Anderson County, Texas
9 public bodies govern here, 7 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 58,439
- Median household income
- $62,068
- ±4,521
- Unemployed
- 6.0%
- 1,337 of 22,462 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 87.9%
- 15,454 of 17,579 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Anderson | 58,402 (2021) | 703 N Mallard St, Palestine | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 3
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Palestine | 18,756 (2021) | 504 N Queen St, Palestine | Website |
| Town of Elkhart | 1,277 (2021) | Po Box 944, Elkhart | — |
| Town of Frankston | 1,114 (2021) | Po Box 186, Frankston | — |
Special districts 5
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson County Underground Water Conservation District | Natural resources and water supply | 450 Anderson County Road, Palestine | — |
| Upper Neches River Municipal Water Authority | Natural resources and water supply | Po Box 1965, Palestine | — |
| Neches and Trinity Valleys Gcd | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 1387, Jacksonville | — |
| Anderson-Houston Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 305 E Lacy St, Palestine | Website |
| Trinity Neches Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 2734, Athens | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
CAYUGA ISD
School district3 schools
17750 N US HWY 287, Tennessee Colony, TX, 75861
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
ELKHART ISD
School district4 schools
301 E PARKER ST, Elkhart, TX, 75839
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
FRANKSTON ISD
School district3 schools
100 PERRY ST, Frankston, TX, 75763
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
NECHES ISD
School district2 schools
1509 ACR 346, Palestine, TX, 75803
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
PALESTINE ISD
School district6 schools
1007 E PARK AVE, Palestine, TX, 75801
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
SLOCUM ISD
School district2 schools
5765 E STATE HWY 294, Elkhart, TX, 75839
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
WESTWOOD ISD
School district4 schools
4524 W OAK, Palestine, TX, 75801
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
East Texas Farmers Market (1836 S. Jackson Jacksonville)
Richland Chambers Lake Farmers Market (385A FM 416 STREETMAN)
Athens Farmers Market (212 N Palestine Athens) · Athens, Tx Farmers Market (Athens)
Farmers Market Centerville Texas (Centerville)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.