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Tyler is sometimes referred to as the Rose Capital of America because of its role in the rose-growing industry; about 20% of commercial rose bushes produced in the U.S. are grown in Tyler and Smith County and more than half of the rose bushes are packaged and shipped from the area. It boasts the nation's largest municipal rose garden and hosts the Texas Rose Festival each October.
In 1985, the international Adopt-a-Highway movement originated in Tyler when, after appeals by local Texas Department of Transportation officials, the local Civitan chapter adopted a 2-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 69.
Tyler is located at 32°20'3" North, 95°17'60" West (32.334249, -95.299927) 1.
According to the United States Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. Its mission is defined in the Constitution of the United States, which directs that the population be enumerated at least once every te, the city has a total area of 128.0 km˛ (49.4 mi˛This article is about the unit of measure. In England, the Square Mile is a traditional name for the City of London. A square mile (symbol sq. or mi is an imperial unit which is the area of a square whose side is one mile (or 5,280 feet). A square mile is). 127.7 km˛ (49.3 mi˛) of it is land and 0.3 km˛ (0.1 mi˛) of it is water. The total area is 0.22% water.
As of the censusA census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). It can be contrasted with sampling in which information is only obtained from a subset of a population. As such it is a method used f 2 of 2000, there are 83,650 people, 32,525 households, and 21,076 families residing in the city. The population densityIf you were linked from a country article: the density there is based on land area, see below Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. However it is most frequently applied to living organisms. Population density is usually ex is 655.1/km˛ (1,696.7/mi˛). There are 35,337 housing units at an average density of 276.7/km˛ (716.7/mi˛). The racial makeup of the city is 61.92% White, 26.63% African American, 0.34% Native American, 0.96% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 8.46% from other races, and 1.65% from two or more races. 15.82% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 32,525 households out of which 30.8% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% are married couples living together, 14.5% have a female householder with no husband present, and 35.2% are non-families. 30.2% of all households are made up of individuals and 11.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.48 and the average family size is 3.12.
In the city the population is spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 11.7% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 34 years. For every 100 females there are 88.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 83.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $34,163, and the median income for a family is $43,618. Males have a median income of $31,728 versus $22,397 for females. The per capita income for the city is $20,184. 16.8% of the population and 13.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 23.3% of those under the age of 18 and 12.1% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.