Tatum, Texas Tatum, Texas Location of Tatum, Texas Location of Tatum, Texas Tatum is a town/city in Panola and Rusk counties in the U.S.
Tatum is positioned at 32 18 53 N 94 31 8 W (32.314853, -94.518875). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 3.8 square miles (9.8 km ), all land.
According to the Koppen climate classification system, Tatum has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. In the city, the populace was spread out with 28.9% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $25,000, and the median income for a family was $30,119.
About 20.4% of families and 25.4% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 34.8% of those under age 18 and 20.2% of those age 65 or over.
Tatum was settled in the 1840s by Albert Tatum and his second wife, Mary C.
The town/city of Tatum lies along Trammel's Trace, an old trade route.
Albert Tatum was born on August 12, 1810, in Hancock County, Georgia, the son of William Tatum and Alice B.
Albert Tatum first married Rebecca Elizabeth Ann Menefee about 1837 in Chambers County, Alabama.
Tatum, who was born on June 25, 1838 in Chambers County, Alabama.
After the death of his first wife on December 31, 1840 in Chambers County, Alabama, Albert Tatum married Mary C.
At one time, Albert Tatum owned over 4,000 acres (16 km ) of territory around the current town of Tatum.
The City of Tatum is served by the Tatum Independent School District.
Martin Creek Lake State Park is positioned four miles (6 km) southeast of Tatum.
The park was deeded to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department by Texas Utilities and opened to the enhance in 1976.
The park is positioned on 5,000-acre (20 km2) Martin Creek Lake, constructed to furnish cooling water for the lignite-fired Martin Lake power plant. Martin Creek Lake State Park provides excellent, year round fishing, camping, wildlife observation and photography, picnicking, boating, water skiing, unsupervised lake swimming, backpacking, and hiking.
Annual affairs at Martin Creek Lake State Park include: Christmas in The Piney Woods (1st weekend in December), Fourth of July Bike Parade, Annual Family Easter Egg Hunt.
Climate Summary for Tatum, Texas "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
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