Lufkin, Texas

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Lufkin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 75901. The Survey maps it on the Lufkin quadrangle. 34,143 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 312 feet above sea level.

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Lufkin within Angelina County

On record in Lufkin

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 12 of 38 shown

Abercrombie-Cavanaugh Houselisted 1988
Angelina River Bridgelisted 1988
Banks-Ogg Houselisted 1988
Behannon-Kenley Houselisted 1988
Binion-Casper Houselisted 1989
Bowers-Felts Houselisted 1988
Boynton-Kent Houselisted 1988
Brookshire, Houston-Yeates Houselisted 1988
Byus-Kirkland Houselisted 1988
Clark-Whitton Houselisted 1988
Corstone Sales Companylisted 1988
Everitt-Cox Houselisted 1988

Every listing in Angelina County

Surveyed buildings and structures 1 record

John Gann House, Route 94 Vicinity, Lufkinfederal building survey, 2 photographs

Population over time

3 figures

Lufkin grew from 32,709 to 34,143 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

Year	People	Change
2000	32,709
2010	35,067	+2,358 (+7%)
2020	34,143	-924 (-3%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 14 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

1949 USGS Lufkin quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
1949 USGS Lufkin quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
1950 USGS Lufkin quadrangle1:24000
1953 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
1957 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000
1984 USGS Palestine quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
1986 USGS Lufkin quadrangle1:100000
1992 USGS Lufkin quadrangle1:100000

Photographs

8 of 41 photographs shown, 1943 to 2022

Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.

Street in front of the Ward R. Burke Courthouse in Lufkin, Texas
Highsmith, Carol M, 2022. Library of Congress

Lufkin, Texas. Southland paper mill. Putting sheets of Kraft paper into a vortex beater which reduces them to pulp, twenty percent of which is added to the ground wood of slash pine to make newsprint
Vachon, John, 1943. Library of Congress

Lufkin, Texas. Southland paper mill. Logs being conveyed from the woodyard to the barking machine
Vachon, John, 1943. Library of Congress

Lufkin, Texas. Southland paper mill. Ground wood coming out of the grinding machines
Vachon, John, 1943. Library of Congress

Lufkin, Texas. Southland paper mill. Roll of newsprint coming off the end of the cutting machine
Vachon, John, 1943. Library of Congress

Lufkin, Texas. Southland paper mill. Trimmed edges of cut newsprint rolls blowing into a vat where they are converted back into stock
Vachon, John, 1943. Library of Congress

Lufkin, Texas. Southland paper mill. Crane unloading pulp logs from a flat car
Vachon, John, 1943. Library of Congress

Lufkin, Texas. Southland paper mill. Part of the new Kraft mill which is under construction
Vachon, John, 1943. Library of Congress

Every photograph of Angelina County

Fires near this place

273 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 273 fires within 5 miles of Lufkin between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,405 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 32 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause	Fires
Debris and open burning	176
Arson/incendiarism	32
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	32
Equipment and vehicle use	9
Power generation/transmission/distribution	7
Smoking	5
Misuse of fire by a minor	4
Natural	3
Fireworks	2
Railroad operations and maintenance	2
Recreation and ceremony	1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
8 September 2011	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	GRASS/WOODS/FM 2251
5 September 2013	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	GRASS WOODS/3226 HWY 69N
5 September 2013	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	GRASS WOODS/CROSSTIMBERS
4 September 2019	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	GRASS FIRE HWY 69 NORTH
4 September 2000	Equipment and vehicle use	30 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	WOODVILLE - 655
4 September 2000	Arson/incendiarism	1.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	WOODVILLE - 667
4 September 2000	Debris and open burning	40 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	WOODVILLE - 660
30 September 2008	Debris and open burning	2.0 acres	Texas A & M Forest Service	not named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Angelina County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Lufkin: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Bentonite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where	Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
	Southern Clay Products Pit	Bentonite	Producer
	Unnamed Pit	Bentonite	Past Producer	Sedimentary

