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Statistics & Facts

Location

History & History-related items

Schools.

Miscellany

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Statistics & Facts

The Texas state capital is Austin.
The population of Corrigan is approximately 1,927 (2004), 1595 (2010).
The approximate number of families is 798 (1990), 597 (2010).
The amount of land area in Corrigan is 5.286 sq. kilometers.
The amount of land area in Corrigan is 1.8 sq. miles.
The amount of surface water is 0 sq kilometers.
The distance from Corrigan to Washington DC is 1173 miles.
The distance to the Texas state capital is 181 miles. (as the crow flies)
Corrigan is positioned 30.99 degrees north of the equator and 94.82 degrees west of the prime meridian.
Corrigan elevation is 233 feet above sea level.
Corrigan median income is $ 18,980 (2000).
The Corrigan median home price is $ 39,100 (2000).

Location

in eastern Texas about 100 miles north of Houston at the juncture of highways 59 and 287. Other nearby communities include Seven Oaks, Livingston and Onalaska.
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History & History Related Items

Though the area was settled before 1881, it was at this time that the Houston, East and West Texas Railway was finished in the area. The name came from Pat Corrigan, who was the conductor of the first train which came through upon completion of the line. The Trinity and Sabine Railway came though the next year in 1882. Because of these rail connections, the community attracted new businesses and residents. By the end of 1882, there were seventeen sawmills in the area. But Corrigan also developed other aspects of its economy. This diversification helpd the town to maintain even when the lumber industry hit its periodic rough spots.
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Corrigan Schools

Corrigan-Camden High School
504 South Home Street
Corrigan, Texas, 75939
Phone: (936) 398-2543 Corrigan

Miscellany

The population of Corrigan was:
1900 - 461
1950 - 1,420
1960 - 986
1985 - 1,770
1990 - 1,764
1991 - 1,816
2000 - 1,721
2004 - 1,927