Grand Saline, Texas

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Grand Saline is a city in Van Zandt County, Texas, United States. The population was 3,028 at the 2000 census.

The Salt Palace in Grand Saline

Grand Saline is located at the intersection of Texas State Highway 110 and U.S. Route 80. Grand Saline is the northern end of State Highway 110, as it ends and blends into Main Street in Grand Saline. In 2004 Grand Saline was named a Main Street City by the State of Texas, and efforts are underway to restore the once booming downtown area. There is also substantial business growth in Grand Saline, with many new businesses being built and older ones being remodeled.

Grand Saline means "Big Salt," as the city is built on an enormous salt mine. A one-story building dubbed the "Salt Palace" (not to be confused with the much larger Salt Palace in Salt Lake City, Utah) houses a museum to the city's salty history, including memorabilia from Morton Salt company which owns the mine on which the city is built.

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3 Demographics
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[edit] Geography

Grand Saline is located at 32°40′40″N, 95°42′41″W (32.677662, -95.711521)^GR1. Grand Saline is Located approximately 40 miles northwest of Tyler, and 50 Miles East of Dallas. Although the population in the city limits is not experiencing substantial growth, the rural Grand Saline areas are due to the growth of nearby towns Canton, Van, and Edgewood.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.2 km² (2.0 mi²). 5.2 km² (2.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.50% is water.

[edit] Schools

Grand Saline is served by the Grand Saline Independent School District. Grand Saline is known as one of the top school Districts in Northeast Texas, as it consistently scores high ratings on state test Ratings and also has high rate of college bound graduating seniors. The athletic program has traditionally been an outstanding one. In Fall 2005, Grand Saline ISD opened a brand new state of the art 7 million dollar high school to house the growing enrollment of high school students in the District.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 3,028 people, 1,096 households, and 723 families residing in the city. The population density was 587.5/km² (1,522.2/mi²). There were 1,203 housing units at an average density of 233.4/km² (604.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 91.94% White, 0.59% African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 5.55% from other races, and 1.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.13% of the population.

There were 1,096 households out of which 33.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.0% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.7% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 20.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $25,875, and the median income for a family was $34,167. Males had a median income of $28,274 versus $16,915 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,678. About 13.5% of families and 19.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.2% of those under age 18 and 14.9% of those age 65 or over.