Every working recorded in Angelina County

Storms near this place

60 of 176 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lufkin in 176 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 72 thunderstorm wind, 68 hail, 31 flash flood, 2 lightning. The reports record 1 death and 4 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
May 2013	Lightning	Lufkin	1 killed	A woman was struck by lightning and killed outside an eating establishment during the nighttime hours of May 21st. She was standing outside adjacent to the restaurant holding an umbrella when she was struck. According to a Lufkin Police spokesman, lightning entered her upper torso and exited her feet. A chunk of concrete was blown out of the parking lot in a space to the side of the business where she was hit.\|A witness said he was inside the restaurant when he heard and saw an explosion followed by sparks flying off of her and her umbrella. At first she had stopped breathing, then began again and was put inside an ambulance but she died a short time later at an area hospital.
December 2009	Tornado (EF3)	Lufkin	2 hurt, $10,000,000	An EF3 tornado touched down on the south side of Lufkin, on Loop 287 near Olive Garden just west of the intersections Loop 287 and South Chestnut Street. The tornado then tracked north northeast causing roof and tree damage to several homes behind Morgan Insurance Company on Loop 287. The tornado continued its north northeastward track then crossed South Chestnut causing major damage\|to Gibson Funeral Home. It then tracked northward through a residential neighborhood causing more tree and roof damage, before destroying Max Welding Shop on Denman Rd. The tornado crossed Denman Road moving through another residential area causing moderate to major tree and roof damage. The tornado then destroyed the VFW building just before crossing Lufkin Avenue. More residential damage was observed between Lufkin Avenue and Atkinson Drive. The tornado crossed Atkinson Drive causing major damage by tossing several 18-wheelers parked at a trucking\|company on Loop 287. The tornado then crossed Loop 287, damaging Goodyear Tires and Jim Walter Homes. The storm then tracked north into a wooded area before reaching Kit McConnico Park and causing moderate to major damage to the park. The\|tornado lifted on the northern end of Kit McConnico Park around 10:07 PM.
May 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Lufkin	1 hurt, $22,000	Tree fell through a travel trailer at Hanks Creek Park at Sam Rayburn Reservoir.
January 1997	Lightning	Lufkin	1 hurt	no account filed
February 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Lufkin	$2,500,000	Winds were recorded at the Lufkin Airport. Reports of 150 power poles were toppled with numerous trees across homes and vehicles.
November 2000	Flash Flood	Lufkin	$500,000	A 2 lane wood and steel bridge collapsed on County Road off Highway 69 due to excessive flooding.
December 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Lufkin	$200,000	Half a dozen trees and several powerlines were downed in the Brookhollow and Mantooth neighboorhoods in Lufkin, Texas. One tree fell on top of an automobile. a local church had two large plate glass windows blown inward by the winds. Parts of air conditioning units were also blown off the roof of the Angelina Village and the Lufkin Mall. The winds also peeled off a metal roof of a rectory at the St. Andrew Church. With the roof gone, rain quickly soaked and collapsed the ceilings into the interior of the home.
December 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Lufkin	$150,000	Wind damage was quite extensive in and around the Lufkin, Texas area. Numerous trees and power lines were downed including a tree down on a house on the 1700 block of Courtney Lane. A local retailer on FM 58 lost at least two of its portable buildings in the wake of the strong winds. An entire wall on a South Chestnut Street business was completely torn down by the winds. Another local retailer experienced damage to its AC units along with falling ceiling tiles. At the DPS office in Lufkin, the storm shattered the back window of a DPS truck and broke the windows of an employee's personal vehicle.
May 2017	Tornado (EF0)	Lufkin	$100,000	An EF0 tornado first touched down at the intersection of Church Street and Grant Avenue and began to move east southeast through southeast Lufkin. During this stretch, several large trees were uprooted , knocking over power poles and taking down power lines. A few of these trees fell directly on to homes. The tornado crossed the 287 loop between Highway 69 and CR 841. Several large trees were uprooted and numerous large branches were broken off as it paralleled Fannie Carrell Road as it continued southeast, eventually crossing CR 841 near Fish Road. The tornado lifted near the intersection of Flen Gary Road and CR 326 but not before knocking over several more large trees there, with one on a home.
July 1994	Hail	Lufkin	$50,000	Trees and power lines were blown down by thunderstorm winds.
July 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Lufkin	$50,000	Trees and power lines were blown down by thunderstorm winds.
April 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Lufkin	$40,000	A downburst resulted in two trees falling on a home along Hwy 69. The downburst also resulted in minor roof damage to other homes along with two business signs blown over and a dumpster overturned near Hwy 69 north and north of loop 287.
September 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Lufkin	$40,000	A home roof was damaged and street lamps were pushed over along with numerous trees.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Lufkin	$30,000	Portion of a roof was completely blown off a building in town.
January 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Lufkin	$25,000	Several trees uprooted and a roof was partially removed from a house. Several powerlines downed.
July 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Lufkin	$25,000	A tree was blown down onto a home in town.
July 2005	Flash Flood	Lufkin	$25,000	A few city streets had to be closed due to excessive heavy rainfall and the resulting high water.
June 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Lufkin	$20,000	Trees downed throughout the county...including one on a home in town.
August 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Lufkin	$12,000	Trees and powerlines toppled along FM 842 and SR 103.
December 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Lufkin	$10,000	A roof was blown off a mobile home on Hwy. 103 east in Lufkin, Texas. Large tree limbs were also blown down.
