Ivanhoe, Tyler County, Texas

Ivanhoe is a city in Tyler County, Texas, United States. The population was 887 at the 2010 census.[1]

Ivanhoe
City
Ivanhoe
Location within the state of Texas
Coordinates: 30°40′19″N 94°24′13″W
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyTyler
Incorporated2009
Population
 (2010)
 • Total887
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code48-37112
GNIS feature ID2575704
Websitehttp://cityofivanhoetx.com/

In an election held on November 3, 2009, residents voted to incorporate the community as a "Class C" municipality by a vote of 160 to 53. In a concurrent election, Bill Preston was elected unopposed as mayor. A total of eight candidates ran for the two city commissioner positions. Those seats were won by Cathy Bennett and Will Warren.[2]

The incorporation of Ivanhoe coincided with the incorporation of a neighboring community, Ivanhoe North. The creation of both cities was seen as the first step in a process to merge both communities into a single entity, making it the second-largest city in Tyler County.[2]

The merger of both cites to one City of Ivanhoe was approved by a vote of 194 to 60 on November 2, 2010.[3]

Geography

Ivanhoe had a total area of 3.6 square miles (9.3 km2), of which, 3.3 square miles (8.5 km2) of it were land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) was covered by water.[4] These are 2010 numbers, prior to the merger with Ivanhoe North.


References
  1. "Population and Housing Unit Counts, 2010 Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). Texas: 2010. Retrieved 2016-12-31.
  2. "A tale of two new cities in Tyler County". Tyler County Booster. November 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
  3. "Ivanhoe merges to make one Tyler County town". Beaumont Enterprise. November 2010. Retrieved 2014-12-30.
  4. "Boundary Map of Ivanhoe, Texas". MapTechnica. Retrieved 2016-12-31.



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