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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Texas
- County
- Angelina
- Incorporated
- October 15, 1890
- Named after
- Abraham P. Lufkin
- Type
- Council-manager
- Mayor
- Mark Hicks
- City council
- Members Angela Hobbs-Spencer Robert Shankle Kimberly Abeldt Kim Ogden Jimmy Ford Adam Lowther
- City manager
- Kevin Gee
- Total
- 34.48 sq mi (89.30 km )
- Land
- 34.21 sq mi (88.60 km )
- Water
- 0.27 sq mi (0.71 km )
- Elevation
- 266 ft (81 m)
- Density
- 998.1/sq mi (385.38/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 (CDT)
- Zip code
- 75901, 75902, 75903, 75904, 75915
- Fips code
- 48-45072 exp
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Lufkin
- Population
- 34143
- Area
- 87.165002
- Elevation
- 95
- Official website
- www.cityoflufkin.com
- Image
- Lufkin, TX, City Hall IMG 3947.JPG
- Households
- 12755
- Dialing code
- 936
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- Commons category
- Lufkin, Texas
- postal code
- 75915
- native label
- Lufkin
- P8168
- Laupen
- water as percent of area
- 0.8282
- per capita income
- 23474
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Lufkin is the largest city in Angelina County, Texas, United States, and is the county seat. The city is situated in Deep East Texas and is 60 mi (97 km) west of the Texas–Louisiana state line. Its population is approximately 34,000 people as of 2024.
Lufkin was founded in 1884 and named for Abraham P. Lufkin. It originally served as a stop on the Houston, East and West Texas Railway. It was officially incorporated on October 15, 1890. Lufkin continued to serve as a stop on the railroad until 1890. Three businessmen founded Angelina Lumber Company, which led to much of the economic prosperity Lufkin later enjoyed. When the so-called "timber boom" came to an end, a new "golden era of expansion" began. Lufkin became more industrialized with the opening of Lufkin Industries and Southland Paper Mill. In the mid-1960s, a cultural expansion began, and improvements were made to education and the way of life, including museums and the opening of a new library.