Henderson
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city in and county seat of Rusk County, Texas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Texas
- County
- Rusk
- Type
- Council-manager
- Total
- 12.04 sq mi (31.19 km )
- Land
- 11.95 sq mi (30.95 km )
- Water
- 0.089 sq mi (0.23 km )
- Elevation
- 512 ft (156 m)
- Density
- 1,100.7/sq mi (424.97/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-5 (CDT)
- Zip codes
- 75652-75654
- Area code
- 903/430
- Fips code
- 48-33212
- Website
- hendersontx.us
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Henderson is a city and the county seat of Rusk County, Texas, United States. Its population was 13,271 at the 2020 census. Henderson is named for James Pinckney Henderson, the first governor of Texas.
The city has functioned as a major crossroads in Northeast Texas over the last two centuries. Several major highways pass through the business district of the town, including U.S. Route 259, Texas State Highway 64, U.S. Route 79, Texas State Highway 43, Texas State Highway 42, and Texas State Highway 64.
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