Page Contents for Daisetta, Texas

Statistics & Facts

Location

History & History-related items

Government

Miscellany

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Statistics & Facts

The Texas state capital is Austin.
The population of Daisetta is approximately 1,034 (2000), 966 (2010).
The approximate number of families is 431 (1990), 346 (2010).
The amount of land area in Daisetta is 3.823 sq. kilometers.
The amount of surface water is 0.001 sq kilometers.
The distance from Daisetta to Washington DC is 1193 miles.
The distance to the Texas state capital is 186 miles. (as the crow flies)
Daisetta is positioned 30.11 degrees north of the equator and 94.64 degrees west of the prime meridian.

Location

in southeast Texas about 41 miles northwest of Beaumont. Hull is about two miles north of the city
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History & History Related Items

When the Hull oilfield was discovered in 1918, this community of Daisetta was founded. Both Hull and Daisetta were towns dependent on oil. It was named by Newt Farris, a local businessman after two women, Daisy Barrett and Etta White. The post office here opened in 1921. Though Daisetta was virtually destroyed by a large fire in 1924, it was rebuilt. Though the town was made new, the oil production went down, having an effect on the local economy. The population dropped as the oil production did the same. From a population of 3,000, the number of residents has declined to 1,764 in 1950, 1,177 inn 1980 and now to 1,034.
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Daisetta City Government

City of Daisetta
101 East Pine Street
P.O. Box 549
Daisetta, Texas 77533
Phone: 936-536-6761
Fax: 936-536-6329

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City of Daisetta Police Department
P.O. Box 549
101 East Pine Street
Daisetta, Texas 77533
Telephone: 936-536-6120 Daisetta

Miscellany

The population of Daisetta was:
1950 - 1,764
1980 - 1,177
1990 - 969
2000 - 1,034