June 2004	Flash Flood	Lufkin	$10,000	High water on Hwys 58, 59, 818, 819 and FM 324 caused considerable problems in and south of town. High water went into a few homes and flooded an automobile.
October 1994	Thunderstorm Wind	Lufkin	$5,000	Trees were blown down.
May 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Lufkin	$5,000	Dime-size hail was reported north of Lufkin along Highway 59. Minor wind damage was reported to some roofs.
September 1993	Thunderstorm Wind	Lufkin	$5,000	A tree was blown onto powerlines on Farm-to-Market Road 2021.
March 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Lufkin	$3,000	Trees and power lines were blown down by high winds.
November 1996	Thunderstorm Wind	Lufkin	$3,000	no account filed
July 1995	Thunderstorm Wind	Lufkin	$2,000	Trees and power lines were blown down by high winds.
March 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Lufkin	-	Report from Mping.
January 2024	Flash Flood	Lufkin	-	Flash flooding was reported along Pershing Avenue near Chambers Park.
January 2024	Flash Flood	Lufkin	-	Flash flooding was reported along Frank Avenue in front of Chi-St. Luke's Health Memorial Hospital.
June 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Lufkin	-	Trees downed in and around Lufkin.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Lufkin	-	Large tree downed on a public pathway at Ellen Trout Zoo.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Lufkin	-	Large oak tree split and uprooted, blocking the roadway on Willow Drive.
May 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Lufkin	-	Several trees downed in Lufkin as well as Diboll and Etoile.
April 2023	Flash Flood	Lufkin	-	Tulane Drive at the Highway 287 Loop and South Medford Drive in Lufkin was flooded.
March 2022	Hail	Lufkin	-	Quarter size hail fell on the south side of Lufkin.
August 2022	Flash Flood	Lufkin	-	The intersection of Jefferson Avenue and Raguet Street in Downtown Lufkin was flooded.
April 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Lufkin	-	A large tree was snapped off ten feet above the ground, with the top of the tree landing on a home on Willow Oak Drive in Lufkin.
April 2021	Hail	Lufkin	-	Penny size hail fell in Lufkin.
May 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Lufkin	-	A power line was downed across a vehicle on Tulane Street, trapping the two occupants inside. No injuries were reported.
May 2021	Flash Flood	Lufkin	-	Multiple streets were flooded in the Briarwood subdivision in Lufkin. Numerous cars were stranded in the area.
April 2021	Flash Flood	Lufkin	-	The northbound flyover and the southbound lane of Highway 287 at Tulane Drive and South First Street was closed due to flooding.
October 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Lufkin	-	A NWS Storm Survey determined that straight-line winds with estimated wind gusts up to 80 mph produced various wind damage in Downtown Lufkin. Sporadic damage was first observed near the Lufkin Police Station on East Shepherd Ave. where a small tree was toppled. As the wind pushed across South 4th Street, small and large branches were broken off of hardwood trees. A billboard on East Lufkin Ave. was destroyed and a few branches on trees were broken along K. Morgan Ave. \|\|Surveillance footage and emergency officials observed a narrow circulation at the ground which was determined to be a turbulent eddy that developed as the damaging winds came to the surface. The damage was determined to be non-tornadic as there was no evidence of vertical motion with the damage pattern oriented in a northeasterly direction. In addition, there was no evident funnel cloud from the footage shared that would indicate the circulation was vertically attached to rotation from the parent storm.
October 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Lufkin	-	A few trees and power lines were blown down in Downtown Lufkin.
July 2018	Flash Flood	Lufkin	-	TxDOT reported via Twitter that vehicles were stranded in high water at the Frank Street Underpass as well as in between Timberland Drive and Denman Avenue in Lufkin.
December 2018	Flash Flood	Lufkin	-	Scott Street was covered in high water, with water encroaching on homes.
May 2017	Flash Flood	Lufkin	-	Low water crossings were flooded 3 miles south of Lufkin on Hwy. 59.
August 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Lufkin	-	Powerlines were downed at the intersection of Kurth Drive and Lakeview Street in Lufkin, Texas.
May 2015	Flash Flood	Lufkin	-	Highway 69 south of Lufkin was flooded and closed.
March 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Lufkin	-	Widespread wind damage was reported across all of Angelina County. Numerous trees were downed, along with many powerlines resulting in widespread power outages. Some structural damage was also reported with roof damage either from the wind or from fallen trees, along with trees on automobiles.
February 2014	Thunderstorm Wind	Lufkin	-	The local police department reported that a large tree top was blown onto Hwy. 69 in the southern portion of town just outside the loop.
July 2014	Hail	Lufkin	-	Quarter size hail was reported on North Timberland Drive near the intersection of Kurth Drive.
January 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Lufkin	-	Some trees were downed in the Lufkin area.
March 2012	Hail	Lufkin	-	Angelina College and Crown Colony reported dime sized hail.
December 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Lufkin	-	Trees were downed across the county.
January 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Lufkin	-	Scattered trees were downed throughout the county.
January 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Lufkin	-	A wooden guard shack at a food plant was blown over and moved approximately 50 feet.
April 2012	Hail	Lufkin	-	Hail was reported in Lufkin, Texas.
December 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Lufkin	-	Trees were downed on Oakwood Road in Lufkin, Texas.
April 2012	Hail	Lufkin	-	Hail was reported in Lufkin, Texas.

Every storm recorded in Angelina County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Keltys	2.0 miles	11
Herty	2.7 miles	14
Hudson	2.8 miles	11
Cedar Grove	3.2 miles	15
Woodlawn	3.5 miles	11
Providence	3.7 miles	11
Davisville	4.6 miles	15
Redland	4.6 miles	15

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on Lufkin	An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q975590	The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1382208. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.