southeast region was about 769,000 (2.6% of the state’s total population). Image

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